Rumors

“It was super difficult because I really didn’t have anybody to look up to that had done it,” Mann said of growing up as a prospect in Lowell. “But it was just a dream, really, and once I was able to branch off and start playing against kids in Boston and other different cities and comparing my games to theirs and then hearing all the kids from Boston and how much success they had with players before me, like Wayne Selden, Nerlens Noel, they paved the way and once I saw their journey I just followed right behind them.”

Boston Globe

Dressed in a sleeveless Skechers hoodie, Terance Mann stands with lights and cameras trained on him. He’s a guard for the Clippers, and Mann’s foundation, the Terance Mann Complete Player Foundation, organized and brought this entire production to Lowell, the athlete’s hometown. The foundation has been hosting a series of charity events over the past week, including a basketball tournament and a backpack drive.

Boston Globe

Kids ages 8-18 will get a chance next week to receive face-to-face pointers from an NBA player who grew up in Lowell. The Terance Mann Complete Player Basketball Camp will be held Aug. 15-18 at The Mill Works, 22 Town Farm Road, Westford. The hours of the camp are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, Monday to Thursday.

Lowell Sun

Rajon Rondo and several other NBA players were at a nightclub called Brian’s Ivy Hall in downtown Lowell Friday night when a man attacked Rondo. Rondo was the special guest at a nightclub on Friday night but apparently not everyone was impressed with the star’s appearance at the club. A man inside the club threw a punch at Rondo but there was no contact.

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