TREND HOLDS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO
REPORT 14 DAYS OF DECLINE
TOMORROW
>> A LOT OF HEROES STEPPING UP
RIGHT NOW TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE
IN THAT COMMUNITY WHO NEED HELP
DURING THE CRISIS.
ONE OF THOSE HEROES IS NBA STAR
AND WASHINGTON WIZARDS PLAYER
JOHN WALL.
HE JUST ANNOUNCED A COVID-19
RENT RELIEF PROGRAM.
IT’S CALLED 202 ASSIST
IT’S GOING TO HELP PEOPLE IN
PART OF SOUTHEAST D.C. WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO PAY THEIR RENT BY
PAYING IT FOR THEM
JOHN WALL JOINS ME NOW
GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR
YOU CALL WASHINGTON YOUR SECOND
HOME
TELL US ABOUT THIS 202 ASSIST
PROGRAM AND HOW IT’S GOING TO
HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING
TO PAY THAT RENT
>> I’M DOING GOOD.
THE ASSIST 202 SPRM A 30-DAY
RENT RELIEF PROGRAM TO HELP THE
PEOPLE IN WARD 8, WHERE WE HAVE
OUR PRACTICE FACILITY AT
WHERE OUR TEAM HAS THEIR GAMES
AT
THE MYSTIC JUST WON A
CHAMPIONSHIP
THAT’S WHERE THEY PRACTICE AND
PLAY THEIR GAMES
A RELIEF TO HELP THEM PAY THEIR
RENT FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR SO,
HOW MANY DAYS WE CAN GET IT
GOING.
I THINK IT’S DOPE BECAUSE A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE HURT RG DURING
THIS TIME, LESS FORTUNATE.
THEY’RE AT THEIR LOWEST POINT OF
D.C. AND WHAT THEY GO THROUGH
OVER THERE.
>> JOHN, I KNOW WARD 8 WELL,
HAVING WORKED THERE, SPENT SOME
TIME THERE
THAT AREA, AS YOU MENTIONED,
THAT’S WHERE THE TEAM PRACTICES.
YOU’VE DONE SOME PRETTY AMAZING
THINGS DURING THIS PANDEMIC AS I
UNDERSTAND IT.
THIS ISN’T THE FIRST STEP YOU’VE
TAKEN TO HELP OUT.
TELL US ABOUT HOW ELSE YOUR
FOUNDATION IS HELPING?
>> WE TRY TO HELP IN SO MANY
WAYS
I TRY TO TELL PEOPLE, WE GET PUT
ON THIS PLATFORM TO PLAY THE
GAME WE LOVE AT A HIGH LEVEL
I GET TO BE AN NBA SUPERSTAR
I FEEL IT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAT
WE’RE PUT ON THIS EARTH TO GIVE
BACK TO PEOPLE
THAT’S SOMETHING I PRIDE MYSELF
IN DOING
I HAVE A PARTNERSHIP BRIGHT
BEGINNINGS THAT I’VE ADOPTED
OVER THERE WHERE THEY BUILT A
NEW FACILITY OVER THERE BY WARD
8.
I THINK IT’S JUST DOPE
I HAD BACKPACK GIVEAWAYS THROUGH
WARD 8, TURKEY GIVEAWAYS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT
IT’S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO
KNOW I’M NORMAL JUST LIKE THEM,
WILLING TO BE INVOLVED.
>> THE RENT RELIEF PROGRAM, IF
SOMEONE IS WATCHING OR LISTENING
AND NEED HELP, HOW CAN THEY GET
MORE INFORMATION
>> REPEAT IT
I COULDN’T HEAR YOU.
>> THE RENT RELIEF PROGRAM, IF
THERE’S SOMEONE WATCHING OR
LISTENING AND INTERESTED IN
GETTING HELP, WHERE CAN THEY GO?
>> IF YOU NEED ANY HELP OR WANT
TO GET A DONATION,
WWW.202ASSIST.COM.
>> WE PUT THE INFORMATION ON THE
SCREEN RIGHT THERE
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN SPENDING TIME
AT HOME?
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO
>> WELL, FOR ONE I’M SPENDING
TIME WITH MY SON, WATCHING HIM
GROW
THAT’S BEEN DOPE FOR ME.
I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE I
CAN STILL WORK OUT IN MY HOUSE
I’VE BEEN DOING THAT
I’M GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
I’M WORKING ON MY BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT DEGREE.
I’M IN SCHOOL RIGHT NOW TAKING
TWO CLASSES, TRYING TO GIVE
FORWARD TO MY GOAL, WHAT I
PROMISED MY MOM AND DAD BEFORE
THEY BOTH PASSED, THAT I WOULD
GO TO COLLEGE, WHICH I DID, COME
OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND TRY TO
GET MY DEGREE.
>> AMEN TO THAT.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU ABOUT GETTING
BACK TO THAT DAY JOB
A REPORT IN THE"THE WASHINGTON
POST" THAT READS, THE NBA IS IN
TALKS FOR JULY RETURN AT DISNEY
WORLD DURING CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC
>> I FEEL LIKE THEY’LL MAKE THE
RIGHT DECISION
I THINK THEY’LL DO WHAT’S BEST
FOR ALL OF US.
WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING
ON WITH COVID-19, HOW MUCH IT’S AFFECTED THIS WORLD, ALL OF US
AFFECTED THIS WORLD, ALL OF US
ON A STANDSTILL.
I’M PREPARING MYSELF TO KEEP
REHABBING AND PREPARING FOR NEXT
SEASON EVEN IF THEY DO COME
BACK
IF THEY DON’T COME BACK, I THINK
IT WOULD BE TOUGH.
A LOT OF GUYS IS HAVING A LOT OF
GREAT SEASONS.
I THINK NBA IS GOING TO DO
WHAT’S BEST FOR EVERYBODY, MAKE
SURE EVERYBODY IS HEALTHY AND
SAFE.
>> BEFORE I LET YOU GET OUT OF
HERE, LET’S TALK ABOUT "THE LAST
DANCE.
I WOULD IMAGINE YOU PROBABLY SAW
ALL TEN EPISODES
WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE
JORDAN DOC
>> IT’S DOPE, MAN.
I LOVED IT
I DIDN’T GET TO WATCH MICHAEL
JORDAN PLAY GROWING UP
I SEE A LOT OF DOCUMENTARYIES.
HE DIDN’T WANT TO COME OUT AND
DO MUCH.
BUT HE WAS THE G.O.A.T. IN A LOT
OF PEE’S EYES.
YOU UNDERSTAND THE MINDSET HE
HAD.
I HAVE A MINDSET WHERE I WANT TO
WIN AND DO ALL THESE THINGS, BUT
I NEVER SEEN ANYBODY WITH THAT
TYPE OF MINDSET.
THE CLOSEST WE CAN SEE THAT I’VE
SEEN WITH THAT MINDSET AND
DETERMINATION IS KOBE BRYANT
>> ALL RIGHT, JOHN WALL.
>> THE PROGRAM RUNS FOR 30 DAYS,
GOES FROM MAY 22nd TO JUNE 22nd
FOR MY FOUNDATION.
I WANT TO THANK MAYOR BOWSER
SHE’S HELPED ME OUT A LOT.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK MY
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
WE’RE TRYING TO RAISE 300K
I THINK WE CAN GET MORE THAN
THAT WITH ALL THE GREAT SUPPORT.
LET’S PUSH FORWARD
IF YOU NEED HELP OR WANT TO GIVE
A DONATION, WWW.202ASSIST.COM.
KEEP IT GOING.
>> JOHN WALL, KEEP IT GOING.
KEEP IT GOING, BROTHER
THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL OLD
ONES AGAIN
JOHN WALL REVEALING THAT HE’S
NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE WATCHED