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Monday August 6, 2007 2:55 PM


McGrady raises money for local school


McGrady's Celebrity Softball Tournament raises nearly $200,000

HOUSTON -- Tracy McGrady hit a home run for a local elementary school.

The Rockets' seven-time All-Star hosted his third annual T-Mac Celebrity Softball Tournament on Saturday, raising nearly $200,000 for the renovation of a reading and learning center at Kashmere Gardens Elementary School in Houston.

It was the largest amount of money that the Tracy McGrady Foundation has raised in the event's three-year history.

McGrady invited several big-name guests to participate in the tournament, including teammates Aaron Brooks, Steve Francis, Chuck Hayes, Luther Head, Mike James, John Lucas III and Kirk Snyder.

Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal, the Clippers' Sam Cassell, Denver's J.R. Smith, Miami's James Posey, Boston's Glen "Big Baby" Davis, former NBA star Nick Van Exel and model/actress Vida Guerra also participated in the charity softball tournament.

The Tracy McGrady Foundation began the charity weekend by raising $20,000 during an auction at a comedy show.

McGrady fetched $8,500 by auctioning off a Kid's Clinic with himself, while the charity also raised an additional $3,000 for a date with Guerra.