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Shaquille O’Neal Donates House To Woman Whose Son Was Shot At Football Game
NBA Star Harrison Barnes
Shaq helps a family in need by donating a house to a family in need.
Former LSU basketball star Shaquille O’Neal has do- nated a home to an Atlanta woman whose 12-year-old son was shot at a football game and paralyzed from the chest down.
The family was living in a one-bedroom apartment that was not accessible for people with disabilities, but they now have a home in a better neigh- borhood. The home is fully fur- nished and Shaq will pay rent for the next year.
Two members of the board of pizza chain Papa John’s are also contributing funds, and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has shown
Atatiana Jefferson
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL
Sacramento Kings star Harrison Barnes has stepped up to pay for the fu- neral of Atatiana Jeffer- son, the Black woman who was shot and killed last Sat- urday morning by a white Fort Worth police officer while she was in her own home.
Before he joined the Kings, Barnes spent two-and-a- half years in Dallas as a mem- ber of the Mavericks, so he still feels a connection to his previous home city, as evi- dent by the generous gesture Barnes and his wife made to Jefferson’s family.
Jefferson had been look- ing after her eight-year-old nephew when the officer, Aaron Dean, arrived at her open-door home and opened fire without announcing he
Will Pay For Funeral Of
support for the effort.
Isaiah Payton was shot
through the spine in August after a football game scrim- mage between two high schools.
Payton’s mother, Allison Woods, has said relearning
how to care for her son meant she had to leave her job, adding financial stress to her emotional turmoil.
A 15-year-old has been ar- rested in connection with the shooting and is being charged with aggravated assault.
HARRISON BARNES
was a policeman. 28-year-old Jefferson was shot and killed on the scene, and Dean since has resigned and been charged with murder. He’s currently out on $200,000 bail.
NBA Season Starts Tuesday With Double Header
The NBA on Aug. 12 re- leased its complete game schedule and broadcast schedules for TNT, ESPN, ABC, NBA TV and ESPN Radio for the 2019-20 regular season. The league’s 74th reg- ular season will tip off on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, and conclude on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
Tuesday, Oct. 22: TNT Doubleheader
TNT will have an open- ing-night doubleheader for the 24th consecutive season, marking Turner Sports’ 36th straight year of NBA coverage.
• New Orleans at Toronto (8 p.m. ET): The defending NBA cham- pion Raptors receive their championship rings and unveil their banner for the 2018-19 season before facing the Pelicans in the debut of New Or- leans’ Zion Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick in NBA Draft 2019 pre- sented by State Farm.
• Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers (10:30 p.m. ET): Six-time All-Star An-
thony Davis makes his Lakers debut and four- time Kia NBA MVP Le- Bron James opens his 17th season in a matchup with the Clippers, now with 2019 Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard and six-time All- Star Paul George.
Wednesday, Oct. 23:
ESPN Doubleheader ESPN will tip off its 18th consecutive year of NBA coverage with the follow- ing doubleheader:
• Boston at Philadel- phia (7:30 p.m.): Five- time All-Star Al Horford of the 76ers and three- time All-Star Kemba Walker of the Celtics debut with their respec- tive teams.
• Denver at Portland (10 p.m.)
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