The Dallas Mavericks will be hosting African American Heritage Night when the team faces New Orleans at the American Airlines Center Saturday night.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m.
The game will also mark the debut of forward/center Nerlens Noel, who was acquired in a trade with Philadelphia on Thursday.
Rappers Jalil and Exstacy, formerly of Whodini, will perform during halftime.
The African American Heritage Night is a fundraiser for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Tom Joyner Foundation, National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Inc. – Dallas, and the Dallas Metroplex Council of Black Alumni Associations (DMCBAA).