Since Oklahoma City did not advance the next
round of playoffs, NBA star Kevin Durant knew his help was needed elsewhere.
Kevin Durant has donated $1 million dollars to the Red Cross for Oklahoma
tornado disaster relief, according to Red Cross.
cbssports.com reports:
On Monday, Durant tweeted, "Praying for the victims of the Tornadoes in OKC these last few days..Everybody stay safe!"
The NBA and the players' union also are coming together to add another $1 million donation for relief efforts in the Oklahoma City area. The joint pledge was announced Tuesday. The money will be going to the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and other disaster relief efforts, according to a report from the Associated Press.
“Our hearts go out to all those affected by the devastation that has occurred within our community this week," Thunder chairman Clay Bennett said. "We are focusing Thunder resources to help where we can in the relief efforts and to support the organizations that are on the ground assisting those affected by this week's storms. Even with so much loss, the strength and resiliency of this community have once again been on display, and we will continue to work together as our community and state recover from this disaster.”
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After Durant donated $1 million dollars to the
Red Cross to help tornado victims, Durant decided to visit the Oklahoma
disaster area to see how much damage was done.
See video below:
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