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We’ll soon see if P.K. Subban can shoot hoops with the same precision he uses to shoot pucks. The Habs star will be leading a basketball team to take on a squad led by one Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. — better known as rapper and actor Snoop Dogg — in a charity fundraiser Saturday, June 11 at the Verdun Auditorium, in conjunction with Grand Prix festivities that weekend.

This is one F1 event that will be friendly to the eardrums — provided P.K. doesn’t go off course and deliver his own raps on the court.

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Subban hooked up with Snoop Dogg during a Canadiens visit to California in March, and the two hit it off splendidly. Subban presented Snoop with a Habs jersey. And Snoop began referring to Subban as his “nefew,” while Subban took to calling the rapper “Uncle Snoop.”

The two later engaged in some hoops on Snoop’s court at his home in the L.A. area. And judging by his footwork and missed layup in a video preview sent to this reporter, Subban will have his work cut out for him in the charity bout. Of course, he could recruit some ringers for the occasion.

The plan is for Snoop to select 22 more players — to be named shortly — with some b-ball prowess from the music, movie, comedy and sports worlds. Each team will have 12 players.

Funds raised from the charity game will be shared by Subban’s Montreal Children’s Hospital foundation and Snoop Dogg’s Youth Football League foundation.