December 3rd 2023.
Kyrie Irving continues to show his generosity and support for causes that he is passionate about. According to WLBT, the Dallas Mavericks guard recently donated an undisclosed sum to The Ark, a sports complex in Jackson, Mississippi. Ronnie Crudup Jr., the founder of The Ark, was quoted by WBLT saying, "For someone of that magnitude, Kyrie Irving, he's one of the top players in the NBA. For him to send us some resources [for this] court, I think people see that, You know what, something that we do here, it does matter."
Charles Lewis, a coach at the facility, expressed his gratitude for Irving's donation and how it could inspire the kids that come and play at the complex. He told WBLT, “It’s major. And hopefully, this inspires kids to know that somebody’s watching you. A lot of times, kids are thinking, You know, I’m not being recruited. I’m not being looked at. But yeah, somebody’s watching. So I hope that it makes them excited.”
The money that Irving donated will be used to build an additional basketball court at the facility, which is estimated to be completed by January 2024. This is not the first time that Irving has gone out of his way to support those in need. In 2020, while the city of Jackson was going through its highly publicized water crisis, Irving briefly alluded to it being a crisis caused by deliberate decisions made by those in power in Mississippi.
In November of 2023, Irving donated to Mari Copeny's Fund raising campaign for clean water, donating more than enough to reach her year end goal. In February of that same year, he donated $22,000 to Valencia Andrews for a herb farm she was planning on starting, double the amount she was initially seeking. In March of 2023, Irving donated $45,000 towards the construction of an orphanage in Ghana. The orphanage plans on building a basketball court named in honor of Irving.
It is clear that Kyrie Irving has a well documented history of giving to causes he is passionate about, and this recent donation to The Ark in Jackson, Mississippi is no exception.
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