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A Special Moment For A Massapequa Basketball Lover

The Harlem Wizards were part of a special surprise for Massapequa High School student Jo Jo Gonzalez

Massapequa High School student Jo Jo Gonzalez loves basketball, and on May 21, he got a surprise visit from the Harlem Wizards.

Jo Jo’s family was selected to appear on an NBC production of “George to the Rescue,” in which George Oliphant and his team of contractors and designers renovate a home or yard. At Jo Jo’s house, they will redo his backyard and build a basketball court.

As a kickoff event, Massapequa High School hosted an assembly with the Harlem Wizards basketball team, who displayed their trick shots. Students and staff filled the bleachers and cheered on Jo Jo and the Wizards, who played a team featuring Oliphant and several of Jo Jo’s teachers.

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