Joining the likes of Joel Embiid, Zach Ertz, and a plethora of other Philadelphia sports figures, Sixers' power forward/center Al Horford has made a quite hefty donation to support people currently being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pledging sums of $500,000 US dollars to six different locations, Horford's donation will no doubt help those in need. An absolutely wonderful gesture from a player who has long been involved in charity work both in the US, and in his home country the Dominican Republic.
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Horford selected six separate areas to receive donation sums, each one representing an area in which he played basketball at some point in time. DR: home country, Michigan: high school, Florida: college, Atlanta: Hawks, Boston: Celtics, and of course Philadelphia due to his current role with the 76ers.
Horford has been on the receiving end of quite a bit of criticism in 2019-2020 for his play as a Sixer. However, basketball aside for a moment, right now is not the time for comments like that. This is a fantastic show of support from Horford both to the Philadelphia community, and to the rest of the world.
Major props awarded to the 13 year pro.
Joel Embiid previously donated $500,000 to help cover for arena employees who were almost without pay. Ben Simmons also started up "The Philly Pledge", a donation campaign which has seen support from other Philadelphia athletes like Bryce Harper, Rhys Hoskins, Claude Giroux, and even members of the Sixers ownership team.
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