Former NBA standout
teamed up with Harlem Globetrotters star Handles Franklin on Tuesday to bring a message of inspiration to youth at the Boys & Girls Club of
.
The club at 720 N. Sixth St. also got 100 tickets each to the
against the Orlando Magic 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the new
in Allentown and the
.
Dawkins, whose nickname is "Chocolate Thunder," played power forward and center in the NBA, most notably with the Sixers and then-New Jersey Nets. Today he is the basketball coach at Lehigh Carbon Community College.
He traded jerseys with Franklin, who also demonstrated some of his ball-handling skills for about 60 youth on hand.