Nets’ Ellington honored for service to community

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Brooklyn Nets guard Wayne Ellington received the 2015-16 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award from the Professional Basketball Writers Association for his work in the community following the tragic death of his father in 2014. Ellington’s father, Wayne Sr., was shot and killed in Philadelphia.

Ellington has since stepped up his efforts to prevent gun-related violence. In Sept. 21, 2015, he was the featured speaker at Peace …

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