Five-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard hosted the D12 Foundation All-Star Celebrity Basketball Game at UCF (University of Central Florida) Arena on November 13, 2011, wrapping up his first-ever D12 Foundation Celebrity Weekend in Orlando with a basketball showcase that Orlando fans won’t soon forget. Joining current Orlando Magic teammates (the New School team) with former Orlando Magic All-Stars (the Old School team), Howard and his New School teammates tested their skills against the Old School team for a friendly showdown in support of the D12 Foundation.
Hosting Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne as celebrity coach of the New School team and boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as celebrity coach for the Old School team, teammates including Brandon Bass, Gilbert Arenas, Jameer Nelson, Quentin Richardson and more joined Howard to compete against former Magic players including four-time NBA All-Star Penny Hardaway, Steve Francis, Rashard Lewis, Trevor Ariza, Matt Barnes, and more to give back something special to the Orlando community and benefit a good cause.
Before a packed arena of over 8,000 fans, the Old School team bested the New School team to win the D12 Foundation Orlando All-Stars Game, 114-102. Earlier in the weekend, Howard kicked off the D12 Foundation Celebrity Weekend hosting and bowling in his Celebrity Bowling Tournament fundraiser at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando on November 12, 2011