A Florida police officer is back in the spotlight for yet another act of kindness.
Gainesville, Florida Police Officer Bobby White first warmed the nation’s hearts when he responded to a noise complaint by playing basketball with a group of neighborhood kids instead of reprimanding them. The dashcam video of him playing went viral, along with the hashtag #hoopsnotcrime.
That act of kindness also got the attention of basketball legend, Shaquille O’Neal, who not only played a game of pick-up basketball with the kids but also arranged for them to attend an Orlando Magic game.
Soon after, Officer White started a foundation called the Basketball Cop Foundation. He is on a mission to collect donated basketballs and portable hoops for neighborhood kids. He’s already donated new hoops and basketballs to a handful of kids and a brand new portable hoop to a family that lost all of their Christmas gifts this past Christmas Eve.
By Alyssa Marino, USA TODAY Network, USAToday, SouthFloridaReporter.com, Mar. 3, 2016
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