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NBA NEWS - Spurs' Harrison Barnes named Community Assist Award winner

Barnes led a basketball clinic for 40 youth athletes from local schools. Upgrades included new basketball goals, improved lighting and a fully renovated playground with brand-new equipment and enhanced accessibility, creating a long-lasting impact for the Austin community - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

NEW YORK - (NBA)

Wednesday March 19, 2025

The NBA today announced San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes as the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for the month of February. Barnes and his wife, Brittany, made a $250,000 donation to AlamoPROMISE - a program that provides the cost of tuition and fees for eligible students in Bexar County, eliminating financial barriers to higher education and making college a reality.

Additionally, Barnes played a key role in bringing a newly renovated basketball court and playground to Davis White Northeast Neighborhood Park as part of the Play ATX initiative in Austin, Texas. Barnes will receive the David Robinson trophy, and the NBA will donate $10,000 to the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum.

The donation from the Barnes family will help support students at St. Philip's College in San Antonio. St. Philip's is designated as a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). In collaboration with AlamoPROMISE through the "last-dollar" program, scholarships will cover tuition and fees for up to three years.

Now in its fifth year, the program has supported over 23,000 students with tuition and college expenses. The donation was made in honor of Black History Month and at an event last month, Barnes presented the donation alongside San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and officials from St. Philip's College and the Alamo Colleges District. This is a cause that's important to Barnes who has served as a board member for the NBA Foundation, the league's first-ever charitable organization since 2020. Barnes' donation recipient of choice, San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, also serves as a grantee partner of the NBA Foundation.

As part of the Play ATX initiative, Barnes joined others from the San Antonio Spurs, Austin Parks Foundation and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, unveiling the transformed space at Davis White Northeast Neighborhood Park. Barnes' involvement was above and beyond in making this project a reality. In addition to the ribbon-cutting, Barnes led a basketball clinic for 40 youth athletes from local schools.

Upgrades included new basketball goals, improved lighting and a fully renovated playground with brand-new equipment and enhanced accessibility, creating a long-lasting impact for the Austin community.

"Throughout my career I've had the privilege of experiencing the power of community and support," said Barnes. "Now, as part of the San Antonio community, my wife Brittany and I are honored to give back and help invest in the future of this incredible city. Partnering with AlamoPROMISE and St. Philip's College is my way of ensuring that young people here have the resources and opportunities to succeed. It's about creating lasting change, building bridges, and supporting the next generation of leaders. My wife and I are both deeply committed to being advocates for this community, and together, we're excited to make a meaningful impact and help open doors for local college students to chase their dreams."

This is the second time that Barnes has been named a Community Assist Award winner. Barnes was previously named a 2019-20 End of Season NBA Cares Community Assist Award recipient.

The NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award honors Bob Lanier, an NBA League Office executive and NBA Cares Ambassador for more than 30 years. He had an enormous influence on the NBA family and young people globally, traveling the world to teach the values of the game and making a positive impact through his kindness and generosity. The legacy he built will continue to live on through the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award recognition, which honors the next generation of players' commitment to positively impacting their community throughout the NBA season.

Over the course of each NBA season, there is an offseason winner followed by seven monthly award winners. The offseason winner receives the Bob Lanier trophy, and each monthly winner receives the David Robinson trophy. The NBA also makes a donation to the charity or foundation of the player's choice.

THIS DAY IN THE NBA

March 19, 1950 The Rochester Royals closed out the 1949-50 season with their 15th consecutive win, 97-66 over the Baltimore Bullets, setting an NBA record for the most consecutive games won at the end of a season. The record has endured for more than 50 years.

March 19, 1956 The Minneapolis Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks 133-75 in Game 2 of the Western Division Finals, the largest margin of victory (58 points) in NBA Playoff history.

March 19, 1967 Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers made all 16 of his field goal attempts against Baltimore. It followed by less than one month Chamberlain’s NBA record 18-for-18 performance against Baltimore on February 24.

March 19, 1967 The Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 122-109 for their 33rd win of the season, the most ever by an NBA expansion team. Chicago Coach Johnny “Red” Kerr was later named NBA Coach of the Year in recognition of the Bulls’ achievement.

March 19, 1969 NBA Commissioner Walter Kennedy flipped a coin, Phoenix called ‘heads’ and it turned up ‘tails’. Thus, Milwaukee chose first in the NBA Draft, selecting Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) while Phoenix picked Neal Walk.

March 19, 1972 The Los Angeles Lakers defeated Golden State in what was then the most lopsided victory in NBA history, 162-99, at the Forum. That 63-point margin lasted as a record for nearly 19 years, until Cleveland beat Miami by 68 points, 148-80, on December 17, 1991.

March 19, 1991 New York guard Maurice Cheeks handed out six assists in the Knicks’ 97-79 win over Charlotte to become only the fifth guard in NBA history to reach the 7,000 assist mark for his career, joining Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Lenny Wilkens and Isiah Thomas.

March 19, 1994 Dale Ellis of San Antonio connected on a pair of three-point field goals during the Spurs’ 107-100 win over visiting Sacramento, becoming the first player in NBA history to reach 1,000 career three-pointers made.

March 19, 1995 Michael Jordan came out of his 17-month retirement and played in his first NBA game for Chicago since Game 6 of the 1993 Finals against Phoenix. In front of a charged up crowd at Indiana’s Market Square Arena, Jordan scored 19 points in 43 minutes but the host Pacers downed the Bulls in overtime 103-96. The game was televised on NBC and drew a 10.9 national rating and an estimated 35 million viewers, making it the most watched regular season game in NBA history.

March 19, 1996 Orlando’s Dennis Scott set a single-season record for three-pointers made when he sank his 218th, breaking John Starks’ record. He finished the season hitting a record 267 three-point field goals.

March 19, 1997 Utah’s John Stockton has one steal in the Jazz’ 113-100 win over the Celtics, becoming the first player in NBA history to record 2,5000 career steals.

March 19, 1998 Indiana's Mark Jackson moved past Maurice Cheeks (7,392) for fifth place on the all-time assist list in a 95-91 win at Washington.

March 19, 2002 Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz became the third player in NBA history to log 50,000 career minutes, passing Elvin Hayes (50,000), and behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57,446).

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