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NBA Notes: Kings, Pistons, Cavaliers and Bulls

There are several stories out of the NBA this week. The lead is a Kings video (to the right) featuring players spending time in the community. Pistons G Will Bynum took part in an autism walk, the Cavs kicked off their “Read to Achieve” program, and the Bulls continue donating tickets to the [...]

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Special Olympics Southern CA Honors Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are being honored tonight at Special Olympics Southern California’s annual Pier del Sol event. Lakers legends Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and James Worthy will be on hand to represent the team. This year’s Pier del Sole is an extra special event, as Special Olympics Southern California is taking the [...]

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Paul’s Winston-Salem Weekend Continues to Grow

New Orleans Hornets G Chris Paul, a native of Winston-Salem, wrapped up his CP3 Foundation’s fourth annual Chris Paul’s Winston-Salem Weekend on Sunday. The weekend-long event included a Day of Service on Friday complete with the assembling of care packages for American troops overseas and a Feed the Children food distribution for needy [...]

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New Celtic Rasheed Wallace Reads to Children

The NBA season hasn’t even started yet, but new Celtics player Rasheed Wallace, who signed with the team this off-season, is already mixing it up with the Boston community. Wallace made his first public appearance as a representative of the Celtics on Tuesday, when he met with the young students at the Joseph Lee [...]

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NBA, HP Launch HP Digital Assist Competition

HP and the NBA have tipped off the HP Digital Assist education grant competition earlier this week. HP and NBA executives were joined by Washington Wizards F Antawn Jamison at Jefferson Junior High School in D.C., to launch the competition, which ends Nov. 20. More than 5,000 students from approximately 100 selected Title 1 [...]

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Around the NBA: Jordan’s Locker Up for Auction; Thunder Refurbish Home; Grizzlies Build Playground

Do you want Jordan’s locker? It’s up for auction. But the top news is the Thunder, who partnered with Rebuilding Together to give their own “extreme makeover” to repair a home for an OKC resident in need. Then in Memphis, the Grizzlies build a playground for an area elementary school.
Oklahoma City Thunder: [...]

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NBA Green Week Initiative Aims to Make League More Environmentally-Friendly; Green Week Top Ten

The NBA is in the heart of its Green Week initiative, which tipped off April 2 and closes April 10. The initiative is a parntership with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC) and is an on the NBA’s part to take steps to become a more environmentally-friendly organization.
The week features special oncourt apparel, auctions [...]

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NBA: Dwight Howard Continues to Impact Central Florida, Shops for Sneakers With Kids

As always, the NBA is busy with community work. Dwight Howard, Gilbert Arenas, Kevin Martin and Ime Udoka all spent a little time with kids. The Bulls are assisting an elementary school, and the Nets’ Devon Harris shows appreciation to a police department.
Dwight Howard: Orlando Magic C Dwight Howard donated $20,000 to the [...]

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NBA: Wade Makes Fans Day with Jersey Giveaway; Kings, Wizards and Blazers in the News

The Heat’s Dwyane Wade gives his jersey to a sick boy during a recent game, and the story got widespread attention thanks to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, the Kings, Wizards and Trail Blazers also get a little PR play this week.
Dwyane Wade: The AP’s Tim Reynolds reported that after the Miami Heat-Memphis Grizzlies game on [...]

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CAN Futbol Foundation Using Soccer to Serve Children; Lakers’ Farmar Active With His Own Foundation

The CAN Futbol Foundation is a grassroots, humanitarian organization that uses soccer and education as its vehicle to empower the world’s underprivileged youth.
This eight-minute film takes a look at CANFF’s work in Honduras.
After the jump, there’s a video on Los Angeles Lakers G Jordan Farmar.

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NBA Star Encouraging Cash Donations from Unclaimed Law Suits; Phoenix Sun Helping Food Bank

In the NBA, Cavs C Zydrunas Ilgauskas teams up with a Cleveland law firm to encourage our legal institutions to give money in unclaimed class action suits to charitable organizations. Then, after the jump, Suns F Louis Amundson is bagging groceries to help reduce hunger in the Phoenix area.

Cavalier: On March 16, Cleveland Cavaliers [...]

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Conversation: A Perfect Birthday Gift is Supporting Kerosene Lamp Foundation’s March $10K Campaign

As you’re spending time trying to figure out what the perfect birthday give would be for someone, why don’t you consider donating to that person’s favorite charity? That’s exactly what Orlando Magic star Adonal Foyle hopes his friends and fans do to celebrate his birthday. Foyle, who turned 34 on March 9, [...]

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