Part 1 of an exclusive interview with Zaza Pachulia. He covers a range of topics including his own role models, and mentoring Jordan Bell and Damian Jones (including his veteran tip for dealing with referees).

Zaza Pachulia took some time on Tuesday to present the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco with a $25,000 check for completing the San Francisco Kids Foot Locker Fitness Challenge.

The challenge is an extension of a partnership between Foot Locker and the Boys and Girls Club of America that, according to the BGCA website, aims to inspire “all active club members to engage in physical activities for 60 minutes on a daily basis.” The event was described further in an email from Zaza Pachulia's PR representative:

On behalf of Kids Foot Locker Foundation, Golden State Warriors center and NBA Champion Zaza Pachulia presented the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco with a $25,000 check for completing the sixth edition of the Kids Foot Locker Fitness Challenge – a six-week program kicked off in mid-October by Pachulia’s teammate Andre Iguodala.