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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Love & Zion Williamson Announce Their Donations To Help Cover The Salaries Of The Employees At The Arenas Where Their Teams Play

<p>Earlier this week it was announced that all NBA games have been suspended until further notice due to the spread of the coronavirus&period; With that being said&comma; that will affect the pockets of the many employees that work at these arenas that house these NBA teams&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; some of the players are stepping up&comma; and pledging to help cover the salaries of the employees at some of these arenas following the unexpected suspension of these NBA games&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks&comma; Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans have all stepped up to help the employees&period; All three players announced their donations through their social platforms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Giannis has pledged to donate &dollar;100&comma;000 to the staff at the Fiserv Forum arena in Milwaukee&comma; he said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;It’s bigger than basketball&excl; And during this tough time I want to help the people that make my life&comma; my family’s lives and my teammates lives easier&period; Me and my family pledge to donate &dollar;100&comma;000 to the Fiserv Forum staff&period; We can get through this together&excl;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1238538481535791106" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kevin Love also pledged &dollar;100&comma;000 through his Kevin Love Foundation and spoke about the importance of helping the employees at the Cavs arena&period; He said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Pandemics are not just a medical phenomenon&period; They affect individuals and society on so many levels&comma; with stigma and xenophobia being just two aspects of the impact of a pandemic outbreak&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s important to know that those with a mental illness may be vulnerable to the effects of widespread panic and threats&period; Be kind to one another&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"B9ph25mgJtQ" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Zion Williamson who is rookie on the New Orleans Pelicans <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;B9sFV-nFTRG&sol;">shared<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; &&num;8220&semi;The people of New Orleans have been incredibly welcoming and supportive since I was Drafted by the Pels last June&comma; and some of the most special people I have met are those who work at Smoothie King Center&period; These are the folks who make our games possible&comma; creating the perfect environment for our fans and everyone involved in the organization&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"B9sFV-nFTRG" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As we <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;mark-cuban-says-hes-putting-a-program-together-to-pay-mavericks-employees-during-nba-season-suspension&sol;">previously<&sol;a><&sol;em> reported&comma; Mark Cuban&comma; the owner of the Dallas Maverick announced that he would be starting a program to help pay hourly employees for the next four Mavs games as if they worked&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TSR STAFF&colon; 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