Mavs Star Kyrie Irving’s Generous Donation Helps Expand Sports Complex in Jackson, MS

Dallas Mavericks' Kyrie Irving is no stranger to making generous donations to noble causes, and one of his latest acts of goodwill will bring smiles to the faces of many people in Jackson, Mississippi.

Dalton Trigg | Feb 11, 2024

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Dallas Mavericks superstar point guard Kyrie Irving is known for his high-level talents on the court, but his off-court contributions to those in need — many of which fly under the radar — are even more impressive.

One of the latest acts of goodwill from the eight-time All-Star and NBA champion came in the form of a donation to The Ark, which is a recently-opened sports complex in Jackson, Mississippi. The Ark's goal is to give the public, and especially the South Jackson youth, a safe place to enjoy several activities, including basketball.

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“For someone of that magnitude, Kyrie Irving, he’s one of the top players in the NBA. For him to send us some resources [for this] court, I think people see that [say], 'You know what, something that we do here, it does matter,'" The Ark's founder Ronnie Crudup Jr. said.

To make things even better for those who have the opportunity to play on in, local artist Christopher Windfield painted a mural featuring Irving's face and logo as a backdrop to the state-of-the-art court. Its purpose is to hopefully serve as inspiration to all who play on it. At the very least, kids will know that Irving helped provide this opportunity for them, and that could make a difference in their futures.

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As Irving continues to give to noble causes, he's also trying to help bring the Mavs their second championship in franchise history, which would be his second as a player well. In his first full season with the Mavs, Irving has thrived while playing next to his All-NBA teammate Luka Doncic, averaging 25.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists while shooting 48.3 percent overall and 41.7 percent from deep. Dallas is riding a four-game win streak and looking to make some noise come playoff time.

Published Feb 11, 2024

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.