His foundation had been in talks with …

His foundation had been in talks with Palmdale officials for more than a year, but the scale was small — fixing up one court at a time, using money raised from his celebrity fishing tournaments. The scope quickly grew when the Clippers partnered with their new star following his trade to the Clippers in July, Hofbauer said. In addition to Massari, there are new or refurbished courts at the city’s Courson, Desert Sands and Marie Kerr parks, as well as three other courts refurbished last summer through George’s work with a different foundation. “If he wouldn’t have been [from Palmdale], we would never have got this because I don’t think someone else would say, ‘Let’s just do this for the Palmdale kids,’” Austin said. “It’s not going to happen. It’s great to give back.”