“What happened today in Highland Park was horrifying and senseless,” the Bulls’ statement began. “Over the years, Highland Park has been home to many members of Bulls nation, including a number of Bulls players and staff. Our connection with the community is personal, and it holds a particularly special place in our hearts. We are grieving with the community and everyone affected, and we support them as we all mourn this tragedy.
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“Gun violence inflicts pain on our …
“Gun violence inflicts pain on our friends, neighbors, families, businesses, and communities,” the statement continued. “This situation is one that we’ve been in too many times, saying what feels like the same words and expressing the same sentiments. The Chicago Bulls are committed to change and using the resources in our power to make a different and help solve this epidemic of gun violence.”
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Former NBA point guard Jeremy Lin is …
Former NBA point guard Jeremy Lin is launching a basketball school with the aim of motivating the next generation of young ballers of Asian descent. Lin returned to the Toronto area — home of the Raptors, with whom he won the 2019 NBA championship — to make the announcement at a local basketball clinic this past weekend. Lin, who partnered with the Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association, will be opening several programs in Toronto later this year.
“I’m passionate about players becoming …
“I’m passionate about players becoming better at basketball but I’m also probably even more passionate about Asian American kids growing up with confidence, with self-esteem, being proud to be Asian, which was something that I wasn’t growing up,” Lin told The Raptors Show. The basketball school aims to teach values and lessons that are applicable both on and off the court, according to a social media post from the Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association. And Lin told the Raptors Show that the curriculum will include everything from shooting hoops to character development and communication.
Fred VanVleet continues to do things no …
Fred VanVleet continues to do things no one else from Rockford has ever done. And here are two more: A documentary on VanVleet was released this winter, and he was also named one of the five finalists for the NBA’s second annual Social Justice Champion award, which comes with a trophy named after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
“The social justice nomination was a …
“The social justice nomination was a huge honor, something I wasn’t expecting,” VanVleet said Thursday at his Joe Buckets Training facility in Winnebago during a news conference for his Fred VanVleet Fest and youth camp Thursday through Sunday. “It wasn’t on my radar. That made it even sweeter for me. I wasn’t trying to win an award with the work I am doing. I am just doing it because I think I should be. I am trying to set the tone and be a foundation within the community. To be mentioned with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, that’s pretty special. That’s probably the coolest award that I’ve been in contact with. That was amazing.”
VanVleet’s charity activities in …
VanVleet’s charity activities in Rockford include annual turkey giveaways for Thanksgiving and handing out back-to-school supplies. He also has give-backs in Wichita, where he starred in college, and his NBA home of Toronto. He passed out more than 1,000 backpacks to underprivileged kids in Toronto last year ago. He also started the Fred VanVleet Scholarship Fund to provide full academic scholarships to Black or indigenous students who pursue a college degree in Canada.
It’s been 10 years since Linsanity, the …
It’s been 10 years since Linsanity, the term coined to describe his meteoric NBA rise with the New York Knicks in 2012. Despite being a part of a cultural phenomenon, Jeremy Lin regrets not using his popularity and platform at the time to generate more awareness for the Asian community. It’s something he wants to fix. “At a certain point, I made peace with it. Maybe I could have done more and should have done more, but now I am trying to do more. I think this school is a part of it.”
Two Asian legends are getting ready to …
Two Asian legends are getting ready to ball for a cause. Simu Liu is linking up with the Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association (CCYAA) to host a celebrity basketball game in Toronto, and ex-Raptor Jeremy Lin is the first to join the roster. The event will feature over 20 celebrities, athletes, and “personalities from the North American Asian community,” with the goal of raising funds for the Jeremy Lin Foundation and the CCYAA’s new community centre.