When Chris Paul strolled into Chesapeake Energy Arena wearing a bright orange Langston University hat, Langston point guard Keeto Browne remembers his phone buzzing as pictures popped across social media.
Four months later, Oklahoma’s only historically black college or university is still buzzing after Paul’s show of support.
“It made me feel like HBCUs in general were more important than what the public eye sees,” Browne said. “Everyone was just happy to see that. That’s the best way I can explain it … happiness to see we’re being supported as a community and as a school.”
The pregame walk into the arena doubles as a fashion show in the NBA, but Paul regularly uses that platform to spark conversation and promote positive change through his clothes.