Rowan Kavner
LOS ANGELES – As Chris Paul continues to demonstrate his skill on the court, it’s his actions off the court that were recognized prior to Wednesday’s game against the Spurs.
Paul was presented with the David Robinson Plaque as the recipient of the NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente for the month of April, recognizing his philanthropy, charitable efforts and contributions in the community.
“That’s an honor and a privilege,” Paul said Wednesday morning. “I didn’t find that out until yesterday. It’s cool they’ll give me the award. But I think the award goes to my parents, my wife, my brother, Carmen (Wilson) who works with me, and even the Clippers organization who’s helped with a lot of that stuff. It’s just part of giving back.”
Paul earned the honor for his community work through his Chris Paul Family Foundation, formerly known as the CP3 Foundation. Paul and the Chris Paul Family Foundation helped team with the Los Angeles Clippers Foundation to open a newly refurbished Boys & Girls Club in Watts earlier this month. In addition to earning the award, Paul and the NBA will donate $10,000 to the Chris Paul Family Foundation.
Each team has the opportunity to nominate a player for the award. The 2014-15 season-long NBA Cares Community Assist Award is determined by an NBA panel of judges and an end-of-season voting platform on social media. The nominees are the seven monthly winners and three additional players chosen by the NBA. The NBA is currently featuring the 10 nominees in total at nba.com/communityassist.
How You can Vote...
Along with an NBA panel of judges, fans can vote for their favorite nominee through April 27 via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #NBACommunityAssist and #PlayerFirstNameLastName.
- On Twitter, tweet using #NBACommunityAssist and #ChrisPaul. Retweets count as votes!
- On Facebook, comment on a post from a league affiliated account (Los Angeles Clippers, NBA or NBA Cares) using #NBACommunityAssist #ChrisPaul.
- On Instagram, post a photo using #NBACommunityAssist and #ChrisPaul in the description. Two important notes: Only unique posts will be included in the vote and commenting on a post using the hashtags does not qualify as a vote.
The NBA and Kaiser Permanente will donate $25,000 to the winner’s charity of choice. Fans can find additional details at nba.com/communityassist.