An unexpected exchange between Pacers center Myles Turner and a fan on Venmo has turned into a huge push to raise funds to help families impacted by the winter storms in his native state of Texas.
It all started on Monday night, when the Pacers fell in overtime to the Chicago Bulls at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After the loss, one fan found Turner on the mobile payment app Venmo and requested $100 from the sixth-year center. Like all professional athletes, Turner had seen fans "troll" him before on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, but Venmo was a new one.