{"id":810430,"date":"2026-08-13T04:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/810430\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T04:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:12:22","slug":"nbas-onyeka-okongwu-runs-chino-basketball-camp-for-kids-daily-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/810430\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA\u2019s Onyeka Okongwu runs Chino basketball camp for kids \u2013 Daily Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a kid interested in basketball, it sure is convenient if an NBA player grew up nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Just ask the kids who took part in last weekend\u2019s basketball camp in Chino.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Atlanta Hawks,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, speaks Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, to youths on the first day of a two-day basketball camp at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. Okongwu is a native of nearby Chino Hills. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Atlanta Hawks,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, leaps towards the basket Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, during a basketball camp at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Onyeka Okongwu, who plays for the NBA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Atlanta Hawks, works...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Onyeka Okongwu, who plays for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, works with youths Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at a basketball camp at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Participants run though a drill Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, during...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-14.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Participants run though a drill Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, during a basketball camp hosted by Onyeka Okongwu of the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Audrey Vu, a 9-year-old Chino Hills resident, takes part in...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-12.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Audrey Vu, a 9-year-old Chino Hills resident, takes part in a drill Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at a basketball camp hosted by the NBA\u2019s Onyeka Okongwu at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Atlanta Hawks,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-09.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, speaks Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at a basketball camp at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. Okongwu is a native of nearby Chino Hills. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tristan Butler, a 10-year-old Menifee resident, races toward the basket...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-13.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tristan Butler, a 10-year-old Menifee resident, races toward the basket during a Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, basketball camp hosted by Onyeka Okongwu, who plays for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu, works with youths Saturday, Aug....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-07-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu, works with youths Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, on the first day of a two-day basketball camp at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Youths focus on footwork during a drill during a Saturday,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-15.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Youths focus on footwork during a drill during a Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, basketball camp hosted by the Atlanta Hawks\u2019 Onyeka Okongwu at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Children wait for a drill during a Saturday, Aug. 8,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-19.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Children wait for a drill during a Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, basketball camp in Chino hosted by Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Participants in a basketball camp hosted by the Atlanta Hawks\u2019...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-17.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Participants in a basketball camp hosted by the Atlanta  Hawks\u2019 Onyeka Okongwu huddle in between drills at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Children do a dribbling drill at a Saturday, Aug. 8,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-16.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Children do a dribbling drill at a Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, basketball camp in Chino hosted by Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Atlanta Hawks,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-10.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, is seen Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at a Chino basketball camp for youths. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Atlanta Hawks,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, speaks to youths Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at a basketball camp he hosted at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joey Love, a 15-year-old Chino Hills resident, races across the...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-11.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joey Love, a 15-year-old Chino Hills resident, races across the court during a dribbling drill during a Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, basketball camp hosted by the Atlanta Hawks\u2019 Onyeka Okongwu.  (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu officiates a scrimmage Saturday, Aug....\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDB-L-HAWKS-0808-08.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu officiates a scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at his basketball camp at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. Okongwu is a native of nearby Chino Hills. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 16<\/p>\n<p>Onyeka Okongwu, who plays center for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks, speaks Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, to youths on the first day of a two-day basketball camp at the Ranch Sports Facility in Chino. Okongwu is a native of nearby Chino Hills. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was run by Onyeka Okongwu, who plays forward and center for the NBA\u2019s Atlanta Hawks \u2014 and is a native of nearby Chino Hills.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chino Hills High School star was in town Saturday, Aug. 8, and Sunday, Aug. 9, to host the event and give back to his community.<\/p>\n<p>During the sessions at the Ranch Sports Facility, Okongwu ran youths through a series of drills, from dribbling to shooting, a news release states. There were also fun competitions and mini games. It was open to boys and girls between 6 and 16 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Before his professional career, Okongwu helped Chino Hills win three CIF State championships. In 2020, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailybulletin.com\/2020\/01\/31\/chino-hills-basketball-program-retires-the-no-21-jersey-of-onyeka-okongwu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">school retired his No. 21 jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He played for USC, was drafted sixth overall by the Hawks in the 2020 NBA draft and is now heading into his seventh season with the Hawks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re a kid interested in basketball, it sure is convenient if an NBA player grew up nearby.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3776],"tags":[676,208,3874,7,160,97253,43743,97254,8290,677,2679,6,97255],"class_list":["post-810430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-atlanta-hawks","tag-atlanta","tag-atlanta-hawks","tag-atlantahawks","tag-basketball","tag-california","tag-chino","tag-chino-hills","tag-chino-valley","tag-community","tag-hawks","tag-local-news","tag-nba","tag-san-bernardino-county"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117086254118611626","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}