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Growing up the son of an NBA player, Magic guard Jett Howard understands the impact he can have on those in the community.

That’s why on Tuesday afternoon Howard, whose father Juwan played almost two decades in the league, treated 15 kids from the Alzheimer’s Association to a holiday shopping spree at a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Orlando .

The experience brought back memories for the 22-year-old who grew up in South Florida.

“I was just a super basketball-head as a kid and seeing an NBA player in-person, that meant a lot,” said Jett Howard, who’s in his third season with the Magic.

But the event meant much more to Howard than just being able to help out local kids who had the chance to buy whatever they wanted at the store, ranging fr

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