The Warriors wrapped up a special program Monday that benefits disadvantaged girls interested in basketball.
For the last three Mondays, the Warriors have been hosting girls from the Grassroots Oakland organizationThe so-called Chicas Series invited groups of girls to the Warriors' Oakland facility for a basketball clinic with talented coaches. Then, they invited them into a locker room where brand new jerseys were hanging, with their names on the back.Get a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news.
“It’s inspiring for us to be able to do so and hopefully for the girls some things they’ll never forget,” said Jeff Addiego, vice president of the Warriors Basketball Academy.“Most people, they might never get to experience this maybe because of how they live, or maybe they think they can't, but I think it's a fun experience for people who never had it before,” said 13-year-old Sophia.
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