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NBA's Ben Gordon joins Mt. Vernon Hall of Fame

Originally published: June 8, 2012 4:47 PM
Updated: June 9, 2012 11:03 AM
By NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER

NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER: The local basketball legend is

NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER: The local basketball legend is holding his "Slam Dunk for Education" this weekend. (June 8, 2012) (June 8, 2012 5:45 PM)

NBA star Ben Gordon will join the Mount Vernon Sports Hall of Fame Saturday after getting a hero's welcome as he returned to his former school Friday.

The Detroit Pistons star, who attended Longfellow Elementary in Mount Vernon, looked on Saturday as about 75 third- to eighth-graders ran drills at the first-ever "Slam Dunk Clinic," the kick-off for Gordon's Slam Dunk for Education taking place...

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