{"id":5250,"date":"2011-11-22T01:40:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T01:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=5250"},"modified":"2020-11-20T12:32:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T20:32:49","slug":"baron-davis-tina-thompson-launfd-present-for-the-city-charity-basketball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/baron-davis-tina-thompson-launfd-present-for-the-city-charity-basketball-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Baron Davis, Tina Thompson &#038; LAUNFD Present \"For The City\" Charity Basketball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5251\" title=\"baron_davis_game\" src=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/baron_davis_game.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"977\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>Former local college standouts Baron Davis (UCLA) and Tina Thompson (USC0 have teamed together to host a basketball charity event \"For The City\". 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