Dwight Howard’s charity game: so far, about two-thirds of the way to a sellout

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Dwight Howard has lured a bunch of former Orlando Magic players, including Vince Carter, to play in his charity game Sunday night (Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel)

Dwight Howard’s all-star charity basketball game this Sunday night at UCF Arena is about two-thirds of the way toward a sellout.

As of 2:15 this afternoon, 3,148 tickets were available on the primary market: 1,312 in the arena’s lower sections  and 1,836 in the upper sections.

Those figures are not official. They were compiled by going onto TicketMaster and adding up, section by section , the number of seats that were able for purchase.

UCF Arena officials have said they are not authorized to give out ticket sales information to the press.

Proceeds from the event will go to Howard’s charitable group, the D12 Foundation .

In addition to Howard himself, 19 current and former Magic players have told event organizers that they plan to participate.

Those players are: Ryan Anderson, Gilbert Arenas, Trevor Ariza, Carlos Arroyo, Matt Barnes, Brandon Bass, Vince Carter, Earl Clark, Chris Duhon, Steve Francis, Drew Gooden, Penny Hardaway, Rashard Lewis, Mike Miller, Jameer Nelson, Daniel Orton, Jason Richardson, Quentin Richardson and DeShawn Stevenson.

Lil’ Wayne is going to serve as a celebrity coach.

Event organizers say tickets cost $25, $45, $65 or $100. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com , by calling 1-800-745-3000 or at the UCF Arena box office. Students with a valid UCF identification can purchase tickets for $20 at the arena box office.

Source: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com