The season starts tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean teams are slowing down on their charitable efforts across the country. The Sacramento Kings partnered with Kaiser Permanente today to dedicate two brand new basketball courts in southern Sacramento. While they were there, Kings players and staff joined the children on hand to have some fun and get active. And DeMarcus Cousins discovered that hula hoops can double as wormholes.
Was great to see all the kid's faces when we unveiled 2 new bball courts for the Valley Hi community #NBACares pic.twitter.com/1ksWyeSn6M
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) October 27, 2014
You can’t tell because this is a still image, but Cousins isn’t actually walking through the hula hoops. Each time his hips clear one, he immediately teleports to the next. There are rumors that he’ll develop a perpetual motion device during the All-Star break, and the NBA Finals promise cold fusion breakthroughs from Dr. Cousins, quantum physicist.
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From the official release on the court dedications:
Today, the Sacramento Kings, Sacramento Kings Foundation and Kaiser Permanente dedicated two new basketball courts in South Sacramento to strengthen community pride by encouraging healthy lifestyles. The courts were dedicated during #NBACares week with Kings players, coaches and dancers. Attendees participated in basketball competitions with Kings players, received complimentary merchandise and home game tickets, and watched the team shoot around.
“These basketball courts are more than just a place to play – they represent the Kings and Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to promoting healthy and active lifestyles,” said Kings President Chris Granger. “As proud members of this community, we have a vested interest in improving Sacramento’s quality of life. Under Vivek Ranadivé’s NBA 3.0 philosophy, we’re dedicated to making meaningful impacts in neighborhoods throughout the Sacramento region.”
Benefitting the Mack Road Partnership, the two regulation-size basketball courts are located at St. Andrew Lutheran Church at 7839 Center Parkway. The all-purple courts feature a Kings center court logo and Kaiser Permanente logos. The Good Tidings Foundation, a nonprofit organization that has built over 100 projects to enrich the lives of deserving youth over the past 20 years, erected the court.
And check out the full gallery of images from the event on the official Kings website.
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