C&C
Music Factory’s Freedom Williams and noted producer/pioneering New York rapper
Duane "Spyder D" Hughes have joined forces to create Atlanta Krunk Basketball,
LLC, a new Continental Basketball Association (CBA) franchise.Originally
called The Charlotte Krunk, the team was forced to move when other teams in the
American Basketball League division shut down and canceled numerous games. The
Atlanta Krunk’s inclusion in the CBA brings a Georgia team to the league for the
first time since 1988, when Tico Brown, the CBA’s all-time scoring king played
for the Savannah Spirits."We
at the Atlanta Krunk organization, along with the city of Atlanta, are ecstatic
about the possibilities of merging music and sports to bring the consumer a unique
experience in sight and sound,” said Williams.The
company selected former New York Knicks guard/forward Johnny Newman as the head
coach of the new team. Newman played 16 seasons in the NBA (1986-2002) and scored
over 12,740 points in his career.“With
the staff we are putting together in Atlanta, as well as combining the entertainment
element, the city is in store for some new excitement,” Hughes said.