Russell Westbrook may play for the Denver Nuggets, but he will always be LA to the core. On Monday, he unveiled a new state-of-the-art Westbrook Academy campus in South Gate.
Nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook continues to give back to the community he calls home. The NBA star, who signed with the Denver Nuggets following his tenure with the Los Angeles Clippers during the offseason, unveiled the newly expanded Westbrook Academy on behalf of his Why Not? Foundation. The state-of-the-art facility in South Gate serves over 400 middle and high school students from South Los Angeles and was launched in partnership with the LA Promise Fund.
While the 2016-17 league MVP has made millions throughout his career, he said he’ll always remember what it was like growing up.SUGGESTED COVERAGE:"Having grown up in Los Angeles, knowing the resources I didn’t have. And having an opportunity to partner with LA Promise to bring something like this to South LA for their kids, for their families…what’s most important is education," he explained. "There’s different parts of education that we’ve attacked here.
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