{"id":483088,"date":"2025-09-16T10:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/jalexiz-fernandez-turns-his-dream-into-history-for-dr-the-respect-game-arrives-at-the-prudential-center\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:06:09","slug":"jalexiz-fernandez-turns-his-dream-into-history-for-dr-the-respect-game-arrives-at-the-prudential-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/jalexiz-fernandez-turns-his-dream-into-history-for-dr-the-respect-game-arrives-at-the-prudential-center\/","title":{"rendered":"JalexiZ Fern\u00e1ndez turns his dream into history for DR: \u201cThe Respect Game\u201d arrives at the Prudential Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo. <\/strong>&#8211; From a very young age, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jalexiz_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JalexiZ<\/a> Fern\u00e1ndez dreamed of succeeding on NBA courts. Although life took him down a different path, he never abandoned his passion for basketball, but rather transformed it into a greater mission: to create opportunities for other young Dominicans to go further than he did.\n\nThat commitment led him to found Por Amor al Basket Inc., an organization that is now making history by achieving what no other Latin American project had accomplished: taking two emblematic Dominican basketball clubs, Mauricio B\u00e1ez and Bameso, to compete at the prestigious Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, in a unique event dubbed The Respect Game.\n\nMore than a game, it&#8217;s an encounter that unites sports, music, and Dominican culture, projecting identity, pride, and connection with the diaspora in one of the most important venues in the United States.\n\nThe show will feature a first-class production, narrated and hosted by great Dominican voices: Hony Estrella and Albert Mena will be the official hosts; C\u00e9sar Marchena will be the main narrator; and Manuel Reyes \u201cMarega\u201d will provide his technical comments with experience and sports passion.\n\nIn terms of music, the evening will open with the presentation of Tercer Cielo, a Christian Latin pop duo, with a tribute full of faith and emotion. At halftime, the urban rhythm will take over the Prudential Center with El L\u00e1piz Conciente, Bulova and DJ Adoni, who will make the audience vibrate.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/violencia-madre-de-su-hijo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young man shows evidence of violence and threats from his son&#8217;s mother<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nWith this initiative, JalexiZ Fern\u00e1ndez not only materializes a personal dream, but also opens a historical chapter for Dominican sports, demonstrating that passion, vision, and perseverance can cross borders and take Dominican culture to international stages.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo. &#8211; From a very young age, JalexiZ Fern\u00e1ndez dreamed of succeeding on NBA courts. Although life took him down a different path, he never abandoned his passion for basketball, but rather transformed it into a greater mission: to create opportunities for other young Dominicans to go further than he did. 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