Credit: Courtesy of Red Bull

Credit: Courtesy of Red Bull
In 2014, Red Bull Reign started in Chicago as host Anthony Davis invited 32 teams from around the city to see which team would “reign” on the court. Regional competition for this year’s installment of the event comes to Cleveland as some of the city’s best basketball squads will square off on Aug. 8 at Luke Easter Park. Here’s the rules from the press release: Round 1 and 2 games will be pool-play and each game will last eight minutes. The final round will be a bracketed tournament and will run 10-minute games, with the winning team earning their spot in the Red Bull Reign Finals in Chicago. The winner of that competition will get a slot at the FIBA North American Finals. The competition at Luke Easter Park begins at 10:30 a.m.

This article appears in Jul 29 – Aug 4, 2015.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.