back to hardball. monday, three-time nba champion steph curry announced he would sponsor howard university s first division i men s and women s golf teams bringing the team back to the school for the first time in decades. curry, an avid golfer himself, spoke about the importance of the game. it s extremely rewarding to be here. i know, again, what the game of golf has taught me. obviously, i play basketball full-time and enjoy that part of my or that career path, but in terms of what golf has taught me about the different places it takes you, the thingatize teas s you about yourself, the people you get to play with. the washington post reports curry is making a seven-figure donation paid out over the next six years aimed at giving howard a time to raise an endowed fund that would make the program self-sustainable. it was made at langston golf course when is named for john mercer langston, virginia s first black congressman and
dr. wayne frederick. thank you, sir. let s talk about the particular issue of the big fund. the money that steph curry is giving to the university, howard university to get golf going. let s talk about that and what it means to you, that somebody is giving away a lot of money to something good. i think it means a lot, you know, like i was saying on monday, there s a lot of cynicism about what s taking place in our country, and i do think that there s a lot of good that s taking place, and a big part of this gift is to create scholarship for students, a big part of having the program as well and getting an endowed fund is to make sure those scholarships can be given every year going forward and that ability to access an education today in particular in terms of where we are as a nation and in terms of where african-american students are i think is also critical. curry s one of my heroes because i love the three-pointer, and especially the three-pointer because it s so unlike anythin
is this reality show presidency finally jumped the shark? plus, how basketball s superstar steph curry is helping to change lives through the game of golf, and a generous donation to a major university. something really nice to end the show with tonight. much more ahead. stick with us. mething really nie show with tonight. much more ahead. stick with us. you re out there,