NBA All-Star live blog: Utah Jazz owners Dwyane Wade and Ryan Smith raise money for cancer research with 3-point contest. NBAAllStar
As part of All-Star weekend, the NBA partnered with various charities in the Salt Lake area for service projects and activities intended to benefit the community.
Former Utah Jazz player Deron Williams joins hundreds of NBA volunteers as they give back to the state by packing food and supplies during the NBA Cares Day of Service in Salt Lake City on Feb. 17, 2023.Holly Rowe, an ESPN reporter and Salt Lake City native, received the 2023 Curt Gowdy Media Award on Friday.
“I started out by pulling cable for the Utah Jazz broadcast in this building,” Rowe said as she accepted the award in Vivint Arena. “To receive this award in this building is really crazy.”
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