1998News

More NBA stars come for golf tournament

A long list of present and past NBA stars will be playing in the Pro Players Celebrity Invitational to be held in the Playa Dorada golf course. The event is scheduled for 19-23 August in Puerto Plata resort complex’s Robert Trent Jones’ designed golf course. The list of celebrities includes: James Worthy (formerly with the Los Angeles Lakers), Damon Stoudamire, (Toronto Raptors); Olden Polinyce (Sacramento Kings); Mike Brown (Phoenix Suns); James Robinson (Los Angeles Clippers). Also Erick Strickland and Samaki Walker (Dallas), Aksi Halen Rose (Indiana Pacers), Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs); Otis Thorpe (Houston Rockets); Dale Ellis (Seattle Supersonics); Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons); Charles Brakley (Houston Rockets); Michael Finley, Jason Kidd (Dallas); Xavier McDaniel (Charlotte); Lloyd Vaught (Los Angeles Clippers); Scott Burrell (Chicago Bulls). Former Dominican Major League baseball players, George Bell, Rico Carty, Pedro Guerrero, Julián Javier, Mario Soto, Osvaldo Virgil, Alfredo Griffin and Miguel Diloné will also play.