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NBA Star Honors North Babylon Principal
Professional basketball player Danny Green returned to his hometown to thank North Babylon Middle School principal for supporting his basketball camp.

Danny Green plays for theΒ San AntonioΒ Spurs in the NBA but the basketball star returned to his native North Babylon on Sept. 12 to surpriseΒ Kathleen Harnett, principal ofΒ Robert Moses Middle School, and her students during a ceremony on the school field.
According to a statement released by the school,Β Green wanted to thank PrincipalΒ HarnettΒ for her support of Team Green, a basketball camp he runs.
βIt was really surprising and very touching,β saidΒ PrincipalΒ Harnett in the statement. βIt was an example of what family means to Danny β and I am part of his North Babylon family. He takes nothing for granted. He is such an inspiration to our students, and it was a great way to start the school year.β
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Green and his father, who is also named Danny, presentedΒ PrincipalΒ Harnett with a plaque. He also gave her a framed photo of himself with Lebron James of the Miami Heat from the 2013 NBA finals.
Not one to miss an opportunity, PrincipalΒ Harnett used the moment to teach a lesson to her students
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βDanny is here as an inspiration to each and every one of you,β she said after the presentation. βHe had a dream and worked 24 hours a day, seven days a week to achieve that dream. Not too long ago, Danny was where you are right now. It doesnβt matter what your dream is β set a goal, work hard and, like Danny did, donβt let anything get in your way.β
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