Through his Why Not? Foundation, Rockets star Russell Westbrook is purchasing 650 laptop computers to help better facilitate online learning for children in Houston who are no longer able to physically attend school due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Schools in Houston are closed indefinitely amid the outbreak, with lessons shifting online. However, in what's become known as the "digital divide," many students and their families do not have the home infrastructure or technology to immediately make the transition.
That's where a new initiative from the nine-time NBA All-Star and former MVP comes in.
"I'm extremely excited to be able to collaborate with Comp-U-Dopt and find ways to be able to impact the youth immediately," Westbrook said Monday at a press conference with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.