NEW YORK, October 30, 2025 – The NBA and the NBPA today announced Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein as the NBA Cares Bob Lanier Community Assist Award winner for the 2025 offseason. Hartenstein and his foundation (Hartenstein Foundation) collaborated with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County and Positive Tomorrows to provide a shopping spree for students and built a community basketball court.

Shortly after becoming an NBA champion in June, Hartenstein donated $10,000 to Positive Tomorrows—an organization that partners with families experiencing homelessness to educate their children and create pathways to success. Hartenstein followed that donation in September with an additional $12,000 to provide back-to-school supplies and essentials for students getting ready to s

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