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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sport
Sarah Todd

Before knowing if he would return to the Sixers, Mike Scott gave back to Philly in his own way

PHILADELPHIA _ It was 25 years ago when Kenyatta Bey started the Point Breeze Youth Development Basketball League, a program that plays its summer games on a court at the corner of 19th and Washington.

It was just a few months ago that Mike Scott was acquired by the 76ers in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Despite Scott's short time in Philadelphia, and without knowing Bey or the history of the PBYDBL, the two became linked in June when Scott donated $15,000 to help keep Bey's program afloat.

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