Players who reach the NBA figure out quickly how blessed they are – and ways to extend those blessings to others in their communities.
Quentin Grimes learned that lesson a lot earlier in life.
As a high-school senior in the north Houston area, Grimes used his platform to award a Play It Forward grant to a local student as part of the Play With Purpose initiative. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year and gladly joined forces with the non-profit organization’s founders.
“Their son was a real good friend of mine,” Grimes said during the Mavs Academy Hoop Camp Thursday at the team’s practice facility.