Pro basketballer Jaraun surprises the children at X-treme Athletics camp

By TENAJH SWEETING Tribune Sports Reporter tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

BAHAMIAN professional player Jaraun “Kino” Burrows made the summer kids smile at the X-treme Athletics basketball camp after he not only paid them a visit, but trained and played in a scrimmage game with them.

The forward who plays professionally for Andrézieux-Bouthéon in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France, made the special stop just days after winning the basketball gold medal and Most Valuable Player (MVP) honours for Eleuthera at the 6th Bahamas Games. He was elated to be able to train with the kids and partake in the summer basketball camp.

“That’s what it’s all about, during my summer home I always run my raw talent programme where all of my kids who are abroad and also the young prospects that we are looking at are together in the summer along with the college kids and the pros… we are looking to also give back in any way we can like passing by summer camps and doing some things in the inner city communities,” Burrows said.

With the camp now in its third week since the start on July 3, the kids have been able to learn and develop basic basketball fundamentals. Skills include dribbling, shooting,