Battioke is arguably the only annual NBA charity event with name recognition, and it’s still going strong in 2019 even though 3-and-D expert of yesteryear Shane Battier has been retired from the league since 2014. As the name would suggest, Battioke is a karaoke fundraiser, one Battier and his wife, Heidi, have been organizing since his days in Houston, raising money for educational opportunities for kids through their Take Charge Foundation.
“We didn’t know anything about throwing events,” Battier told The Crossover. “We just wanted to help kids. We wanted to throw a party and we wanted to make it fun.