By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-03-19 14:28:26
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马刺队前锋哈里森·巴恩斯(Harrison Barnes)被NBA评为二月份的NBA关怀行动鲍勃·兰尼尔社区贡献奖得主，NBA于周三宣布。
巴恩斯获此殊荣是因为他和他的妻子布列塔尼向AlamoPROMISE捐赠了25万美元，该项目为贝克萨尔县符合条件的学生提供学费和杂费。这对夫妇还资助了戴维斯·怀特东北社区公园的篮球场和游乐场的翻新，这是奥斯汀Play ATX倡议的一部分。
为了表彰巴恩斯获奖，NBA将向圣安东尼奥非裔美国人社区档案馆和博物馆捐赠1万美元。巴恩斯还获得了大卫·罗宾逊奖杯，该奖杯颁发给每月的获奖者。
NBA关怀行动是联盟的全球社会责任平台。
对AlamoPROMISE的捐赠将有助于支持圣菲利普学院的学生，这是一所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学以及西班牙裔服务机构。这笔捐款是为了纪念黑人历史月而进行的。
“在我的职业生涯中，我有幸体验到社区和支持的力量，”32岁的巴恩斯在一份声明中说。“现在，作为圣安东尼奥社区的一份子，我的妻子布列塔尼和我很荣幸能够回馈社会，并帮助投资于这座令人难以置信的城市的未来。与AlamoPROMISE和圣菲利普学院合作是我确保这里的年轻人拥有成功所需的资源和机会的方式。这关系到创造持久的改变，建立桥梁，以及支持下一代领导者。
“我的妻子和我都深切致力于成为这个社区的倡导者，我们将共同努力，产生有意义的影响，并帮助当地大学生打开追逐梦想的大门。”
这是巴恩斯第二次被评为社区贡献奖得主。NBA关怀行动鲍勃·兰尼尔社区贡献奖是为了纪念鲍勃·兰尼尔，他是一位NBA联盟办公室的高管和NBA关怀行动大使，任职超过30年。NBA在一份声明中表示，他“对NBA大家庭和全球的年轻人产生了巨大的影响，周游世界，教授比赛的价值，并通过他的善良和慷慨产生了积极的影响。”
兰尼尔在NBA效力14年后，于1992年入选奈史密斯篮球名人堂，并于2022年去世，享年73岁。
巴恩斯是一位征战了13个赛季的球员，去年夏天通过交易从国王队来到马刺队，他在自己生活过的其他NBA城市中（奥克兰、达拉斯和萨克拉门托）帮助他人的声誉是众所周知的。
马刺队代理主教练米奇·约翰逊表示，他从未见过一个新加入球队的球员如此迅速地参与到社区中。
“他在球场外的行为方式，以及他在如此短的时间内对这个社区和城市的影响，以及他的慷慨，不仅在经济上，而且还真正地身体力行地参与其中，这与他在球场上所做的一切一样具有影响力，”约翰逊说。“当你真正审视它，并看到一个去年夏天刚来到这里的人，这件事情应该得到更多的关注，如果我们不这样做，那真是太可耻了。”
马刺队总经理布莱恩·莱特表示，俱乐部在得到巴恩斯时就知道他们得到了一位“完美的职业球员”。
“但这不仅仅是在球场上是一位完美的职业球员，”莱特说。“这还包括他如何投资于社区，如何始终如一地规范自己的行为。 你可以通过这种捐赠以及他所做的关于他想影响社区的研究中看到这一点，这充分说明了他是什么样的人，他关心什么，以及他想留下一些超越他在球场上的表现的持久的东西。
“……我们为巴恩斯这个人以及他的家人感到非常自豪。 你放眼联盟，看看你想让什么样的人代表俱乐部，我认为我们对哈里森·巴恩斯和巴恩斯一家别无所求。”
San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes, right, and Brittany Barnes, left, announced a generous donation of $250,000 to the AlamoPROMISE tuition-free program, at St. Philip’s College on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 in San Antonio. The donation with benefit students at St. Philip’s College, a Historically Black College and University and Hispanic-Serving Institution within the Alamo Colleges District.
St. Philip’s College President Dr. Adena Williams Loston left, gives gifts to San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes, center, and Brittany Barnes, right, after they announced a generous donation of $250,000 to the AlamoPROMISE tuition-free program, at St. Philip’s College on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 in San Antonio. The donation with benefit students at St. Philip’s College, a Historically Black College and University and Hispanic-Serving Institution within the Alamo Colleges District.
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Barnes honored by NBA for community work
Spurs forward Harrison Barnes has been named the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for February, the NBA announced Wednesday.
Barnes won the award after he and his wife, Brittany, made a $250,000 donation to AlamoPROMISE, a program providing the cost of tuition and fees for eligible students in Bexar County. The couple also helped fund the renovation of the basketball court and playground at Davis White Northeast Neighborhood Park as part of the Play ATX initiative in Austin.
The NBA is donating $10,000 to the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum in honor of Barnes winning the award. Barnes also received the David Robinson Trophy, which goes to each monthly winner.
NBA Cares is the league’s global social responsibility platform.
The gift to AlamoPROMISE will help support students at St. Philip’s College, a Historically Black College and University and Hispanic Serving Institution. The donation was made in honor of Black History Month.
“Throughout my career I’ve had the privilege of experiencing the power of community and support,” Barnes, 32, said in a statement. “Now, as part of the San Antonio community, my wife Brittany and I are honored to give back and help invest in the future of this incredible city. Partnering with AlamoPROMISE and St. Philip’s College is my way of ensuring that young people here have the resources and opportunities to succeed. It’s about creating lasting change, building bridges, and supporting the next generation of leaders.
"My wife and I are both deeply committed to being advocates for this community, and together, we’re excited to make a meaningful impact and help open doors for local college students to chase their dreams.”
This is the second time Barnes has been named a Community Assist Award winner. The NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award honors Bob Lanier, an NBA league office executive and NBA Cares Ambassador for more than 30 years who the NBA said in a statement “had an enormous influence on the NBA family and young people globally, traveling the world to teach the values of the game and making a positive impact through his kindness and generosity.”
Lanier, who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 after a 14-year NBA career, died in 2022. He was 73.
Barnes, a 13th-year player, came to the Spurs from the Kings in a trade last summer with a well-earned reputation for helping out in the other cities he’s lived in as an NBA player: Oakland, Dallas and Sacramento.
Acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said he has never seen a newcomer to the team become so involved in the community so quickly.
“How he carries himself off the court in the way he’s impacted this community and the city in such a short time and been so generous, not only financially, but really being present is something that is as impactful as anything he’s done on the court,” Johnson said. “When you really look at it and to see someone who, again, just got here last summer, it’s something that probably should get more attention and shame on us if it doesn’t.”
Spurs general manager Brian Wright said the club knew it was getting a “consummate pro” when it acquired Barnes.
“But it wasn’t just as a consummate pro on the floor,” Wright said. "It was how he invests in the community, how he conducts himself at all times. And you see that with this type of donation and the research he’s done about where he wanted to impact his community, it speaks volumes to who he is and what he cares about and how he wants to leave something lasting beyond just his play on the court.
“…We’re very proud of the person Barnes is and the people his family are. You look across the league and at the type of people you want to represent the organization, and I don’t think we could ask for anything better than Harrison Barnes and the Barnes family.”
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News