Black men were front and center at the Cedric The Entertainer’s Classic, with players including: Smokey Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Malik Whitfield, Byron Scott, David Justice, Marcellus Wiley, Jimmy Rollins, Brooklyn McLinn, Gary Sheffield, Pete Shaw, and Adrian Holmes.

Cedric The Entertainment shared his gratitude with The Root and how he is truly in awe of how much support the event has gotten over the years.

“I mean, anybody knows who does one of these events knows it takes a great deal of support. We are really happy to have Lexus with us from the very beginning and now to year 11. Man, it’s just a celebration of the work that we try to do, how we try to give back. It is about being an example for young people to see how you can give back to your community.”