Veterans Day. A day to honor all the people who serve this country and fight for our freedom. This year the sports world has decided to do this in a totally different way. The Carrier Classic this year will actually be played on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson.
The flight deck was magically transformed into a full regulation basketball court with stands and two scoreboards. The number one team in the land will be playing Michigan State. This will be the first ever basketball game being played on an aircraft carrier. The carrier is in the Bay of San Diego, California. Michigan State and North Carolina may have some issues with the lighting, but this game should be very exciting.
Here is a video that shows how this basketball court was put together.
Interesting Facts:
The USS Carl Vinson is the carrier that buried Osama Bin Laden at sea
This carrier helped in the relief of Haiti after the earthquake
The ship is 1,092 feet in length
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