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On March 7 of this year, NBA veteran and CloseUp360 advisor/producer Caron Butler and his family's life changed forever when their youngest daughter, Gia, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Now, they work with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to raise funds to help others like Gia. To support their initiative, visit JDRF.org and search "Gia Butler."
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Coming soon: the #CaronCloseUp mini-documentary. @caronbutler #CU360
📹: @amirzing

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“It’s the narrative that surrounds the game of basketball, that surrounds me, the opinions that everybody has, all of these cameras have their own opinion. So it’s those things that come into play, which can easily allow somebody to get down on themselves, and want to give up and want to not be motivated. I was against all of that. I stayed with it, I stayed motivated, I pushed myself and I worked on myself mentally, emotionally, to be able to come back in this game, and still be here and do what I do.” - New Portland Trail Blazers forward @carmeloanthony after playing the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night #CarmeloCloseUp #CU360 #Culture
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This past Friday, Steve Kerr invited the family of Trayvon Martin to the Golden State Warriors-Heat game in Miami. After the game, the Warriors head coach met with Trayvon’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, and wore a wristband that read “I Am Trayvon Martin” to his postgame press conference. Steve has been an advocate for gun safety since his father was shot and killed in 1984. @sybrinafulton #CU360 #Community
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Kevin Durant is joining the strategic advisory board of Canopy Growth, a marijuana-related investment company. This is KD’s second foray into the cannabis industry with his company, Thirty Five Ventures. Last year, he partnered with Snoop Dogg to back Dutchie, an online cannabis ordering and delivery service. @easymoneysniper #DurantCloseUp #CU360 #Business
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Growing up in Geneva, Switzerland, Houston Rockets center Clint Capela’s biggest style influence was his older brother, Fabrice. “He always had like, remember the New Era cap, New York? He had all of these back in '04, '05, the baggy NBA jerseys and stuff like that. He was always ahead.” - @ccapela15 on @fabrice_c15_

Full feature for our “Style Stories” at CloseUp360.com/players/clint-capela. #CapelaCloseUp #CU360 #Culture
📷: @amirzing

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Kemba Walker may be long gone from the Hornets, but his legacy lives on in Charlotte, thanks in large part to Cody Zeller.

For Thanksgiving week, find out why Cody tipped off his charitable efforts with an homage to Kemba, and learn more about the Hornets center’s season-long community initiative to assist underprivileged youth, war victims and hospital patients. (Full feature for our “Home Court” series at CloseUp360.com/players/cody-zeller). @codyzeller @_kw15 #CodyCloseUp #CU360 #Community
📷: @amirzing and @blackout.panda

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NBA veteran and global basketball player Bobby Brown has support from the likes of James Harden, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul through his clothing line that’s becoming a staple across the basketball community: What Yo 1’s Look Like? @bbrownsix_ @jharden13 #CU360 #Culture
📷: @amirzing

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“I hate to say it, but a lot of future jobs are going to be taken over by robots. So if these kids can at least learn the basics in terms of technology, they can have a better job in the future.” - Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen

For Thanksgiving week, we spent time with @_bigjayy_ in Brooklyn to capture his impact on local youth through STEM education, for our “Home Court” series. (Full feature at CloseUp360.com/players/jarrett-allen). #JarrettCloseUp #CU360 #Community

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Sneaker free agent P.J. Tucker is close to signing his next contract, which is projected to be the largest endorsement deal of his career 💰

@pjtucker shows you why he’s so coveted in the sneaker game, as the Houston Rockets forward takes you through his experience at Paris Fashion Week. (Full feature at CloseUp360.com/players/p-j-tucker). #PJCloseUp #CU360 #Culture
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