Russell Westbrook’s Charity Partners With The WPT Foundation

Summary:

• NBA top-scoring guard, Russell Westbrook, is ready to show off his poker skills at the Wynn Las Vegas on Friday night. 
• The player’s Why Not? Foundation has agreed to work together with the WPT Foundation for their fourth annual Poker Night Fundraiser. 
• For a $7,500 donation, guests receive a ticket to the poker tournament, a one-night stay at Wynn, and admission to a cocktail party.

Russell Westbrook, known as one of the top-scoring guards in the history of the NBA, is ready to take his talents to Sin City for an exciting evening of poker that will also help a good cause.

The Denver Nuggets player who is getting ready to enter his 18th NBA season is known as a philanthropist who loves poker. 

His nonprofit Why Not? Foundation, which he and his wife Nina are running for the purpose of raising money that would help empower underserved people in South Los Angeles, had agreed to partner with the World Poker Tour (WPT) Foundation on an upcoming poker charity event this Friday. 

The Poker Night venture, which is the foundation’s fourth annual upscale fundraiser and one of its marquee events, will take place inside Wynn’s Intrigue Nightclub, one of the Strip’s most prestigious locations. 

Everyone’s Invited 

Poker aficionados and basketball fans alike are invited to the event, along with anyone else interested in giving a hand to a beneficial cause.

For a $7,500 donation, guests will be handed one ticket to the much-anticipated poker tournament that is expected to introduce world-class players. 

Among them, WPT announcer and champion Tony Dunst, who will be busy providing live poker commentary.

Donors will also benefit from a one-night stay at Wynn on September 13, along with admission to a pre- and post-poker cocktail party for both the donor and a chosen guest. 

Guests who are not interested in playing poker can still join in on the rest of the engaging activities after making a $1,200 donation.

Perfectly Aligned Missions

WPT chief executive officer Adam Pliska called Westbrook’s vision for his foundation one that is

Perfectly aligned with the mission of the WPT Foundation.

He also took the opportunity to say they were

Honored to work with Why Not? Foundation in their fundraising efforts to elevate the underserved populations of South Los Angeles

The 2016-2017 Most Valuable Player has averaged 21.7 points per game over his lengthy NBA career. 

The former All-American guard out of UCLA who has also made the All-Star team on nine occasions is frequently seen joining poker rooms in the Bay Area while on the road during NBA season.