"Fans who attended Tuesday night's game between Salmen High School and Brother Martin High School in Slidell, La., received quite a surprise.

Seven Orlando Magic players attended the game.

Chris Duhon is a Salmen graduate, and he brought teammates Brandon Bass, Earl Clark, Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson and Quentin Richardson to the game, which Salmen won 64-58.

"I'm just thankful that they came," Duhon said before the Magic tipped-off their game Wednesday night against the New Orleans Hornets at New Orleans Arena. "It's not every day that you see Dwight Howard walk into a high-school gym and Jameer Nelson and those types of guys."

The Magic players received a side benefit: Duhon's aunts and uncles brought some homemade crawfish etouffee and other home-cooked dishes to the game.

"It shows everybody's close to each other and does things outside the court," Jason Richardson said. "I think that's when you get team chemistry."

Quentin Richardson joked: "Also, his family cooked. That made us really want to go."

Duhon still has strong ties to the New Orleans area. His foundation has raised about $650,000 to help with Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts."