Mark Cuban Loans Private Jet So NBA Star Can Fly Supplies To Puerto Rico.

Following the devastation that hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused in the mainland United States, hurricane Maria has seen far less news coverage.

That’s because few of us in the contiguous U.S. have been affected by it. But our brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico are still reeling from Maria’s winds and rains. Much of the country is still unreachable due to flooded roads, crumbling infrastructure, and poor cell service.

But even before the storm hit one NBA superstar José Juan “J. J.” Barea was keeping an eye on Maria. The Puerto Rican guard plays for the Dallas Mavericks, but much of his family remains on the cutoff island.


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After the storm hit, Barea began to try and make contact with his parents, but only managed to reach them five days after Maria made landfall on the tropical island. Nearly 97 percent of Puerto Rico’s residents are still in the dark from downed power lines, and worse, Barea is not alone.

That’s why he and his wife took matters into their own hands.


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Barea’s wife Viviana Ortiz, is also Puerto Rican so the couple set up a YouCaring page – that’s already raised more than $125,000 – with the hopes of collecting funds to get much-needed supplies to the island.


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But there was just one problem: They didn’t have a way to get everything to their people.

That’s when Mark Cuban, the Mavericks owner, and essentially Barea’s boss-on-high, made a grand gesture: He lent the player the team’s plane so he could get to the island!


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Barea loaded up the charter with supplies and headed out!


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Barea landed okay, delivered relief supplies, and took his mom and grandmother back to the States, “They’re OK, but it’s still rough there.”

It’s so wonderful to see a man who’s rich and famous but still so dedicated to where he came from and the people who raised him up.

Share this story to spread awareness of his incredibly kind act.

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