Korver leads Bulls past Nets 97-92.

You would likely think today’s “Snap. Shot.” is all about the Chicago Bulls and their being in the playoffs. Well, it’s not.

This past season the Bulls picked up Kyle Korver from the Utah Jazz as a free agent. Korver, like a typical basketball player, is tall, athletic and very generous. Whoa, was that “generous” that you just read? Yes it was.

Korver was born in Paramount, California and always loved basketball—his first love, the Los Angeles Lakers; early in his life his family was uprooted and moved to, get this, Pella, Iowa. For any of you who are thinking this is a fairy tale, it’s not, I have been to Pella and it’s a very real place. Turns out Korver’s father is a pastor in Pella, and it is obvious more than basketball has been instilled in him.

Kyle Korver gives to others based upon what has been given to him.

When he played for the Philadelphia 76ers, Korver held a coat drive where he collected and donated coats to “Operation Warm.” He has also worked with the NBA’s “Basketball Without Borders” outreach program in Africa, China, Brazil and India. But, here’s why I wrote about Kyle Korver today; he knows he has a gift, and he realizes that paying back to those who do not have what he has, is a role he feels is important to who he is---not his image, jersey sales, or restaurant. (I don’t believe he even has one.)

Every offseason, Korver donates thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours, to have ramps made for those who are disabled. Most of us have no idea what it’s like to be in a wheelchair and certainly the barriers placed upon mobility. Sure there are many players who donate money to schools and other very worthwhile programs, but Korver is involved. He doesn’t do it for notoriety; he does it because he knows it’s helping those who are in need. When you make more money than you know what to do with, this is the right thing to do.

In addition to being a very good basketball player, Korver is often mistaken for Ashton Kutcher even though as he says, “I am much taller than he is.” It’s funny, they are both from Iowa, so I guess that’s the place to be if you want to see Ashton and look-a-likes.

Okay, back to the Bulls. In addition to giving, Korver also has something most NBA players don’t; he has the highest shooting percentage of all players for making 3-point shots. It seems only fitting that he be awarded more than the average 2-point shot for his talent, I guess this is payback.

The photo above was taken at a recent game in Milwaukee. Kyle Korver always has a white mouth guard---I guess it beats a red one. He is a very gifted player, and I am told he knows how to "get into the head" of his opponents. For us Bulls fans, who are now numbering in the millions, I am happy he came to Chicago---we need more players like him.

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