Celebrity Charity All-Star Game Held At SMC — The

Santa Monica College (SMC) hosted the First Annual TJ Kidd Classic Celebrity All-Star Game on Saturday, August 20th. The event was star-studded. WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deonte Wilder, four-time NBA Champion John Salley, three-time NBA Champion Bryon Scott, pro-Football Legend Terrel Owens, NBA player, and SMC Alum David Nwaba, and countless more celebrities were seen sitting courtside.

The TJ Kidd Classic was an event started by NBA Legend Tyson Kidd’s son, TJ Kidd. Kidd grew up attending many celebrity all-star games, and it was a dream of his to coordinate one himself, which would be for charity. After learning about his good friend and sports reporter Allie Laforce and her husband Joe Smith starting a foundation called Help Cure HD, which fights against Huntington’s Disease through PGD/IVF grants, Kidd decided that Help Cure HD was to be the beneficiary of the TJ Kidd Classic.

The game was eye-catching, with Zay Wilson and Chase Demoor showing they are more than just reality TV stars by throwing down some impressive dunks. Professional Dunker Chris Staples was also in the game, and whenever the ball was in his hands, the crowd stood up in anticipation. Staples always delivered with jaw-dropping dunks that had the crowd going crazy.

Ultimately, it was pro basketball player Myles Bridges who shined the brightest. Whether it was dunking on Chase Demoor or raining down threes from behind the arc, Myles Bridges was in complete control of the game since the tip-off and was awarded the game’s MVP. “It was so much fun, and I had so much fun. I loved the turnout and that we did it here in Los Angeles,” TJ Kidd said after the game, “I love the venue, and I hope we can do it again and keep it here at SMC.”