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Foundation Board Member and Former Trail Blazer Bobby Gross presented with Enforcer Award

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On September 21, 2018 Executive Director David Lucas and former NBA players Bill Walton and Lionel Hollins presented the foundation’s annual Maurice Lucas Enforcer Award to former Trail Blazer player and current foundation board member Bobby Gross.

The award is given annually to an individual who best embodies many of the characteristics that its namesake displayed both on and off the basketball court, including motivating and empowering kids. Walton and Hollins, who played with Gross on the Blazers’ 1977 championship team, are among the award’s past recipients.

About the Foundation

The foundation is named in honor of Maurice Lucas (1952-2010), the starting forward on the 1977 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers team. Besides his outstanding achievements on the court, Lucas also gave selflessly of his time and energy to Portland youth. The Maurice Lucas Foundation focuses on middle school kids in the Portland metro area. The foundation teaches life lessons through sport. After school programs, sports camps and outings change the lives of the youths who participate. Since its formation, 436 students have successfully completed the foundation’s academies and hundreds of others have participated in its sports programs.

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David Lucas (503) 880-4323

The Maurice Lucas Foundation has taught me that integrity is the key to living a life of respect. With respect you will have a positive attitude. Thank you, Mrs. Lucas, David and the staff for giving me the additional support through middle school.

— Maliki, Student – Grade 8

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Maurice Lucas Foundation
PO Box 1661
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Phone: 503-880-4323

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  • 🎁 Happy Birthday to our amazing Executive Director, David Lucas 🎉🎊We wish you all the best on your very special day. Thank you for all your endless time and support in our community 🤗
  • On today’s date in 1977, Warrior legend Maurice Lucas scored a career playoff-high of 29 points for the Portland Trailblazers, hitting 14 field goals and one of two free throws to lead Portland to a 96-83 win over Artis Gilmore and Norm Van Lier's Chicago Bulls in Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs' first round. After averaging 20.2 points and 11.4 rebounds per game during the regular season, Lucas and Hall of Famer Bill Walton would lead the Trailblazers past the Bulls, 2 games to 1, then past David Thompson and Dan Issel's Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semi-finals, 4 games to 2. Lucas and his Trailblazers would then go on to sweep Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Cazzie Russell, and former teammate and fellow Warrior legend Earl Tatum's Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals before knocking off George McGinnis, Darryl Dawkins and Julius Erving's Philadelphia 76ers to win the 1977 NBA Championship in 6 games.
  • Save the Date! 9th Annual Maurice Lucas Celebration Dinner, Auction & After Party Sat, September 7th. For more details and sponsorship opportunities please visit www.ml20.org Help us empower Portland’s youth with opportunities for developmental growth and celebrate the legacy of Maurice Lucas. “Teaching Life Lessons Through Education & Sport” #mauricelucas #annualdinner #enforcer #afterschool #education #sport #lifelessons #nba #fundraiser
  • Save the Date! 16th Annual Maurice Lucas Celebrity Golf Invitational - July 25th, 2019 at The Reserve. For Sponsorship/Foursome info please visit ML20.org or click on link in Bio. #mauricelucas #celebritygolf #golf #enforcer #portlandtrailblazers #portland #nba #mercadesbenzportland #mercadesbenzbeaverton

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