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NBA Cares was founded
The NBA, its players and teams unveiled a new initiative called NBA CARES, Commissioner David Stern announced on this day. -
Goal was reached
October 2005 they set goals for 2010 and they rolled over that goal -
Nothing but Net campaign
In the summer of 2013, Nothing But Nets Champion and Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry joined the Nothing But Nets campaign on a trip to Tanzania to donate bed nets in a refugee camp. They distributed 38,000 bed nets and helped raise awareness about Malaria. -
Passing the reigns
Stern announced that he would step down as NBA commissioner on this day. Thus passing the torch to Adam Silver -
NBA Cares Special Olympics
The special olympics where hosted on this day in MSG (Madison Square Garden) in New York.
