On Monday, May 9, the NBA announced that Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine won the April NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente for his work with the Metro Deaf School in St. Paul.
LaVine took American Sign Language in high school and when searching for something to give back to the Twin Cities community, he thought the Metro Deaf School was a perfect fit. LaVine visited the school throughout the season (with no media asked to attend) before donating $10,000 to the school for a new kitchen area.
“After learning ASL, I realized that I had a unique opportunity to impact the lives of those in the deaf community,” said LaVine.