This previous week, Keldon Johnson and his brother Kaleb held a free basketball camp right here in San Antonio. Spurs followers might recall his elder brother Kaleb is a member of the Austin Spurs, the G-League affiliate of the San Antonio squad.
That is the third 12 months the Johnson’s have held a free basketball camp right here in San Antonio.
Carolina Teague, San Antonio author, reporter, commentator and all-around guru for all issues sports activities, went behind the scenes to cowl the two-day camp:
“Upon my arrival at Cornerstone Excessive Faculty in San Antonio, the primary one who greeted me was a girl named Linda…I requested Linda who the perfect level of contact can be to speak concerning the camp. Linda directed me to Keldon and Kaleb’s 55 year-old father, Chris Johnson. Chris was situated in constructing two of the place the camp is held- this constructing is the place the entire Elementary school-aged children had been actively working drills, taking part in basketball, and having enjoyable. I couldn’t assist however discover Mr. Johnson’s aura reminding me a lot of Keldon’s demeanor. Good, welcoming, and pleasant.”
Keldon’s father shared:
“Keldon is actually household oriented. Life is all about household. Household is why you get up within the morning. We’re a superb, hard-working, blue-collared household. And we’ve got a fantastic help system. If certainly one of us does one thing, all of us do it, and we’re all-in. That’s the reason we’re right here as we speak.”
Along with Keldon, Kaleb, and their father Chris, the son’s eldest brother, Kyle, youthful sister Kristen, aunt Linda, and mom Rochelle had been all available in the course of the camp serving in numerous roles.
It was then Johnson matriarch, Rochelle, who initially got here up with the concept for the Johnson’s to host a camp. The plan germinated when Bryant Stith, a 10-year NBA veteran who performed for the Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, hosted a free basketball camp Keldon and Kaleb had attended as kids.
Ms. Teague received some actual up-close-and-personal time with the Johnson’s, together with Keldon, whose motto has at all times been that “desires do come true.”
Because the camp will increase in dimension every year, so does the Johnson’s involvement with the San Antonio group. Keldon has so many charity occasions, particularly across the holidays when wants for struggling households will be most obvious.
Learn her whole article HERE, and subscribe to Teague’s Spurfect substack.
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