Milwaukee Bucks to visit prison, coach inmates in basketball game
Posted: Dec 12, 2019 8:50 PM CDT
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee Bucks will be meeting with incarcerated men and coaching them in a game.
It's part of a new program with the NBA.
Players and coaches from participating teams will sit down for a facilitated conversation with incarcerated people and members of the "Represent Justice" campaign, who are themselves formerly incarcerated.
Following the conversation, the players will serve as honorary coaches during an hour-long basketball game with NBA alumni, coaches and incarcerated individuals.
The Bucks and the Sacramento Kings are the first two teams participating in the program.