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NBA - Sac Kings support UNICEF
By Raman Sharma PhilBoxing.com Tue, 11 Mar 2014
NEW YORK -- Sacramento Kings stars like DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay, Ben McLemore, Isaiah Thomas, Derrick Williams and Jason Thompson met with a group of high school students from the United Nations International School (UNIS) yesterday in New York City for a noble mission: help UNICEF get clean, safe water to kids around the world.
The NBA and the Sacramento Kings have been going all out for UNICEF USA all month long with former Kings great Vlade Divac heading an effort to provide children with clean drinking water. Kings players are wearing U.S. Fund for UNICEF warm-up shirts during pre-game shootarounds, the Kings? arena is covered in UNICEF blue, fans can make donations to support UNICEF water projects right at the concession stands, and coaches and even broadcasters are wearing UNICEF USA lapel pins during games.
A team of kids from UNIS High School have been working just as hard for the world?s children. When student Pranav Srinivasan founded the school?s End Poverty Club, classmates rallied around the cause. The group held a charity basketball game and quickly raised funds for the UNICEF Tap Project.
On Saturday, with Sacramento in town for tonight?s matchup with the Brooklyn Nets, the two teams got together at a downtown Manhattan hotel. Pranav introduced the Kings to the End Poverty Club?s work. Sacramento players and coaches presented UNIS kids with warm-up shirts.
Students split up into teams, working side-by-side with Kings players and coaches to rehearse their lines and shoot a NBA/UNICEF USA video PSA commercial.
It is refreshing to see the youth of today take charge in such important matters. It's also nice to see the NBA and it's players lend support to missions such as this. (RS)
Photo: DeMarcus Cousins snaps a selfie with a group of children promoting the efforts of UNICEF.
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