BET announced that Trevor Jackson, Lil Rel Howery, The Game, YFN Lucci, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Tank, Miles Brown, YBN Cordae, Rapsody, Eric Bellinger, Sammie and more will be participating in this year’s highly anticipated BET Experience 3-on-3 Celebrity Basketball Tournament, taking place BET Experience Weekend at L.A. LIVE, Saturday, June 22.
NBA veterans Doug Christie and Allan Houston join the star-studded lineup, alongside 3x Drew League MVP Franklin “Frank Nitty” Session. Rounding out the team lineups are stars of BET’s hottest, new series Boomerang and Games People Play, TequanRichmond, Leland B. Martin and Jackie Long with performances by Katlyn Nichols from BET’s acclaimed-series American Soul, with more names to be announced.
For the first time in the tournament’s history, four star-studded teams representing BET, PUMA, FISLL, and EMPIRE will play for a charity of their choice with the winning team taking home a $50k prize for their respective charity. This year’s charities include Moms of Black Boys United (MOBB), and The FISLL Project, with additional charities to be announced.
The BETX 3-on-3 Celebrity Basketball Tournament tips off at 11:00 a.m. PST on Saturday, June 22, 2019, and is sponsored by Ashley Home Furniture. Tickets are exclusively available for purchase by downloading the BET Experience 2019 App at BETExperience.com/app.
Ticket packages are now available for the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE and are better than ever. In addition to incredible seats for STAPLES Center shows, three levels of BETX VIP Packages (Gold Plus is sold out) offer guests the only opportunity to purchase tickets to the highly anticipated BET Awards, broadcast live from Microsoft Theater. Full package amenities and pricing for the Diamond, Platinum, and Gold packages can be found by visiting https://www.betexperience.com or by calling (877) 234-8425.
