THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki makes contact with the ball during batting practice during training camp for Dirk Nowitzki's 2016 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, on Thursday, June 9, 2016. The game will be played on Friday at 7pm. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)
FRISCO -- Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki will host the 2016 Heroes Celebrity baseball Game at Dr. Pepper Stadium on Friday, his fifth year hosting the event.
Nowitzki is expecting a third-straight sellout at the game, the proceeds of which go towards the children's charities of the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation and the Heroes Foundation.