With the WNBA season concluded, Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray spent Saturday at Mojave High School coaching 120 children at CareSource Nevada's Point Gawd Basketball Camp. The six-time All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist led dribbling, passing and shooting drills before holding a question-and-answer session with the campers.
Gray fielded questions about her childhood idols — Magic Johnson and Allen Iverson — her alternative career choice in the music industry and her favorite food, seafood. She said she hopes the event creates a lasting memory for the participants and emphasized the importance of community impact and teaching teamwork alongside basketball fundamentals.
Seventh-grader Jordan Austin, who models her game after Gray, called the experience inspirational and said it provided insight into the skill level required to turn professional. Fifth-grader Mariah Gaylor added that learning from Gray made her feel capable of doing hard things.
Parents praised the interaction. Alannah Conway, mother of second-grade camper Ariyah Glasper, said it was amazing to watch her daughter engage with a favorite WNBA player and appreciated Gray pouring back into the community.
The camp was the latest youth outreach event organized by CareSource Nevada, a nonprofit managed healthcare organization that has previously hosted camps with Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker and the University of Nevada, Reno men's basketball team. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tracey Green said the mission is to get kids active, address community needs and combine fun with healthcare education.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Original reporting: Las Vegas Review-Journal →
English (US)·