Rappers Lil Wayne and Fat Joe are set to become sports coaches for a day as part of basketball star Dwight Howard's charity tournament this weekend.

The pair will coach professional NBA players such as Matt Barnes, Gilbert Arenas and Vince Carter as they play ball for the D12 Foundation's All-Star Celebrity Weekend in Orlando, Florida.

Sunday's event will help to raise funds for Howard's youth education organization, the D12 Foundation, and he has publicly thanked the two hip-hop hit-makers via Twitter.com.

The Orlando Magic center writes, "This weekend is going to be crazy. I got my coaches (Wayne) and (Fat Joe) coming through! Preciate (appreciate) that fellas."