20 Important Lessons You Might've Learned Had You Gone To Miami for BACARDI's EBC South Beach Invitational

So what do you get when you combine streetball, hip hop, sneaker culture, and South Beach? The EBC All-Star Invitational.

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Last weekend, thanks to BACARDI, the Entertainers Basketball Classic a.k.a. the EBC held their first ever South Beach Invitational, bringing the Rucker Park experience from a corner in Harlem to oceanfront Miami. It was a three-day event featuring celebrity coaches, NBA talent, musical performances, food, sun, and lots of (responsible) partying at some of South Beach's best clubs by media and players alike. 

I was one of those partying media members.

In the blur that was the South Beach Invitational, we learned everything from what rappers give the best pre-game speeches to what makes a great mojito. We spoke to Pusha T about his love of tennis, ducked French Montana's bodyguard, got a private BACARDI drink lesson from one of their mixologists, and—oh yeah—also saw some great basketball. With so much packed into one weekend, the only way to present this information in full is with a list. With that, I present 20 Important Lessons You Might've Learned Had You Gone To Miami for BACARDI's EBC South Beach Invitational.

1. You Can Play Streetball on the Beach

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2. EBC Can Be More Celebrity Worship Than Basketball

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3. Don't Over-Muddle Your Mojitos

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4. Sometimes Rappers Respond To Their Government Names

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5. 2 Chainz Sometimes Only Wears One Chain

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6. 2 Chainz Gives Inspirational Pre-game Speeches

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7. EBC Is Starting A Children's Literacy Program

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8. Don't Ever Try To Put Hands On French Montana

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9. It's Hard To Go Wrong With Jordan 3's

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10. BACARDI Rhymes With Party For a Reason

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11. Miami's Knockoff Wing Stop Is Open at 4 a.m.

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12. Kanye West Can Ball

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13. Pusha T Says He Can Beat Kanye In One-on-One 'Every Time'

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14. In Virginia There (Still) Ain't Shit To Do But Cook

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15. King Push Is Depressed By Basketball

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16. Some Of Those Butts Are Fake

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17. Stop After Two Drinks At Wet Willie's

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18. EBC Shipped The Actual Rucker Park Court To South Beach

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19. Most Of Us Still Aren't Sick Of The Shmoney Dance

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20. LeBron Made a Huge Mistake

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