We had the amazing opportunity to attend the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden which aired on ESPN2.

Each year, the best in high school basketball come to New York City for a East vs. West basketball game that brings out fans who want to see top basketball players before they go to college and then later the NBA.

As someone who pretty much only cared about basketball as a whole during March Madness, the Jordan Brand Classic was a wonderful opportunity for me to experience a different side of basketball -- basketball before players have endorsements and expensive cars.  It was also a very family friendly event as children were seated all throughout the area we were seated.

One of the highlights about going to the Jordan Brand Classic for the first time is the energy that had me immediately saying I want to return next year. And with Miss Nat (my almost seven year old daughter) also enjoying the basketball game, I had a feeling it would easily become one of our family's springtime traditions.

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