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John Wall, A Man Of Integrity And A Man With A Big Heart, Surprises Struggling Family By Paying for Kids’ Private School Tuition An Buys Them Groceries

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John Wall’s community service has been well documented, but he went one step further to make one family’s Christmas special this holiday season.

After hearing that the Fields family of Washington DC was struggling to make ends meet after the mother was diagnosed with cancer and the father lost his job, Wall surprised them with $1,000 worth of groceries, tickets to a Wizards game, AND tuition to the twins’ private school.

“I lost my dad at the age of nine to cancer, so I know how it is to deal with a parent battling and trying to survive,” Wall said. “Hearing their mom was going through that, I wanted to help.”

Wall’s good deed was documented on “Good Morning America” this morning:

Wall shared the surprise at a private screening of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which he hosted for 200 underprivileged children earlier this month. One of the film’s stars, Kevin Hart, even gave the crowd a shoutout:

Between this and giving each of his teammates a Rolex watch, John Wall is the real Santa this season. Nobody tell Colin Cowherd.

You can see Wall, Jodie Meeks, and the Wizards play the Boston Celtics at 5:30 p.m. on ABC.

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NBA Suspends Hawks Rookie Kingston Flemings One Game for Elbowing Pelicans’ Bryce McGowens

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Atlanta Hawks guard Kingston Flemings (4) brings the ball up court against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half on Oct. 31, 2026 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans (Stephen Lew/Imagn Images)

The NBA suspended Atlanta Hawks guard Kingston Flemings one game without pay for intentionally elbowing New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce McGowens in the head, the league announced on Sunday.

The incident occurred with 3:04 remaining in the fourth quarter of New Orleans’ 121-99 home win over Atlanta on Saturday. Flemings was assessed a technical foul and ejected after a review, a brief skirmish broke out, and Pelicans forward Julian Reese also received a technical foul. Flemings had scored 12 points with six assists off the bench before the ejection.

Flemings will serve the suspension on Monday when Atlanta visits the Indiana Pacers, and the one-game ban will cost him $42,234. The eighth overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft out of Houston, the rookie point guard has quickly become a key part of the Hawks’ second unit, averaging 7.1 points and 4.7 assists in seven games this season.

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