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Join NBA Champion James Jones of the Miami Heat at DIBIA Athletics Elite Skills Basketball Camp

MIAMI – Join Miami Heat NBA Champion James Jones for an intense basketball training experience in a fun and exciting environment at the Elite Basketball Skills Camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily July 23-27, at Ransom Everglades High School, 3575 Main Highway in Miami.

The camp is being presented by Dibia Athletic Development, a Miami-based company which trains both male and female athletes worldwide from ages 5 to a professional level. The company will host camps/clinics in Miami, Bermuda, New Orleans, Chicago, and Nigeria.

Camps are designed for boys and girls ages 8-18 to build confidence, character and technique. Components of the Miami camp include: athlete warm-ups; a Gatorade hydration series; individual instruction; contests, lunch, film sessions; team games and guest speakers.

The Founder and CEO of Dibia is Brandon Okpalobi, a 30-year-old professional with a passion for giving back who played college basketball alongside Jones at the University of Miami.

“Giving back to the community is one of the many core values of Dibia Athletic Development. I started Dibia Athletic Development because I wanted to give the gift of elite basketball training to athletes,” Okpalobi said.

Jones said he was glad to partner with Okpalobi, who is also a former teammate of his from University of Miami, to help groom future athletes and champions.

“I grew up in Miami and I did a lot of it on my own, so I always said that when I had an opportunity to give back I’d make sure I gave back, but I would give the kids some individual intensive instruction, not just generic instruction,” Jones said.

“Dibia” is an Igbo (West African Dialect) term used to refer to traditional healers, experts and doctors. The process of becoming a Dibia involves years of training and many levels of initiation.

Okpalobi hopes to eventually make the camp a community staple. “Basketball has afforded me many opportunities and I wanted the game to do the same for others. Our vision for the Dibia Elite Basketball Skills camp is to enhance the basketball skills of the youth in Miami and make the camp an annual event,” he said.

Jones echoes his former teammate’s sentiment.

“Come prepared to work. We understand that what you do on the basketball court translates into the rest of your life,” Jones said.

For more information or to register for the DIBIA Athletics Elite Skills Camp, call 786-543-8826 or visit dibiaathletic.com.

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