Puerto Rico was hit extremely hard by Hurricane Maria earlier this week, and Dallas Mavericks guard and Puerto Rican native J.J. Barea is trying to help.
Barea spoke with ESPN’s Tim MacMahon about the devastation in his homeland as he awaits word from his friends and family — most of the country is without power.
"It's completely dark over there," Barea told ESPN on Thursday after playing pickup ball with his teammates in Dallas. "No phone service, no power, no water, no nothing. We're trying our best right now to help, and whenever we've got contact with [family], make a plan and start helping over the next couple of days and next couple of weeks.