Matt Barnes, a former NBA player who announced his retirement from the league in December, is starting a scholarship fund for the children of Stephon Clark, to ensure that they go to college. Barnes announced the news at a rally in downtown Sacramento:
Matt Barnes, speaking at rally in downtown Sacramento, announces he is starting scholarship to ensure kids of slain Stephon Clark will have the opportunity to go to college pic.twitter.com/kFFTsId1fN
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March 31, 2018
Clark, a black man, was unarmed when he was shot eight times by Sacramento Police. He was 22 years old. Clark’s death sparked mass outrage and protests in Sacramento.
Barnes planned a march for Clark in Sacramento and attended the funeral. New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins, who spent the first six-and-a-half years of his career with the Sacramento Kings, reportedly offered to pay for Clark’s funeral.
Kings guard Garrett Temple, who has spoken out about Clark’s death and police violence, joined Barnes on stage at the rally:
Garrett Temple and Matt Barnes come on the stage with #StephonClark’s children, widow, Uncle Curtis and grandmother, Sequita Thompson. pic.twitter.com/X950hAecyV
— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) March 31, 2018
Barnes was not the first to have the idea of paying for the education of Clark’s children. On Wednesday, the Kings announced a plan to set up an education fund for Clark’s children.
