Kyrie Irving has more than his NBA teammates backs. The Cleveland Cavalier also takes care of those reppin’ his junior high school alma mater—The Patrick School.
Upon learning 12-year-old Spencer Joyner was missing school due to a rare brain disorder—where spinal fluid leaks into his skull and cause excruciating headaches–Irving paid for his entire $11,000 tuition bill and medical bills.
The New Jersey native has been back in school for a month and still thriving from the boost Irving gave him.
“I would thank him for all the things that he’s done, paying for my tuition, paying for my medical bills,” Spencer said.
Irving isn’t the only superstar to open his wallet and hope to make a difference. As you all know Chance the Rapper has been laying down a lotsa stacks to improve Chi-town public schools. This weekend he let his friends in on the act.
Like Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett, who vowed to donate his endorsements to the effort.
I was inspired by Chance The Rapper to ‘think bigger’ when he pledged one million dollars to Chicago kids and their school system. So, I’ll be joining him by investing in the future of our youth.
Chance even influenced the Chicago Bulls head office to write a $1 million check to the cause. Chance was even there to watch the check being presented to the schools.
The Chicago Tribune reports 12 Chi-Town schools will receive an extra $10,000 as a result.
At the announcement, Chance said “It is my job, just as who I am, to bring light and attention to public school funding, broken formulas and especially how it affects my hometown … where there’s 90 percent minority students.”
Chance the Rapper Chicago’s Mayor.
