Tyrone Corbin, Alec Burks and Enes Kanter react to a question about "Kanter beating up Corbin on the basketball court" during a press conference to introduce the two new Utah Jazz recruits at the Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jun. 24, 2011.
Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Add rookie-to-be Enes Kanter and sophomore-in-waiting Jeremy Evans to the list of Utah Jazz and NBA players who will play in a charity exhibition game Monday at SLCC.
The Pro Play Charity Classic exhibition game will also feature the reigning NCAA player of the year, BYU's Jimmer Fredette, along with Jazz players Al Jefferson, Devin Harris, Paul Millsap, Derrick Favors and Ronnie Price.
Organizers plan on pitting the Jazz players against an NBA group that includes Chauncey Billups, Stephen Curry, Corey Maggette, Anthony Tolliver and Fredette.
More Jazz and NBA players are expected to be added soon.
Tickets for the game range from $30-$60 and can be purchased at SmithsTix outlets.
The game's proceeds will benefit a variety of charities the players work with, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Special Olympics, Ronald McDonald House and the OI Foundation.
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Sweet, but they should do it at the Huntsman Center, or maybe the E Center.
The purpose of the game is the charities that are being suppoorted. The ticket price is for the charity not the game. The game is just the benefit you receive for donating to the charity. Don't complain about the ticket price. It is a charity More..
What motivates people to go see meaningless basketball? We must be sports starved according to organizers of such games. Not me. We need somebody to come up with something that makes sense and get this NBA squabble settled and get down to business More..