Miami Beach, FL – May 23, 2013 – If there was ever any doubt that art and sports go together, that was cleared up at the Art of Basketball luncheon last week. Ocean Drive magazine and Merrill Lynch continued their Art Series with a preview at the Gale South Beach‘s Dolce Italian restaurant. A collection of artworks from leading graffiti and street artists like Billi Kid that are under license from the NBA were on display. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of these unique basketballs benefits the Overtown Youth Center– a program for the Mourning Family Foundation.

Billi Kid, Tina Brown, Susan Drinon, Bailey Drinon, Jenna Ingraham, & Jared Shapiro

Billi Kid, Tina Brown, Susan Drinon, & Bailey Drinon

Courtland Lantaff, Carolina Betancourth, & Scott Ballin

Scott Ballin & Carolina Betancourth

Courtland Lantaff & Scott Ballin

Courtland Lantaff, Jackie Mailhe, & AJ Rosenfeld

AJ Rosenfeld & Jackie Mailhe

Jeff Ransdell, Josh Moody, & AJ Rosenfeld

Bailey Drinon, Ali Bohne, & Jamie Bohne

Bailey Drinon, Ali Bohne, Jamie Bohne, Jessica Mass, Katie Leibick, & Susan Drinon

Horacio LeDon & Michelle Addison

Jared Shapiro & Michelle Chala

Jared Shapiro, David Pulley, & Craig Goldstein

Lauren Shapiro, David Pulley, & Craig Goldstein

Jessica Mass, Katie Leibick, & Susan Drinon

Patrick Dwyer, Mike Denti, & Steve Vujevich

Jenna Ingraham, Susan Drinon, Jessica Mass, & Katie Leibick

Kim Wood & Hayley Deman

Lana Bernstein & Craig Goldstein