Langston Galloway signed a deal to play for the New Orleans Pelicans starting next season. The former Knicks guard will be returning to his home state of Louisiana.
But before he steps on the Pelicans’ court, Galloway is giving back to the community in a different way. Louisiana has been devastated by floods, recently, with 13 people losing their lives and countless more losing their homes. Galloway is trying to do his part to aid in the relief efforts.
According to Jared Zwerling of NBPA.com, Galloway has been back home helping the community’s rebuild. Galloway has led an effort helped by Marcus Thornton and Garrett Temple and supported by the NBA and NBPA to make donations for schools damaged by the floods.
Galloway:
“I just want to help the schools definitely come back, because it’s going to be a long process. Right now, we just want to get the kids back in school and get them moving forward. Even the kids that might not have been in school that were affected, those kids’ parents or their families might have been affected by the floods. So there’s just so many people that have been affected by this. I’m just glad to be able to give back to the community.”
“I’m trying to be that role model for the kids in Baton Rouge. It’s definitely key, especially one day when I have a foundation. I feel like I could be that role model to help the students to become student-athletes. The academics side of it is definitely key for me and I know that hits my home because I went to college and got two degrees—sports marketing and communications—so that’s definitely huge for me.”
Kudos to Langston Galloway (and everyone else involved in the process and many more like it) for helping the community overcome this natural disaster.
