Hoop dream: Young NBA player donates $2 million to his Tampa alma mater

Kevin Knox II was a top 10 draft pick in 2018.


  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 11:30 a.m. January 20, 2022
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Courtesy. A rendering of the Kevin Knox II Fieldhouse, currently under construction at Tampa Catholic High School.
Courtesy. A rendering of the Kevin Knox II Fieldhouse, currently under construction at Tampa Catholic High School.
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For NBA superstar LeBron James, a $2 million charitable donation would be nothing to get too worked up about, but for a 22-year-old hoopster in just his fourth pro season, it’s a significant chunk of change. So, it comes as a pleasant surprise that Kevin Knox II, a small forward for the Atlanta Hawks, has given that amount to his alma mater, Tampa Catholic High School, which will use the funds to build a new fieldhouse named after him. (The New York Knicks traded Knox to the Hawks Jan. 13.)

Wikimedia/All-Pro Reels. Atlanta Hawks small forward Kevin Knox II. The Tampa native was recently traded from the New York Knicks to the Hawks.
Wikimedia/All-Pro Reels. Atlanta Hawks small forward Kevin Knox II. The Tampa native was recently traded from the New York Knicks to the Hawks.

 

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