The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation & Icy Hot® Launch Newest Comebaq Court at Challengers Boys & Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 16th, The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation and Icy Hot announced the opening of their fifth Comebaq Court at the Challengers Boys & Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles, as part of their combined efforts to inspire the next generation of athletes and rebuild healthy places for kids to play in underserved communities. The new Comebaq Court – created in collaboration with the Lakers Youth Foundation – will provide Club members with a refurbished space to play and hone their basketball skills.
- The opening of the Los Angeles Comebaq Court comes as Shaquille O'Neal and Icy Hot celebrate 20 consecutive years of partnering together.
- Shaquille was joined by local government officials, as well as representatives from The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation, Icy Hot, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles (BGCMLA) and Lakers Youth Foundation (LYF).
- The Lakers Youth Foundation has a long-standing relationship with Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles-Challengers Club as the indoor basketball court at the Club was refurbished by the Lakers and Lakers Youth Foundation.
- "We are grateful to the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation, the Lakers Youth Foundation, and Icy Hot for this magnificent new court," said Patrick Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles.