Sunday, 29 April 2012
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NBA Celebrates World Autism Awareness Day
Hubie Brown and Mike Tirico
The NBA lent it support to raising autism awareness on the eve of World Autism Awareness Day as the announcers and coaches for the games broadast by ABC on April 1 wore the Autism Speaks puzzle pin.
During the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Oklahoma City Thunder, announcer Mike Tirico explained the presence of the pin and and spoke about autism awareness month. Check out the photos below. And to read more about the NBA's commitment to autism awareness, visit the NBA site to watch a video featuring Tim Duncan and Dwight Howard, read a profile of Autism Speaks staffer Kerry Magro, and read an interview with Tom Carelli, the NBA's Senior Vice President of Broadcasting and the father of a daughter with autism.
Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen
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- From: autismspeaks
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- About Me: Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents of a child with autism. Their longtime friend Bernie Marcus donated $25 million to help financially launch the organization. Since then, Autism Speaks has grown into the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. We are proud of what we've been able to accomplish and look forward to continued successes in the years ahead.
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Very good article. The NBA is doing a great thing for autism.