President Bush, Dirk Nowitzk and Mark Cuban To Speak At AAC

The Dallas Mavericks will host an important conversation with President George W. Bush, legendary NBA star  Dirk Nowitzki and Dallas Mavs owner Mark Cuban prior to the Mavs game vs. the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday at American Airlines Center. 

The three prominent leaders will discuss American immigrants, their contributions to American society and the importance of a diverse nation. The discussion will be moderated by Shonn Brown, Texas Women's Foundation board chair and chief global litigation counsel for Kimberly-Clark Corporation. 

The former President's recently released book features Nowitzki and highlights his journey as an American immigrant. The new book, Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants is a collection of 43 portraits, painted by the president himself, and the inspiring stories. 

The conversation will be streamed live at 5:55 p.m. on Mavs social media channels and http://Mavs.com/thehuddle. Then, the Mavs (37-28) host the Nets (43-23) on in a game televised nationally on TNT at 6:30 p.m..

For those at the game, the discussion will also air on the jumbotron in American Airlines Center at halftime. If you can't catch it live, the video will be on http://mavs.com following the live event.