Chicago Bulls guard Coby White has basketball to thank for saving his life
September 26, 2025
Chicago Bulls guard Coby White has basketball to thank for saving his life
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> Using his platform as a budding NBA star with All-Star dreams, White recently re-launched the Coby White Family Foundation in hopes of helping Black and brown youth with holistic mental health support, equitable opportunities and creative empowerment while resilience and confidence.
> The primary focus of the CWFF is helping underprivileged youth in Chicago and White’s native North Carolina.
> “I feel like I can continue to impact the youth. It starts with showing them what the rights and the wrongs are and that violence ain’t ever the answer. There’s more to life than gang violence, more to life than being in a gang, more to life than what they have seen so far,” White said.
Makes you appreciate Coby more. Good read.
Good read. Billy and AK traveling to NC to support Coby is a really nice gesture. I know some people say the org has jerked his role around a lot, but it’s clear they really value him.
I guess we’ll find out just how much that matters (on both sides) soon.
> On his pending free agency, White said: “One of the things that I like to do in my life is to be present in the moment. I don’t really think too much ahead because I love Chicago. I love being in Chicago. I love the front office. I love my teammates. I love the staff. I built a great relationship with coach Billy Donovan. And for me, if it is meant to be [to] stay a Chicago Bull, then I can’t ask for nothing else.”
Hell yeah. Kid has a great head on his shoulders. Psyched for the season.
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> Using his platform as a budding NBA star with All-Star dreams, White recently re-launched the Coby White Family Foundation in hopes of helping Black and brown youth with holistic mental health support, equitable opportunities and creative empowerment while resilience and confidence.
> The primary focus of the CWFF is helping underprivileged youth in Chicago and White’s native North Carolina.
> “I feel like I can continue to impact the youth. It starts with showing them what the rights and the wrongs are and that violence ain’t ever the answer. There’s more to life than gang violence, more to life than being in a gang, more to life than what they have seen so far,” White said.
Makes you appreciate Coby more. Good read.
Good read. Billy and AK traveling to NC to support Coby is a really nice gesture. I know some people say the org has jerked his role around a lot, but it’s clear they really value him.
I guess we’ll find out just how much that matters (on both sides) soon.
> On his pending free agency, White said: “One of the things that I like to do in my life is to be present in the moment. I don’t really think too much ahead because I love Chicago. I love being in Chicago. I love the front office. I love my teammates. I love the staff. I built a great relationship with coach Billy Donovan. And for me, if it is meant to be [to] stay a Chicago Bull, then I can’t ask for nothing else.”
Hell yeah. Kid has a great head on his shoulders. Psyched for the season.