James Johnson headed to the Maritimes....

OakleyDokely · Post #1 » by **OakleyDokely** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:58 pm

....cock that joint back and bang it on some lobster.

Toronto Raptors power forward James Johnson will be one of the celebrities appearing in a charity basketball game next month at the Canada Games Centre.

The inaugural Bench Bullying celebrity basketball game will be held on Aug. 9 at the Clayton Park facility. Former Halifax Rainmen standout Eric Crookshank is the founder of Bench Bullying, a charitable grassroots organization dedicated to spreading awareness of the effects of bullying and supporting those who have been affected.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1301745-raptors%E2%80%99-james-johnson-to-help-bench-bullying-in-halifax

mintsa · Post #2 » by **mintsa** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:03 pm

He will probably just get glued to the bench anyways......

Post #3 » by **pbj** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:05 pm

I think he got the East Coast confused with the West Coast.. he's going to be very disappointed when he samples the local product.

Northface82 · Post #4 » by **Northface82** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:12 pm

Trailer Park Boys taught me everything I needed to know about the Maritimes.

Raptorfan2012 · Post #5 » by **Raptorfan2012** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:17 pm

Damn thought he got traded when I first read the headline.

gamer1035 · Post #6 » by **gamer1035** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:24 pm

Casey wouldn't put him on the floor when we needed a sf to guard peirce. He was the only one who had sf size.

Theres no chance he gets playing time now, when we actually have a sf.

MessiahUjiri · Post #7 » by **MessiahUjiri** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:27 pm

Raptorfan2012 wrote:Damn thought he got traded when I first read the headline.

Traded to what? The Halifax Ballers?

MEDIC · Post #8 » by **MEDIC** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:44 pm

Sweet. Most beautiful part of Canada.

Morse Code · Post #9 » by **Morse Code** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:03 pm

This is awesome I'll definitely go see it especially since JJ is one of my favorite Raptors of all time, and it's only a few minutes away. Maybe I'll get a chance to smoke a blunt with him :lol:

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MEDIC wrote:Sweet. Most beautiful part of Canada.

Really, you think so? That's flattering. I don't exactly know why people identify so closely with the place they are from, but I've been around the world and Scotia is always the best place for me in the end. Obviously there's a comfort level because of my upbringing in this culture, but I often wonder if other people across the nation look at this place the same way. Kudos to you sir.

smallgains · Post #10 » by **smallgains** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:06 pm

pbj wrote:I think he got the East Coast confused with the West Coast.. he's going to be very disappointed when he samples the local product.

This ain't 1995....it's all the same now

OakleyDokely · Post #11 » by **OakleyDokely** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:09 pm

I've never met nicer people than I did in Halifax. What a great town to party in.

MEDIC · Post #12 » by **MEDIC** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:17 pm

Morse Code wrote:This is awesome I'll definitely go see it especially since JJ is one of my favorite Raptors of all time, and it's only a few minutes away. Maybe I'll get a chance to smoke a blunt with him .

MEDIC wrote:Sweet. Most beautiful part of Canada.

Really, you think so? That's flattering. I don't exactly know why people identify so closely with the place they are from, but I've been around the world and Scotia is always the best place for me in the end. Obviously there's a comfort level because of my upbringing in this culture, but I often wonder if other people across the nation look at this place the same way. Kudos to you sir.

I was talking east coast in general. Especially anywhere oceanside.

I have family in NL & NS, so I visit every couple of years.

My in laws are out west in the mountains. The mountains are nice too, but nothing beats the ocean.

chevycheck · Post #13 » by **chevycheck** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:49 pm

Hope he doesn't get caught up in crossfire on like the only street in north preston. :-?

chevycheck · Post #14 » by **chevycheck** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:51 pm

Me and my bro schad are both bluenosers , but he's the "special schad" one. Anyway good to see james venturing to nova .

James_Raptors · Post #15 » by **James_Raptors** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:19 am

We start our vacation Aug 9th but won't arrive in the maritimes until the 10th.Too bad, we'll be driving through that area too.I might have gone and checked that out.

joel · Post #16 » by **joel** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:23 am

he was balling at ovo bounce this evening

Reg00 · Post #17 » by **Reg00** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:01 pm

Halifax guy here, super stoked.

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan · Post #18 » by **theonlyeastcoastrapsfan** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:16 pm

pm me if you wanna come by and blaze up JJ

ontnut · Post #19 » by **ontnut** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:48 pm

OakleyDokely wrote:....cock that joint back and bang it on some lobster.

Toronto Raptors power forward James Johnson will be one of the celebrities appearing in a charity basketball game next month at the Canada Games Centre.

The inaugural Bench Bullying celebrity basketball game will be held on Aug. 9 at the Clayton Park facility. Former Halifax Rainmen standout Eric Crookshank is the founder of Bench Bullying, a charitable grassroots organization dedicated to spreading awareness of the effects of bullying and supporting those who have been affected.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1301745-raptors%E2%80%99-james-johnson-to-help-bench-bullying-in-halifax

For what it's worth, he probably heard Snoop Dogg was also on the East coast not too long ago...and people were offering up smoke and drink, left right and centre...

Mack11 · Post #20 » by **Mack11** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 5:49 pm

Casey will make a surprise appearance.. demand to take over the coaching duties, and give JJ a total of 6 mins of playin time if its a blowout.