Hoops And Heels

I was so impressed by this event! For the price, the experience was an incredible value. The tour of the arena was very informative. We recieved our Magic goodie bags, had appetizers and cocktails in a room where we all were collected. During the cocktail time a photographer was available for pictures with a couple of the dancers and Bo Outlaw. I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation about the game of basketball. I came away with a great crash course on the game, I now can call plays (pretend…lol), sit thru a game with my husband, and read a sports page without crossing my eyeballs. Big Baby Glen Davis also stopped in for a Q&A. He was delightfully charming. Not what I expected. One thing I did comment on to the survey presented by Hoops and Heels– and its something I am sure they can not do anything about– is that many ladies brought along their male companions (some even brought children). It was just a little annoying during the Q&A sessions, surely some of us ladies had questions that perhaps could have been gotten to had it totally been a ladies-​only event. At any rate, it was the most enjoyable night out for a basketball game I had ever experienced. I can’t wait till next year’s Hoops and Heels.

This was a great program! I had thought I knew everything about basketball, but I was definitely wrong since I left the event with more knowledge than I showed up with.
We received a goodie bag when we checked in which was really nice, along with our drink and raffle ticket. We were able to mingle with other attendees of the event and get our picture taken with Bo Outlaw. They had some great food items set out for us and a small bar in the corner.
The event was very casual, so you felt free to laugh, ask questions, get up to use the restroom, grab another drink, etc. rather than feeling like you needed to stay seated the whole time during the presentation. The speakers were wonderful! They all had great personalities and some good jokes to throw into their presentation. Everything was very informative and well put together. I learned a lot. Not to mention Big Baby Glen Davis showed up as a surprise guest speaker where we got to ask him questions. It’s always nice to hear from a player’s perspective and get to know more about them.
We paid $ 45 for the event which included the drink, food and raffle ticket, the presentation and a lower level ticket to the game. It’s was a great price and the seats for the game were great! I had a fabulous time and would definitely attend another one of these events.

So awesome! I have been waiting forever for this event to happen here in Orlando. Some other NBA teams were doing it and it looked awesome. I did help brainstorm this event 2 years back with the Magic so to see it come to fruition and attend, it was a great treat.
It was a fabulous price for a pregame event in addition to lower level tickets to the game. We arrived at 4:30pm and headed to an event room near Jernigan’s. We received a goodie back upon arrival along with a drink ticket. There was a bar inside the room along with a nice little food spread from Levy restaurants. I really enjoyed the chicken parm sliders.
While we were waiting for the presentation part of the event, we were able to score photos with some Magic dancers, Community Ambassador Bo Outlaw and Magic MC Megan Clementi. Everyone was super nice.
When the presentation part arrived we learned verbiage, rules, regulations, and all types of fun things about basketball and the NBA. While I knew a ton of the info, it was really nice to hear it from industry professionals including a female sports reporter. The highlight was hearing from an NBA ref and getting some one on one time and hearing their side of things, it was a cool insight into their life. Of course then Big Baby (Glen Davis) strutted in and he was so pleasantly awesome. He was fun, charming and super nice. Everything was interactive and we could ask questions at any time.
After wards we were able to go enjoy the game with everyone and at the end of the game, we scored a photo on the court. =)
Overall I had a fabulous time and can’t wait for the next one. The only thing I really didn’t appreciate was that some females brought their boyfriends/​husbands/​kids. I don’t understand why they couldn’t meet them after and just enjoy this female specific event. So that was a bit off setting but what can ya do?