The Charlotte Hornets players and coaches knew they wanted to do something in response to the unrest in Charlotte in the fall. But they didn’t want to do just anything.
Months of thought and research later, the Hornets will fund two $60,000 college scholarships and establish a mentoring program for those two scholarship winners.
Point guard Kemba Walker, power forward Marvin Williams and coach Steve Clifford were the driving forces in this gesture.
“We wanted to find a way to impact the community. We know we can’t help everyone, but we wanted to help someone,” Walker said.