THE HUNGER GAMES' Josh Hutcherson to Kick Off Nike's 3ON3 Tournament at L.A. LIVE in Support of Straight But Not Narrow

Kicking off the 6th Annual Nike Basketball 3ON3 Tournament Presented by NBC4 at L.A. LIVE, Josh Hutcherson, star of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay will host the 3rd annual Josh Hutcherson Celebrity Basketball Game Benefiting Straight But Not Narrow (SBNN), an ally organization that prepares and trains young adults on how to become allies of their LGBTQ peers.

Hosted by Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire), celebrity participants scheduled to appear include: Terrell Owens (Former NFL Star), Clark Gregg (The Avengers), Kyle Massey (That's So Raven), Sasha Vujacic (Professional Basketball Player), Romeo Miller (Rapper/Actor), Josh Henderson (Desperate Housewives, Dallas), Karrueche Tran (Host/Model), Arlen Escarpeta (Into The Storm, Whitney Houston Biopic), Cisco Adler (Musician), Christopher Minzt-Plasse (Super Bad), Frankie Delgado (Actor), Jarod Einsohn (Project X, Eagle Eye), Greg Finley (Actor), B.J. Britt (Transfer, Peaceful Warrior), Hayley Orrantia (Goldbergs), Bracin Skywalker (Top Track & Field Athletes in the Nation), Ben Lyons (Entertainment Reporter), Manny Streetz (KIIS-FM), Landry Bender (Sitter) Ryan Riess (Professional Poker Player), Chris Brochu (Actor/Singer), Darrell Atkins (Dutch Hollow), Wes Chatham (In the Valley of Elah) and others. Talent for the Josh Hutcherson Celebrity Basketball Game has been booked by 10 Fold Entertainment.

It all takes place at Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE, 777 Chick Hearn Ct. in Los Angeles, CA 90015 on Friday, August 8, 2014 at 7 p.m.

About Straight But Not Narrow - SBNN is an ally organization that prepares and trains young adults on how to become allies of their LGBTQ peers and encourage everyone else to do the same. There's really no need to overcomplicate things. People should simply be allowed to be the most authentic

About the Nike Basketball 3ON3 Tournament at L.A. LIVE presented by NBC4 Southern California - The inaugural Nike 3ON3 Basketball Tournament came to the streets of L.A. LIVE, the premiere entertainment and sports district that surrounds STAPLES Center and Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on August 7, 2009. The first year hosted over 500 teams and more than 13,000 players and spectators. In its 6th year, the Nike Basketball 3ON3 Tournament has grown to become the largest organized 3 on 3 tournament in California, hosting more than 1,200 teams, 4,500 players and 25,000 spectators with participants coming from all over the country. For more information on the Nike Basketball 3ON3 Tournament at L.A. LIVE presented by NBC4 Southern California, please visit nike3on3.com.

About L.A. LIVE - L.A. LIVE is a 4 million square foot / $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports and entertainment district adjacent to STAPLES Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center featuring Club Nokia, a 2,300 capacity live music venue, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, a 7,100-seat live theatre, a 54-story, 1001-room convention "headquarters" destination (featuring The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles and JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE hotels and 224 luxury condominiums - The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE - all in a single tower) , the GRAMMY Museum, the 14-screen Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 theatre, broadcast facilities for ESPN along with entertainment, residential, restaurant and office space.

Developed by Los Angeles-based AEG, L.A. LIVE, considered to be the nation's most active 'live content and event campus,' has become the region's most in-demand and busiest hospitality location featuring 260,480 sf of conference center and ballroom facilities, world-class restaurants, , a 100,000 sf special events deck, the famous Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge, the celebrity owned Conga Room, a one-of-a-kind GRAMMY Museum, saluting the history of music and the genre's best known awards show all centered around Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE, a 40,000 sf outdoor event space. L.A. LIVE showcases more events, award shows, sporting competitions, concerts and hospitality options than any other destination in the world. For more information, visit www.lalive.com.

About 10 Fold Entertainment - 10 Fold Entertainment is a Los Angeles-based, full service event production company, specializing in celebrity talent booking and live sponsored events on a regional, national and international scale.

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