Michael Redd, an NBA guard with a higher purpose, is looking forward to playing at the Summer Olympics in China and focusing for the moment on a free "Now or Never" program that he is holding today and tomorrow to inspire youths and adults in his home-town of Columbus, Ohio.
That’s not an unusual move for the Milwaukee Bucks guard and pastor’s son, who formed the Michael Redd Foundation in 2007 with his wife, Achea, to formalize their charitable giving. Last year, his outreach efforts included handing out free boxes of Thanksgiving food to the needy at the House of Peace in Milwaukee.