Athletes Giving Back

SI Staff | Apr 18, 2013

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Athletes Giving Back

Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter hosted more than 500 children at Yankee Stadium, handing out gifts to boys and girls as part of his foundation's Turn 2 Holiday Express.

Agnieszka Radwanska

WTA No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska teaches a young Japanese girl to play tennis at a kids' clinic at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

LeBron James

LeBron James paints at the Coalition for the Homeless as part of NBA Cares' "Learn" 2012 Day of Service.

John Buck

Then-Toronto catcher John Buck visits with kids from the Jays Care Rookie League and the Hospital for Sick Children during the unveiling of the Jays Care Community Clubhouse.

Tony Wroten

Grizzlies guard Tony Wroten high-fives kids while cleaning up during the NBA's Green Week at the Wolf River Greenway in Memphis.

Alonzo Gee

Cavaliers forward Alonzo Gee helps a young boy get closer to the rim at the newly remodeled basketball courts at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation.

Yao Ming

Yao Ming paints benches with children as part of the 2013 NBA Cares Day of Service at the KaBOOM! Playground Build in Houston.

Sydney Carter

Sydney Carter of the WNBA's Sky fits a young girl with a new pair of shoes as part of the Samaritan Feet Shoe Distribution in Chicago.

Reggie Evans

Nets forward Reggie Evans takes kids displaced by Hurricane Sandy shopping at Cookies Department Store in New York.

Kobe Bryant

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant helps child volunteers prepare care packages during an NBA Cares service event at the Boys and Girls Club in Washington, D.C.

Gustavo Ayon

Then-Magic center Gustavo Ayon helps run a basketball clinic for disabled children with teammates during an NBA Cares outreach event in Mexico City.

Andre Ethier

Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier hands out food at the Union Rescue Mission in downtown Los Angeles.

David Wright

Mets third baseman visited with children at PS38 in Staten Island, N.Y., many of whom were greatly affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Cleon Jones

Former Mets outfielder Cleon Jones stands in the center of City Harvest volunteers as he assists in repacking potatoes to help fight hunger.

Paul Pierce

Celtics forward Paul Pierce takes part in NBA Cares during All-Star Weekend in New Orleans by helping to build a house.

Cullen Jones

A child leaps into the pool as Olympic gold medalist swimmer Cullen Jones teaches pre-schoolers the importance of learning to swim during the "Make a Splash" tour in Houston.

Diego Maradona

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona holds a child cancer patient during a Chinese Red Cross Foundation ceremony in Beijing.

Sebastian Coates, Luis Suarez, Lucas Leiva and Joe Cole

Liverpool players Sebastian Coates, Luis Suarez, Lucas Leiva and Joe Cole (who now plays for West Ham) visit a girl in Alder Hey Children's Hospital in England.

Eli Manning

Giants quarterback Eli Manning carries his namesake, guide dog trainee Eli, into the Guiding Eyes for the Blind's Spring Tee Off in New York alongside Guiding Eyes president and CEO Bill Badger.

Ivory Latta and Marion Jones

Ivory Latta and Marion Jones, then players with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock, unload supplies from the team bus during a volunteer visit to the site of a tornado in Joplin, Mo.

Mike Singletary

Vikings staff and coaches, including then-assistant coach Mike Singletary (left), help local police, employees and volunteers build a playground at Minnesota's Northport Elementary School.

Nate Robinson

Bulls guard Nate Robinson bought toys for needy children and children of deployed military families for the team's USO/Chicago Housing Authority Holiday Party.

Pavel Bure

Canucks mascot Fin accompanies former player Pavel Bure on a visit to Vancouver's Children Hospital.

Phil Mickelson

Phil and Amy Mickelson donated $200,000 to help needy kids get a back-to-school shopping spree, and greeted some of the more than 1,000 kids here at a San Diego Wal-Mart.

P.K. Subban and Georges Laraque

Former NHL player Georges Laraque (right) and Montreal Canadiens player P.K. Subban (left) play street hockey with patients at Grace Children's Hospital in Haiti.

Quincy Miller

Nuggets rookie Quincy Miller feels the burn as he does push-ups with a young boy during the team's Team Fit Clinic with patients, siblings and supporters from St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Denver.

Ronnie Brewer, Amar'e Stoudemire and Rasheed Wallace

Knicks players (from left) Rasheed Wallace, Ronnie Brewer (who is now with the Thunder) and Amar'e Stoudemire visit a relief operation for Hurricane Sandy at the Edgemere Housing Projects in New York.

Ray Lewis

Then-Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis stops to hug volunteer Doris Bailey while distributing Thanksgiving turkeys to families at W.E.B. DuBois High School in Baltimore.

Reggie Bush

NFL running back Reggie Bush takes the game beyond borders as he teaches school children from Acacia Primary School to throw a football during a visit to Botswana.

Rudy Gay

Then-Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay helps a young girl adjust her hat while they decorate cookies during a visit to the Memphis Grizzlies House at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.

Derek Fisher

Former Lakers point guard Derek Fisher helps students at Figueroa Street Elementary School plant a "Teaching Garden" as part of a Meyer and the American Heart Foundation event.

Yao Ming

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming and actor Jet Li do some landscaping at the "Hands on New Orleans" event at the Capdau School during the NBA's 2008 Day of Service.

Published Apr 18, 2013

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