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Knicks and YMCA host free youth basketball clinic in Flatbush

The New York Knicks and YMCA of Greater New York held a free basketball clinic for 100 youth participants at the Flatbush YMCA, featuring former guard John Starks.

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Knicks and YMCA host free youth basketball clinic in Flatbush

The New York Knicks and YMCA of Greater New York held a free basketball clinic for 100 youth participants at the Flatbush YMCA, featuring former guard John Starks.

Knicks and YMCA host free youth basketball clinic in Flatbush
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The YMCA of Greater New York and the New York Knicks held a free youth basketball clinic at the Flatbush YMCA on Saturday, January 31, the first installment of the partners’ 2026 clinic series, according to a media advisory from the two organizations.

The clinic ran from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Flatbush YMCA, 1401 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn, the advisory said. Participants worked on ball handling and shooting and received advice from former Knicks guard John Starks and from Jr. Knicks coaches, according to the organizations. Around 100 young participants turned out for the clinic, the Brooklyn Eagle reported.

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