LOS ANGELES – Clippers point guard Chris Paul has been named ESPN's second annual Sports Humanitarian of the Year for his impact using the power of sports to make a positive impact on society.
Paul and his family have dedicated themselves to helping children as much as possible and “evening the playing field” wherever possible, regardless where that child grows up, through the Chris Paul Family Foundation.
“It hit me that it’s not fair,” Paul said while opening a newly refurbished Boys & Girls Club in Watts. “It’s not fair that a kid on this side of town doesn’t have the same opportunities as a kid on the other side of town.”
For his work with the Boys & Girls Club and his yearlong dedication to helping in the community, Paul received the April 2015 NBA Cares Community Assist Award in recognition of his outstanding charitable contributions and philanthropy, one of three community assist awards he received in his career.
Paul and the Chris Paul Family Foundation made a $1 million commitment to Boys & Girls Clubs across the country, and while his numerous charity efforts in Los Angeles and his hometown of North Carolina – where, for example, he established the Nathaniel Jones Scholarship Fund at Wake Forest, providing one athletic and one academic full-ride scholarship to the school – have gone a long way, his charitable efforts have extended across the nation.
Rowan Kavner, Clippers.com
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