Red Bull King of the Rock Aired Saturday on CBS

Red Bull King of the Rock Aired this past  Saturday on CBS

WINNER

HUGH "BABY SHAQ"JONES

SPINGARN HS.
WASHINGTON D.C.

ALL-MET ELITE

RAJON RONDO & BABY SHAQ

 The 6-3, 240-pound, Baby Shaq (Washington, DC) won the final with ease, outmuscling New Orleans native Lance Perique, 18-9. Featuring 64 competitors from 13 countries, all who qualified in regional tournaments around the globe, King of the Rock pitted the players in a tournament-style series of one-on-ones battles. While the level of talent was high for this type of tournament (the winner, Hugh “Baby Shaq” Jones, looked unstoppable), and while the prize for winning ($10,000) was high for this type of tournament, that’s not what separated King of the Rock from all the other tourneys.

For the first time ever, amidst the crumbling walls and the eerily-lit cell house, a national television audience will see basketball played on “The Rock” of Alcatraz Island, one of the most notorious locations on earth. Airing Saturday, May 19 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT on CBS, 64 players from around the world make their way to Red Bull King of the Rock.