Terance Mann’s foundation provides mentoring and resources to young people in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and his home state of Massachusetts.
NEW YORK – The NBA announced today that LA Clippers guard Terance Mann won the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award for the month of February. Mann is recognized for his efforts to promote youth mentoring and community engagement through his foundation, the Terance Mann Complete Player Foundation. Mann will receive the David Robinson Trophy and the NBA will donate $10,000 to the Terance Mann Complete Player Foundation.
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Earlier this year, the Terance Mann Complete Player Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles (BBBSLA) announced a partnership focused on mentoring and community engagement. As part of the partnership, Mann helps recruit volunteer mentors for BBBSLA and addresses the critical need for strong role models for youth in the community. The partnership is BBBSLA’s first with an NBA player and includes basketball camps and clinics, VIP experiences at LA Clippers games and much more.
“I started the Terance Mann Complete Player Foundation last summer because I know firsthand what support and positive influence can do to help kids,” Mann said. “When I was a child, I told myself that if I had the opportunity to help change the lives of families like others did for me, I would do it. Being an NBA player is about more than just making a difference for my team on the court. It’s my job to help the kids who come after me be successful off the field as well.
In addition to his partnership with BBBSLA, Mann and his foundation have hosted youth basketball clinics in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and his home state of Massachusetts, as well as backpack and school supply giveaways and fairs. academics, thus reinforcing his commitment to supporting young people in the communities of which he was a part. The Terance Mann Complete Player Foundation and Skechers also hosted a fundraising event in Los Angeles, with all donations from the event going directly to the Terance Mann Scholarship Program, which helps provide students with resources and support to succeed.
Mann will be recognized in the arena as the recipient of the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award during pregame of the March 25 Pacers-Clippers game. LA Clippers President Steve Ballmer and Gillian Zucker, CEO of Halo Sports and Entertainment and President of Business Operations for the LA Clippers, will present him with the award.
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. He had a huge influence on the NBA family and young people around the world, traveling the world teaching the values of the game and making a positive impact through his kindness and generosity. The legacy he built will continue to live on through recognition of the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award, which honors the next generation of players’ commitment to positively impact their community throughout the NBA season . Each monthly winner receives the David Robinson Trophy and the NBA makes a donation to the charity or foundation of their choice. Learn more here.
