Posted by SHELLEY NG PIX11.com

June 17, 2011
PIX11's Dr. Steve spoke with four stars from the TV show The Wire about their celebrity basketball tournament taking place this weekend in Newark, New Jersey as to way to bring awareness about the importance of being a bone marrow donor. The tournament is in honor of a 10-year-old boy with the disease who is in desperate need for a match.

Essex County College will join forces with Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. in the fight to register minority donors by hosting a Financial, Entrepreneur and Health Seminar followed by a Celebrity basketball game with bone marrow drive in Newark, New Jersey.

The Celebrity participants for Got Bone Marrow Charity Basketball Game include: 10-year old patient Lloyd, "LJ" Jones, NFL Player Antrel Rolle from the New York Giants, James Ihedigbo from the New York Jets and former NBA player God Shammgod, just to name a few. Sports Team Coach will be Michael Logan, NY ABA Head Coach, Model Liris Crosse and former WNBA player Maria Clifton. Newark's own JD Williams "Bodie. Chad L. Coleman "Cutty from HBO's The Wire and Oz, DJ Clue from Power 105, Rich Dolla from VH1 Love, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop artists' Mysonne, Young Chris, DJ Fadelf and many more.

Music Team Coaches are Hip-Hop Spokesperson Ezekiel "Freekey Zekey" Jiles, ", Jamie Preston "Marlo", from HBO's The Wire, Nancy "Mama" Jones from VH1 Love and Hip-Hop.

For more info on where you can purchase tickets for the game, log onto bonemarrowbasketball.charityhappenings.org. For more information, visit www.preserveourlegacy.org.