An NBA player made it possible for dozens of Lexington children to go see the move "Black Panther."

On Tuesday evening, the Shelvin Mack Foundation paid for 70 children to see the movie.

Mack, a Lexington native, played basketball at Bryan Station High School.

Mack was not in attendance, but his mother traveled with the group.

She says it's important for children to see positive, black role models.

"It means a lot," Mack's mother Victoria Guy said. "When he was growing up he went to the Dunbar center a lot and found positive role models there, so he just wants to give back."

Through his foundation, Mack says he tries to promote unity, security and responsibility for children.