Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, are in the midst of a trip to New York and decided to take in an NBA game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center. The couple's attendance was in celebration of the recently announced partnership between the Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife and Coach Core programs and the league’s NBA Cares global social responsibility program. As stated in a press release to Us Weekly, the partnership will raise awareness about the importance of international wildlife conservation, develop the next generation of conservation leaders, and grow the game of basketball.The royal couple will also meet with President Barack Obama on their U.S. tour. Count the president as another dignitary who has come to witness James play in person.ames told reporters he has only seen Will and Kate "on television and the Internet and things, just like the rest of you," and hopes to get a personal audience with the pair at Barclays Center.
"I would like to," James said. "They are going to be at the game so hopefully I get the opportunity to interact with them a little bit. We'll see what happens."
Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving joked that he owns a DVD of the prince and duchess' royal wedding from back in April, 2011."It will be great to see them in person," Irving said. "I mean, for me, seeing celebrities in person is awesome. I don't really know too much about them, but they're celebrities in our world so I guess it's great to see them."
The Duke and Duchess were expected to arrive in New York on Sunday. Prince William has a meeting scheduled with President Obama at the White House today to discuss illegal wildlife trading, then it’s back to New York for the Cavs game. Their entire visit will last three days.
James has a small ownership stake in the England soccer team Liverpool, but said he has never met the royal family.The Cavs will again be without Mike Miller, who is still recovering from a concussion. Miller rejoined the team in New York this weekend, but stayed behind at the team hotel while the players practiced Sunday.
Matthew Dellavedova participated in practice, but it’s unclear if he’ll play. Dellavedova has missed the last month with a sprained ligament in his knee.
Speaking before the team practiced Sunday, Blatt wasn’t sure how much work the Cavs would get in on the cramped practice court at Baruch College, leaving it difficult to determine if Delly would be able to play.Well I've had people from all across the board as far as stature, but the President of the United States, that was pretty huge. To have those two, to say they were traveling here and one of the things that they wanted to do was see me play, it's a pretty big deal in my household.The two sat with NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo during the game.
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