Friday Five: June 7, 2019
Greg Olsen donates $2.5 million to pediatric cardiac center — NBCSports.com, Charean Williams
“Kara and I are honored to play a small role in assuring all children in our community have access to world-class healthcare. We are excited to expand our reach at The HEARTest Yard and champion a new Cardiac Center.”
Michael Jordan donates more than $1 million to Laney High School — WECT-TV, Kendall McGee
Jordan graduated from Laney High School before heading on to UNC Chapel Hill in 1981.
How two NBA players, Larry Sanders and Royce White, are bringing awareness to mental health in sports — NBC News, Shamard Charles, M.D.
“Mental illness does not discriminate based on circumstance, which means that athletes are just as susceptible as anyone else.”
Bucks’ Malcolm Brogdon: ‘My life passion is not basketball. It’s helping people.’ — The Undefeated, Marc J. Spears
“I’ve always viewed it as my dream and something that I love to do. I view it as a tool, something I can gain resources, gain access, money and all these things that can influence and empower other peoples’ lives.”
LeBron James opened a school that was considered an experiment. It’s showing promise — New York Times, Erica L Green
“The 90 percent of I Promise students who met their goals exceeded the 70 percent of students districtwide, and scored in the 99th growth percentile of the evaluation association’s school norms, which the district said showed that students’ test scores increased at a higher rate than 99 out of 100 schools nationally.”
