Throughout his first seven seasons in the league, DeMarcus Cousins has been quite involved in community events off the court.
The 27-year-old recently had another generous gesture to his hometown of Mobile, Alabama by making a large donation to help construct a basketball court, according to William Guillory of Nola.com.
The New Orleans Pelicans big man joined Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson on Saturday to reveal Cousins' $253,000 donation to refurbish the court at Figures Park, which is also down the street from Cousins' old high school.
“Growing up, that's all we did was play basketball,” Cousins said. “These courts kept a lot of kids out of trouble and they brought a lot of the people in the community together. We're going to refurbish it and give it a little makeover and I think the people here will really appreciate it.”
Stimpson also added that the city is planning to add bleachers and a chain-linked around the court to give it a similar look and vibe that Rucker Parker in New York City possesses. The hope is that it could bring the community together even further through the game of basketball.
This is a side of Cousins that doesn't receive enough publicity given his strong and sometimes fiery personality on the court that overshadows the type of person he has shown to be away from it.
He has been involved in other notable charity work such as teaming up with VSP Vision Care to host a completely free summer basketball camp for at-risk youth located at Sacramento High School last year, which marked the third year that he had put together his Elite Skills Basketball Camp in Sacramento.
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