FLINT, Mich. — Roughly 100 or so kids huddled around Kyle Kuzma and YMCA of Greater Flint Safe Places director Moses Bingham in the main gymnasium of the downtown branch on Wednesday evening.
“We’ve got a special, special, special announcement,” Bingham shouted. “I need you to hear me on this, because not everybody does what Kyle Kuzma is doing today and that’s called giving back. OK."
On behalf of Nike and Finish Line, Kuzma donated $10,000 to the YMCA on his 24th birthday.
Just like he did countless times as a child, the Los Angeles Lakers forward entered the familiar setting where he once honed his skills, but this time in a different role as a rising NBA star.