Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton and Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks will join 5-time NBA Champion and former NBA Head Coach Brian Shaw to tip off NBA FIT Week on Wednesday (July 29).
Returning for the second consecutive year, the Gatorade NBA Training Center gathers elite instructors in the fields of basketball, fitness and conditioning, and nutrition to share the latest techniques with elite Filipino athletes and coaches.
The 2015 Gatorade NBA Training Center will be held at the Gatorade Hoops Center at Mandaluyong City.
NBA FIT Week highlights the importance of healthy living through three pillars: be active, eat healthy, and play together.
Additional activities lined-up for NBA FIT Week include an NBA Cares clinic with Project Pearls on Thursday (July 30) for 40 children from the community of Barangay Bocaue, Bulacan, as well as the NBA FIT Adi Nation Skills Camp on July 31 featuring nine to 13-year-old youth varsity players.
Originally selected 39th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2012 NBA Draft, Middleton averaged 13.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game with the Milwaukee Bucks last season.
Burks, on the other hand, was selected 12th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2011 NBA Draft, and averaged 13.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3 assists and 0.6 steals this past season.
