Reyna and Nash Bring Back “The Showdown In Chinatown”

By: Dave Martinez | June 23rd, 2009

What do Thierry Henry, Javier Zanetti, Ryan Babel, Jason Kidd and Grant Hill have in common?

They will all be playing at a park near you.

That’s right! Back by popular demand, Steve Nash and Claudio Reyna will be presenting the second annual “Showdown in Chinatown” charity event next week, June 24th (yes, that is tomorrow)

These are the details:

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Roosevelt Park
Right off of Delancy
Between Christie and Forsyth

For those unfamiliar with the event, players from the basketball and soccer worlds put on some cleats Here are the featured players for this 8 a side classic charity clash:

Soccer:

Claudio Reyna (US/Former NY Red Bull)
Thierry Henry (France/FC Barcelona)
Javier Zanetti (Argentina/Inter Milan)
Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast/Chelsea)
Ryan Babel (The Netherlands/Liverpool)
Giovanni van Bronckhurst (The Netherlands/Feyenoord)
Mathieu Flamini (France/AC Milan)
Ivan Cordoba (Columbia/Inter Milan)
Adrian Mutu (Romania/ACF Fiorentina)

Basketball:

Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks)
Grant Hill (Phoenix Suns)
Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)
Raja Bell (Charlotte Bobcats)

I’ll be covering the event from inside the cage, so give me a holler if you see me (I’ll have my derby hat on).

There is also an after party 9pm at the Hudson Terrace. Here is the link for everyone who wants to party with the stars!

And here are some vids and links from last years event. Hope to see you all there!