Sean Williams stops by Louisiana children's hospital

[GMJ]

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Williams Uses Vacation for Kid Stuff
May 27, 2008, 6:08 am Let?€™s face it, most NBA player trips to hospitals are pre-arranged with cameras at the ready. Not so Sean Williams?€™ visit to a Louisiana hospital this weekend. The Net rookie decided while visiting family in Alexandria, La. to call the local childrens?€™ hospital. Would they want him to drop by? No problem! ?€œHe?€™s been blessed to bless others,?€? sister Brittany Williams said.

NBA player visits local hospital - David Dinsmore - Alexandria Town Talk</div>

I'd say us fans needed to hear a feel good story. This is awesome for him to go out by himself, rather than be directed by the organization, to visit the kids...and then dunk on them.

 

[ToddMacCulloch11]

Always nice to hear about players doing something like that.

 

[kdub]

Great to hear. Props to Sean!

 

[Universe]

Very nice of him to do. He has realized people get joy by just his pressence and is using that to help kids.

OT: Still looks super skinny. Get buff son.

 

[ghoti]

Hey. Visit the family, make some sick kids feel good, eat some crawfish.

That sounds like a really great day to me.

 

[Voodoo Child]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Let’s face it, most NBA player trips to hospitals are pre-arranged with cameras at the ready. Not so Sean Williams’ visit to a Louisiana hospital this weekend</div>

Okay, so replace cameras with newspaper reporter in Sean's case (j/k).

Does anyone else ever wonder if kids in childrens hospitals know these NBA role players? I see guys like Sean Williams visiting with eight year olds, and I've got to think they have no idea who he is.

That's not to take away from the act. I'm sure the kids are happy to have any visitor, especially one as freakishly huge as Williams. I just wonder about these things.

 

[pegs]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ May 27 2008, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Let’s face it, most NBA player trips to hospitals are pre-arranged with cameras at the ready. Not so Sean Williams’ visit to a Louisiana hospital this weekend</div>

Okay, so replace cameras with newspaper reporter in Sean's case (j/k).

Does anyone else ever wonder if kids in childrens hospitals know these NBA role players? I see guys like Sean Williams visiting with eight year olds, and I've got to think they have no idea who he is.

That's not to take away from the act. I'm sure the kids are happy to have any visitor, especially one as freakishly huge as Williams. I just wonder about these things.
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Well, if these kids watched the all-star game in their home state (who knows, maybe they went to it?), they should know who he is:

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[Real]

Man that's cool. Definetly a sign of maturity which is also good.

 

[Voodoo Child]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ May 27 2008, 01:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Voodoo Child @ May 27 2008, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Let’s face it, most NBA player trips to hospitals are pre-arranged with cameras at the ready. Not so Sean Williams’ visit to a Louisiana hospital this weekend</div>

Okay, so replace cameras with newspaper reporter in Sean's case (j/k).

Does anyone else ever wonder if kids in childrens hospitals know these NBA role players? I see guys like Sean Williams visiting with eight year olds, and I've got to think they have no idea who he is.

That's not to take away from the act. I'm sure the kids are happy to have any visitor, especially one as freakishly huge as Williams. I just wonder about these things.
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Well, if these kids watched the all-star game in their home state (who knows, maybe they went to it?), they should know who he is:

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Nobody watched the All-Star game this year, much less the rookie game. To put it in perspective, the main event generated a 4.5 in the ratings. When Atlanta hosted the event a few years back, it garnered an 8.2. This season was the league's worst All-Star ratings ever.

And really, local kids affording All-Star tickets? I don't know anyone who actually went, and I live in New Orleans. It's something for rich suburbanites and tourists to check out in between their 9 to 5 and cheating on their wives on Bourbon street.

 

[NJNetz]

Nice to see Sean doing something like this.

Reporters or no reports you don't usually head to a hospital without it being pre-arranged. Sean is showing some heart.

Visit me.

 

[Belarus]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ May 27 2008, 11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Very nice of him to do. He has realized people get joy by just his pressence and is using that to help kids.

OT: Still looks super skinny. Get buff son.</div>

who is this?

 

[Run BJM]

Good thing he remembered to call his publicist too.

 

[ghoti]

I don't care if the reason he went was to make himself feel good.

I don't even care if he wanted a little publicity.

If the kids he visited liked him and become fans of his and it gives them a nice memory, there are no negatives as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Universe]

It was an article from the Alexandria Town Talk. I truely doubt he called people and told them what he was doing lol.