Posted on Sat, Apr 14, 2012 : 5:04 a.m.
Images from the Braylon Edwards Foundation charity basketball game
By Chris Asadian
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Captain of the 2012 U-M Sugar Bowl Champions Mike Martin speaks with an attendee before the start of The Braylon Edwards Foundation's annual celebrity basketball game at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor on Friday, April 13, 2012. Funds collected from the event benefit Lou Gehrig's Disease research being conducted by scientists of the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com
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Captain of the 2012 U-M Sugar Bowl Champions Mike Martin speaks with an attendee before the start of The Braylon Edwards Foundation's annual celebrity basketball game at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor on Friday, April 13, 2012. Funds collected from the event benefit Lou Gehrig's Disease research being conducted by scientists of the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_001_fullsize.JPG
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U-M basketball guard Zack Novak poses for a picture with Aiden Debbs, 6, of Macomb. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_002_fullsize.JPG
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Reporters interview Roy Roundtree, U-M football wide receiver. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_003_fullsize.JPG
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U-M basketball shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. autographs photos for fans. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_004_fullsize.JPG
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U-M basketball point guard Trey Burke is interviewed by reporters. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_005_fullsize.JPG
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David Merritt, former U-M basketball captain, right, dribbles past 2011-12 captain Zack Novak. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_006_fullsize.JPG
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Larnell Collier, Detroit party promoter, makes a jump shot. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_007_fullsize.JPG
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U-M basketball guard Zack Novak shoots the ball. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_008_fullsize.JPG
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A rebound falls into the hands of Marlin Jackson, Former Wolverine and Super Bowl champion with the Indianapolis Colts. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_009_fullsize.JPG
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Stacey Lovelace, former WNBA player, center, pushes past Larnell Collier, Detroit party promoter, and Courtney Boylan, U-M basketball guard. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_010_fullsize.JPG
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Pierre Brown, former Detroit Lion, passes the ball from the ground. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_011_fullsize.JPG
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Berkley Edwards, Chelsea High School running back, drives the ball past Rob Parker, sports columnist and regular on ESPN's First Take. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_012_fullsize.JPG
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Larnell Collier, Detroit party promoter, lines up a shot while Cornelius 'K9' Bundrage, International Boxing Federation Super Welterweight Champion of the World, tries to block. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_013_fullsize.JPG
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David Merritt, former U-M basketball captain, makes a hook shot. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_014_fullsize.JPG
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Detroit Pride Cheerleaders walk across the court before going up to perform during half-time. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_015_fullsize.JPG
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Detroit Pride Cheerleaders perform during half-time. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_016_fullsize.JPG
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From left: U-M football quarterback Denard Robinson, Roy Roundtree, U-M football wide receiver, and U-M basketball guard Zack Novak, hang out during half-time. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_017_fullsize.JPG
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A section for hundred dollar VIP ticket holders is left almost completely empty. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_018_fullsize.JPG
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Cornelius 'K9' Bundrage, International Boxing Federation Super Welterweight Champion of the World, left, drives against David Merritt, former U-M basketball captain. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_019_fullsize.JPG
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U-M basketball captain, Stu Douglass, left, pushes by David Merritt, former captain. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_020_fullsize.JPG
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Braylon Edwards, former U-M football wide reciever, attempts a layup. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_021_fullsize.JPG
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Detroit rapper Trigg da Kidd glances back while shaking hands with Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee after the game. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_022_fullsize.JPG
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Former Detroit Piston Derrick Coleman holds the winning trophy while shaking hands with Ryan Ermanni, FOX 2 sports anchor. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_023_fullsize.JPG
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The participants pose for a photo. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/web041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA/cache/041312_SPT_Celebrity_Basketball_CA_024_fullsize.JPG
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Comments
smokeblwr
Sat, Apr 14, 2012 : 6:56 p.m.
The sequence of photos amused me. Especially the photos of the professional dancers displaying their assets followed by Denard/Roy/Zak laughing about something they are looking at. I LOL'd. Also, Larnell Collier, Party Promoter must have slipped Chris Asadian a few bucks.