LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Corridor of Fame NBA participant Shaquille O’Neal broke floor on a youth sports activities advanced within the northeast Las Vegas valley Friday.
The youth advanced will function a soccer area from the Las Vegas Raiders, a boxing and MMA health club from UFC, youth assist companies from the Boys and Women Membership of Southern Nevada (BGCSNV), and extra.
Andy Bischel, president and CEO of BGCSNV, stated the world the place the advanced will likely be, close to the nook of Lamb and Lake Mead Boulevards, wants the assets.
“It’s kind of a service desert,” he stated.
Former NBA participant breaks floor on Las Vegas youth sports activities advanced
Former NBA participant breaks floor on Las Vegas youth sports activities advanced
Former NBA participant breaks floor on Las Vegas youth sports activities advanced
Former NBA participant breaks floor on Las Vegas youth sports activities advanced
Shaquille O’Neal, who has lived in Las Vegas for many years, is working to vary that actuality.
“If every big-time person just took care of where they lived at, the world would be a better place,” O’Neal stated.
The advanced will even function the first-ever alumni heart for Communities In Colleges, a corporation that Las Vegas icon Elaine Wynn performed a significant half in.
Corridor of Fame NBA participant Shaquille O’Neal broke floor on a youth sports activities advanced within the northeast Las Vegas valley Friday. (KLAS)
“She was the best, she was a visionary, she was a dreamer such as myself, and I was lucky to be able to call her a friend and a mentor,” O’Neal stated.
Tami Hance-Leher, CEO and state director for Communities in Colleges Nevada, stated the alumni heart will likely be a game-changer for younger individuals who graduate via this system.
“We know that their barriers don’t just magically disappear, so in this alumni center. We’re going to help them with job placement. We’re going to help them stay in school. We’re going to help them with financial literacy,” Hance-Leher stated.
The advanced is deliberate to open in late 2026.
