Among those scheduled to participate in the 10th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational are Drew Brees , Wayne Gretzky , Ken Griffey, Jr ., Marcus Allen , Mario Lemieux , Mia Hamm , Boris Becker , John Smoltz , Spike Lee , Don Cheadle , Brian Baumgartner and Shannon Elizabeth. This year the MJCI will be held at the Las Vegas’ ARIA Resort & Casino on March 31st to April 3rd.
The annual event is a charity find-raiser and this year will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Nevada Cancer Institute, James R. Jordan Foundation and Cats Care, the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats’ charity arm. Over the last 10 years the event has raised more than $5 million for the charities.
This is the first time the MJCI is being held in Las Vegas and will take place at the Shadow Creek golf course. The first two days will feature a tournament with celebrity-amateur parings at a 1-to-4 ratio, while the final two days will wrap up the event with a 36-hole celebrity scramble.