Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder teammates Isaiah Joe & Jaylin Williams gave again to their hometown of Fort Smith, Arkansas final month, as the 2 former Arkansas Razorbacks held a youth basketball camp, took half in group occasions, and stopped by totally different native eating places.
Right here’s some prime quotes from Tanner Sikes (Thunder Youth Applications Coordinator), Michael Beaumont (Fort Smith Public Faculties), Joe, Jason Morland (Fort Smith Boys & Ladies Membership), and Williams.
(by way of Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder):
Sikes: “We’re right here for a Thunder Youth basketball camp. So with Jaylin Williams & Isaiah Joe being on our staff; it’s a pure connection. We even have group occasions happening on the Boys and Ladies Membership. We’re additionally popping into a pair native eating places across the metropolis. So we’re simply bringing the Thunder out to Fort Smith right this moment.”
Beaumont: “Quite a lot of pleasure right this moment, as you may see. Half the city is right here, and the opposite half is peeking in from outdoors, everyone’s seeking to see these skilled athletes who simply occur to be former Grizzlies. What’s so thrilling for the group is these children had been raised right here, went to highschool right here, each went to Arkansas to be Razorbacks, after which each of them enjoying for OKC; you may’t write a script like that.”
Joe: “Coming again right here is surreal each single time. It’s been cool to see, particularly being a man born and raised from right here. I really like seeing the Fort Smith group come collectively and nonetheless do these occasions. Large due to OKC for throwing this camp right here as a result of the individuals like it, man.”
Morland: “As soon as we came upon that they had been coming; it simply despatched all the things to the following stage. We’re so excited and happy with them since they’d their rising up right here on the Boys and Ladies Membership to see what they’re doing now, after which for 2 guys to kinda observe one another and find yourself on the identical NBA staff is unprecedented.”
Williams: “I feel the primary factor that we wish to present the children is that they’ll do it. We grew up in the identical space, we went to the identical colleges, the identical Boys & Ladies Membership, similar parks, all the things like that; and the primary factor that I would like them to take from that is that they’ll do it, too. They will do no matter they put their thoughts to, and regardless of the place you’re from; you are able to do it, too.”