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Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young Receives January Nba Cares ATLANTA HAWKS’ TRAE YOUNG RECEIVES JANUARY NBA CARES COMMUNITY ASSIST AWARD PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE – NBA and Kaiser Permanente to Donate $10,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta – NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2020 – Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has received the January NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente in recognition of his efforts to impact the lives of youth, families and those in need in Georgia and Oklahoma, the NBA announced today. The award recognizes a player each month who best reflects the passion that the league and NBA players share for giving back to their communities. To tip off 2020, Young helped alleviate financial hardship for Atlanta families by partnering with RIP Medical Debt to relieve insurmountable health expenses. Young donated $10,000 through the Trae Young Foundation, to help eliminate more than $1 million of medical debt for nearly 600 individuals throughout Atlanta. Additionally, Young has provided youth in his native Oklahoma with a place to develop their skills and learn the values of the game through the Trae Young Basketball Academy, and has also helped promote education, inclusion, health and wellness across Atlanta through his Trae Young Foundation. Established in 2019 with the focus of generating awareness for mental health and cyber and social media bullying, the foundation aims to positively impact children and adults facing mental health challenges through education and research. Young and his foundation are also partnering with additional health and youth-serving organizations across Atlanta. “It’s very important to me that I use my platform to make a difference and give back in any way I can,” Young said. “Working with kids across the city is not only a rewarding and inspiring experience, but something that I genuinely love to do. The city of Atlanta and everyone in it has welcomed and supported me with open arms from the very beginning and I’m honored to give back to the community every chance I get.” NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo will present the award to Young during an oncourt ceremony before the Hawks’ home game tomorrow night against the Dallas Mavericks (7:30 p.m. ET). In addition, Kaiser Permanente and the NBA will donate $10,000 on Young’s behalf to Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. The NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente recognizes an NBA player each month who best reflects the passion that the league and its players share for giving back to their communities. It honors the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson, who improved the community piece by piece. At the end of the 2019-20 regular season, the 1 Seasonlong NBA Cares Community Assist Award winner will be announced at the 2020 NBA Awards presented by Kia. To learn more, please visit http://www.nba.com/communityassist/. About Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.2 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. about.kp.org About NBA Cares NBA Cares is the league's global social responsibility program that builds on the NBA's mission of addressing important social issues. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5.5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1,375 places where kids and families can live, learn or play in communities around the world. Internationally, NBA Cares has created more than 332 places where kids and families can live, learn or play in 40 countries and territories. NBA Cares works with nationally and internationally recognized youth-serving programs that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes, including: Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Vera Institute of Justice, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, UNICEF, Special Olympics, The Jed Foundation, Share Our Strength and GLSEN. # # # Contact: Chris El-Dabh, NBA Communications, (212) 407-8109 or [email protected] 2 .
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