How are NBA players spending their summers? Sure, some the younger ones are participating in summer leagues and getting better to make their stamp on the league. Some of the veterans are working out and relaxing with friends. But, one, in particular, is doing something truly special.
The Los Angeles Timesreported this week that Jordan Farmar is heading overseas to the
middle east and work to bring peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Farmar, who is Jewish, is working with the Peres Peace Center to run a basketball camp full of Israeli and Palestinian children.
(Sidenote: Farmar is Jewish? This takes me to the classic scene from the movie Airplane:
Stewardess: Would you like something to read?
Passenger: How about something light?
Stewardess: How about this leaflet, famous Jewish Sport Legends?)
Farmar’s goal is to bridge a peaceful foundation between the two groups for years to come. Farmer states, “Sports can be a ground where everyone has fun and when you’re out there having a good time; you don’t really think about everything else that’s going on.”
Having participated in numerous camps from the age of 5 to 18, I must say it is a great way to build friendships, teamwork and trust. Even though we were only together a few days, I built some great friendships at the camps that I went to. We built these friendships from spending time with one another and working as a team to win camp ball games. I commend Farmar for his actions and think he is doing something very special.
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