{"id":67005,"date":"2018-02-17T00:41:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T06:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=67005"},"modified":"2018-02-17T00:48:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T06:48:44","slug":"nba-elites-give-back-to-community-during-all-star-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/nba-elites-give-back-to-community-during-all-star-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA elites give back to community during All-Star Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By Serena Yeh <\/strong><br \/>\n<i> Medill Reports <\/i><\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2013Draymond Green played 38 minutes and recorded his third consecutive double-double in a game Wednesday night, but 13 hours later, the Golden State Warriors forward was at the Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles, chatting and playing games with young patients.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In fact, all four NBA All-Star players present \u2013 Green, the Boston Celtics\u2019 Kyrie Irving, and the Washington Wizards\u2019 John Wall and Bradley Beal \u2013 had games the previous night but made the Thursday morning visit to the hospital. Wall, however, is recovering from knee surgery and did not play in the game.<\/p>\n<p>The event was part of the NBA\u2019s Los Angeles All-Star Weekend community effort, where members of the NBA family, including NBA Cares ambassador and Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo and fellow Hall of Famer George Gervin, took pictures, played games and made crafts with the patients.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the hospital visit, the NBA hosted its All-Star Day of Service on Friday. Members of the NBA and its partners packed donations for low-income families and built a playground at a local elementary school. This is the 11th year the NBA Cares Day of Service has been part of the All-Star Weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means a lot to come here, just to put a smile on someone else\u2019s face,\u201d Green said. \u201cSo many times you\u2019re working hard, you\u2019re doing something for yourself, you\u2019re doing something for this brand, that brand, but to just come to do something out of good faith, put a smile on someone else\u2019s face, you never know what a difference it makes in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat they\u2019re going through is probably the toughest thing in their life that you could ever go through and yet they still smile. It just put things into perspective.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Giving back to the community is important for Green, who has been involved in a variety of philanthropic campaigns such as inviting underprivileged high school students to a Warriors game and taking at-risk youths to a holiday shopping spree. The 2016-2017 NBA Defensive Player of the Year shared that winning the season-long NBA Cares Community Assist Award was still one of his goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean just to give back though, that\u2019s more important than anything,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s not about recognition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about just giving back and making someone else\u2019s day, trying to make someone else\u2019s life better.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: At the Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles, Draymond Green took pictures, signed autographs and handed out presents to young patients. 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