Okafor's Assist is Educational

2007/09/28 14:34:20 @NBA.com: News

In the HARTFORD COURANT, Mike Anthony writes "delivering a speech Thursday that touched on his own dreams and those of children he encounters, Emeka Okafor reached into his vast vocabulary and, in summation, offered one simple word: nudge. Okafor has always gotten a needed nudge, be it from parents, coaches or teachers. And now he has given UConn and the city of Hartford a big nudge. Okafor, a standout student and basketball player at UConn now with the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, donated $250,000 to UConn's Neag School of Education in support of the Husky Sport Program in Hartford."
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