Trae Young Foundation helps eliminate USD 1 million in medical debt for Atlanta families

NBA star Trae Young has gotten off to an eventful start in Atlanta. In 2018, Trae Young was selected by Dallas Mavericks but was n traded to Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Luka Doncic. However, it w appears that move worked well for all parties involved with struggling families in Atlanta being unlikely winners from deal. 

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Trae Young helps erase $1 million in medical debt for struggling families in Atlanta

Trae Young Foundation partnered with n-profit organization RIP Medical Debt to eliminate more than USD 1 million in medical bills for struggling families in Atlanta. Trae Young donated USD 10,000, which was n given through his foundation in order to get rid of over USD 1 million worth of medical debt for 570 people in area, according to a press release.

Speaking after news came to light, Atlanta Hawks point guard said that he felt moved to donate amount since city of Atlanta was thing but hospitable since Hawks drafted him in 2018.

Trae Young continued by saying that giving back to community was "extremely important" to him. He n concluded by saying that he hopes those families can be slightly relieved, kwing that ir bills have been taken care of in New Year 2020.

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Nets' Spencer Dinwiddie lauds Trae Young

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie was quick to comment on same on Twitter. Dinwiddie labelled Trae Young's donation as "big time". He also pointed out inefficacy of America's debt-based system in same tweet. 

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(Im Courtesy: Trae Young Foundation Twitter handle)