These are the types of stories you wish you would hear more often about athletes. Wizards first round pick, Otto Porter bought a meal for a homeless man and on top of that took the time to sit down and eat with him. What Porter didn’t realize was that another customer took notice. The person was so moved by the act of kindness that she wrote a letter to the Washington Post to let the world know. This wasn’t some premeditated act for the cameras. This was a sincere kind gesture by Porter. Hit the jump to see the letter that was written to the Post.
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On Friday, during a very stressful week for Washington, I looked to escape the madness for 30 minutes on what was a warm fall afternoon. I was reading The Post and eating a quick lunch at a table outside a local sandwich shop while a disheveled homeless man sat nearby, persistently and unsuccessfully asking anyone who walked by if he or she could “spare a sandwich.” After about 25 minutes, Otto Porter Jr., the Georgetown basketball star and the Washington Wizards’ newest first-round draft pick, drove up, hopped out of his car and entered the shop. Mr. Porter soon exited with his sandwich and drink — but also with a sandwich, a bag of chips and a drink for the homeless man. Mr. Porter then sat down next to the man, and they both enjoyed their sandwiches while making small talk.
I am sure people expect athletes to do charitable things or random acts of kindness, but we all know it doesn’t happen as often as it should. By this gesture however, Porter is certainly getting his good karma going heading into his first season in the NBA. Applaud that man.
