NBA’s Desmond Bane has become a household name with basketball fans around the country and the world, but his fame and success has never caused him to forget his roots.
Bane returned to Richmond on Saturday, July 13, to offer a free basketball clinic for area youth at the Athletics and Wellness Center on the campus of Earlham College.
Bane interacted with the nearly 250 kids who attended.
Bane laughs with a young participant wearing a Bane Memphis Grizzlies jersey. Photo by Rachel Moore 
Participants practice footwork during Richmond native and NBA player Desmond Bane’s free basketball clinic July 13 at Earlham College. Photo by Rachel Moore 
Bane instructs participants in ball-handling. Photo by Rachel Moore
A version of this article appeared in the July 24 2024 print edition of the Western Wayne News.