{"id":92312,"date":"2025-07-25T20:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/92312\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T20:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:42:11","slug":"ochai-agbaji-hosts-first-hometown-kids-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/92312\/","title":{"rendered":"Ochai Agbaji hosts first hometown kids camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/raptors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/raptors\/\">Toronto Raptors<\/a> shooting guard Ochai Agbaji is giving back to his hometown one play at a time. The basketball star put on his first youth skills camp today, with the help of some fellow NBA stars, including former Jayhawks teammate Christian Braun, who currently plays for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nuggets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nuggets\/\">Denver Nuggets<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis is something that I\u2019ve always really wanted to do as far as just giving back to the community of Kansas City, but also just especially coming here and them knowing me and kind of being so intimate. It\u2019s really cool,\u201d Agbaji said of his camp. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Toronto Raptors shooting guard Ochai Agbaji is giving back to his hometown one play at a time.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CPWE6CXHAFF2HNYKRCUAA7C7LM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Toronto Raptors shooting guard Ochai Agbaji is giving back to his hometown one play at a time.(KCTV5\/Gabbi Lumma)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The camp was filled with 90 kids, including 10 girls. The morning included shooting drills and even a free-throw contest. Agbaji said he remembers what it was like being a young camper in the kids\u2019 shoes, and it\u2019s special for him to host a camp of his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAll those coaches and mentors and parents and leaders that you know have gotten me up to this point,\u201d the Raptors player said. \u201cIt\u2019s kinda been a loop as far as just giving back to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">As far as his former coach, Bill Self, who was recently hospitalized, Agbaji said he hasn\u2019t spoken with Self since the incident, but has stayed in touch since going pro. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cYeah, I actually saw him a few days ago at the TBT,\u201d Agbaji said. \u201cBut I mean, just shocking news with that. He\u2019s in our prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Toronto Raptors shooting guard Ochai Agbaji is giving back to his hometown one play at a time.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RIR6MMGG4ZD4RNEYEIBNZP7S5U.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>Toronto Raptors shooting guard Ochai Agbaji is giving back to his hometown one play at a time.(KCTV5\/Gabbi Lumma)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Agbaji and other NBA stars will enjoy the rest of their offseason until the season tips off on October 21. <\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OVERLAND PARK, Kan. 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