The NBA and Warriors renovated the entire club with a new gym, and learn and play center including state of the art computers and books. It was incredible!
Here are a few photos from the event:
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver
Ahmad Rashad
NBA Legend Bob Lanier, USF Coach Blair Hardiek and Warriors Star Shaun Livingston
This has been a great week of events in Dallas! But the finalé — the All-Star Game was absolutely amazing!!
Unless you have been to the Cowboys Stadium, it is hard to get a sense of how massive the 50-yard HD TV is — largest in the world! It hangs above what is normally a football field (which was converted to a basketball venue for the game).
There is no bad seat in the stadium for the record-breaking 108,000 fans — largest ever for a basketball game! I had seats on the second row, and could see the game perfectly well, but I found myself staring constantly at the gigantic TV!
On hand were the usual celebrities, and great music including a performance by Usher, but the real star of the night was the stadium. Unbelievable!!!
Dallas has been incredible! We had an Africa reception where NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the new NBA office in Johannesburg. The NBA will be developing the game in Africa.
My friendDikembe Mutombo will be a major force in the effort to not only grow the game but to spread the message of NBA Cares around the continent.
We also had a WNBA reception where I had the opportunity to meet Maria Shriver and hear about the great work she is doing with the Special Olympics. I feel so fortunate to be a part of the NBA and the NBA Cares family. The work is so rewarding!
Here are a few more photos from the NBA All-Star Weekend... Will have some videos soon.
I have been going non-stop since I got here to Dallas! We have had a number of events the past couple of days.
A real highlight was our NBA Cares event with Laura Bush. Bob Lanier and I co-hosted the event. (And it was a really cool to be able to address the former First Lady...)
Read to Achieve
We dedicated a new library at Ferrell Elementary School in Dallas. Since Mrs. Bush is a former librarian and is passionate about literacy in this country, she was a perfect fit for the event. She was extremely kind and delivered a very graceful and articulate message encouraging the kids to read. I was fortunate to have been able to meet her and talk to her for a bit. She was wonderful.
