NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 11, 2023)- The Honourable Troy Liburd, Minister of Education and Sports in the Nevis Island Administration, has expressed his gratitude to Brooklyn Nets center Nicolas Claxton for a substantial donation to students on the island of Nevis. The NBA starter, through the Nicolas Claxton Foundation, donated over 40 pairs of Nike sneakers to students who attended a basketball clinic he hosted on the island during his visit in June of this year.
“For us here in Nevis we are very fortunate that Mr. Claxton, having Nevisian heritage, decided to come back to his roots and come back in a big way,” Minister Liburd said during a ceremony on October 10 to distribute the sneakers.
“Through his foundation he was able to come and spend a few days of his off season here. On June 27 he held a basketball clinic – RELEASE –
and based on his observation Mr. Claxton said he wanted to assist some of the young people and here we are today. “We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Nicolas Claxton and the Nicholas Claxton Foundation, and to his dad Charles Claxton who has facilitated much of what has happened throughout.” Claxton’s father Charles was born in Nevis, where his
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