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Former Euless Trinity basketball star Myles Turner is giving back to the school district that helped him reach the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks center announced on X that he has pledged $2 million over the next 20 years to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD athletic department. It will help every middle school and both high schools in the district.
The new Trinity Arena in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District officially became Myles Turner Fieldhouse on Monday after Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner signed a sponsorship and pledge agreement with the district. According to the district’s Facebook post, Turner also handed a $2 million investment to the HEB ISD Education Foundation. A volunteer board runs the foundation. The post did not say how the $2 million will be paid out or how long the name stays on the building. HEB ISD voters approved a 2023 bond to rebuild Trinity, maintaining the campus’s “high school on a hill” character. Phase 1 included a new competition gym, expected to take about 15 months. Students could access the new athletic areas by mid-August 2026, with Phase 2 adding classrooms, cafeteria, and admin spaces.
Justin Martinez: Jalen Williams held a five-star dinner Sunday that hosted approximately 125 guests served by City Rescue Mission, which helps those experiencing homelessness. The dinner was held through the WTTP Foundation, a philanthropic platform of brothers Jalen and Cody Williams that’s led by their mother, Nicole. Paycom also announced Monday that it donated $100,000 to the WTTP Foundation. It funded Sunday’s dinner and will support future dinner events in OKC and Arizona.
Justin Martinez: Jason Bodin, executive vice president of marketing and communications at Paycom: “Paycom is proud to help make the Williams Brothers Sunday Dinner possible for families who may not often have the chance to be served in this way. Our partnership with Jalen has always been about more than promoting Paycom’s software. It extends into the community, where we can support efforts that bring people together and make a lasting impact.”
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Myles Turner has pledged $1 million to Empowering the Masses, a Dallas nonprofit that works on food insecurity, through his W.A.R.M. foundation. The pledge was announced Aug. 27. It is structured as a conditional distribution of $100,000 a year over the next 10 years. Turner was born in Bedford and played high school basketball at Trinity in Euless. “The DFW Metroplex has always been home for me,” Turner said in the announcement. “The opportunities these communities have provided me were integral to my success over the years. So giving back to the Metroplex that shaped me is something I take seriously.”
Former Tennessee Volunteer basketball star Jahmai Mashack is embarking on the next chapter of his career in the NBA, but his heart remains firmly rooted in East Tennessee. Mashack returned to Knoxville to partner with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, roll up his sleeves, and work directly on the front lines of the battle against hunger.
Today we celebrate the generous spirit and Black People Magic of former NBA star and Gary, Indiana native Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson who donated $100,000 to his hometown to support families affected by the severe storms and power outages.
Glenn said, “Gary, Indiana will always be a part of who I am. It’s where I’m from, and I will never forget the people and the community that helped shape me. This is more than a donation, this is an investment in the City of Gary, its families, and its future.”
Newly crowned NBA champion Jordan Clarkson returned to his hometown of San Antonio to give back by hosting the second annual JC Cares Charity Golf Invitational with friends, fans, local businesses and several familiar basketball names. Clarkson, a Wagner High School graduate and New York Knicks guard, is coming off his first NBA championship. The title run included a win over his hometown team, the San Antonio Spurs, adding another layer to his return to the Alamo City.
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Clarkson said the championship celebration is behind him, but he is enjoying seeing his foundation continue to grow and bring more support to the San Antonio community. “It was amazing, but we put that behind us,” Clarkson said. “A lot of us already have; the celebration is done. Back to work and the goal is to do it again.”
Mike Curtis: Cade Cunningham has arrived for his 2nd annual “817 Day,” a celebration of his hometown in Arlington, TX. The 2-time #Pistons All-Star will lead the ribbon cutting ceremony of a newly renovated basketball court here at George Stevens Park shortly. Cunningham is also joined by Pistons teammate and Duncanville native Ron Holland.
Jaron Pierre smiled as he glanced over at Jamahl Mosley reclined in a chair getting his beard trimmed at the Washington Academy of Barbering & Arts in New Orleans East. Pierre, drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans in June, was born and raised in this city. So he knows what it means for his hometown to have his head coach spending three hours of his Tuesday afternoon doing what he was doing. “Coach Mosley is a real one,” Pierre said. “It just tells you that he wants to be involved in the community. You can tell it’s something he’s been doing his whole life.”
