DALLAS — The NBA and the Dallas Mavericks are partnering to help the Boys & Girls East Dallas Club as part of the NBA Cares Finals Legacy Project.
On Thursday, a day after Game 3 of the Finals, the groups unveiled a renovated basketball gym with the help of Mav's players and NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
"Some things are bigger than basketball and today is a perfect example of our dedication in the community," said Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall.
According to its website the NBA Cares program, which started in 2005, "is the league's social responsibility program that builds on the NBA's long tradition of addressing important social issues in the United States and around the world."
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas received a brand new sports court, new basketballs, a new scoreboard, a newly renovated STEM lab with computers, and play zone.
"After all this is over, whatever happens in the NBA finals, that you take advantage of this club," said Adam Silver.
Isaac Edwards, 16, says he's been going to the club for years and is excited that it's finally getting in the spotlight. He was also happy to hear that Mavs players like Dereck Lively II and Jaden Hardy had also grown up in clubs like this one in east Dallas.
"Make kids flourish. It's an amazing thing to allow kids to chase their imaginations and allow kids to grow," said Lively.