Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jamal Crawford has a strong connection to Seattle having been born and raised in the city.

It has led to him to continue to give back to his community over the first 17 years of his career in the NBA. According to Chris Daniels of King 5, Crawford has put together another event to help out the city.

He was back in the school gym this week, on the court bearing his name, hosting a camp he paid for.   More than 200 kids were part of the “Community Giveback” basketball clinic.  Crawford just asked for the campers to donate a new or lightly used pair of shoes in order to attend.

“As a kid, that's the first thing you notice,” said Crawford, who said childhood friends weren't fortunate enough to have decent shoes.  “It gives you confidence, a certain confidence obviously you have them on more than anything else – you can wear shoes any day of the week and shoes on my feet have taken me around the world.”

The shoes donated by the kids in attendance are set to be included in backpack giveaways at Liberty Park in Renton. Crawford has maintained a strong bond with the city over the years that has seen him put on a summer pro-am at Seattle Pacific University that this year he made free to attend while also rebranding the event to “Crawsover.”

He has also paid for 4th of July barbecues while participating in clothing giveaways and donated food. Crawford grew up in Seattle having attended Rainer Beach High School where his No. 23 jersey is retired where he helped lead the school win the 1998 WIAA State Championship.