Hooped Up

Recently Amar’e Stoudemire took some time out of his busy schedule to help advocate animal rights in collaboration with PETA by shooting two anti-fur ads. In this behind the scenes video, STAT speaks about his love for animals and why he got involved to help make a change.

Other people who have stepped up in or around the NBA for animal rights are Lakers scout Bonnie-Jill Laflin, Ron Artest, and Lamar Odom’s wife Khloe Kardashian.

Great stuff!

I had no idea that today is World AIDS Day, but thanks to this PSA with ballers Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Sam Dalembert teaming up with Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah I do now. It’s pretty crazy that after all these years since AIDS came into the worlds spotlight heightening awareness. People are still being affected by this terrible virus at an alarming rate.

AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 2 million lives in 2007, of which about 270,000 were children.

If you feel you’ve been put at risk to get HIV or AIDS, get tested.