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DEMAR DEROZAN WILL ALWAYS GO HOME TO COMPTON

Toronto Raptor & NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan returns to his childhood community of Compton, California where he hosts youth basketball camps. By reaching out to the younger kids he hopes to give them positive options in their lives as well as help change the city’s reputation of crime and violence. Story originally photographed for ESPN / The Undefeated.
DeMar DeRozan photographed at a gym named after him. It's the same gym where he played as a young kid growing up in Compton, California.
DeMar DeRozan joins the young kids attending his basketball camp. Event photographed at Lueders Park inside the DeMar DeRozan gymnasium in Compton, California.
Children go thru a series of basketball drills at the DeMar DeRozan basketball camp taking place in Compton, California.
Children go thru a series of basketball drills at the DeMar DeRozan basketball camp taking place in Compton, California (2)
Rex Kalamian (left), Toronto Raptors assistant coach, and DeMar DeRozan (right) photographed at the basketball camp named after him.
The coaching staff leads the children through a variety of basketball skills at the DeMar DeRozan basketball camp. The camp takes place from
The coaching staff leads the children through a variety of basketball skills at the DeMar DeRozan basketball camp.
Kids perform basketball drills.
The coaching staff leads the children through a variety of basketball skills at the DeMar DeRozan basketball camp (2)
DeMar DeRozan and his little nephew Travell Hicks photographed at his summer basketball camp taking place in Compton, California.
Children at the DeMar DeRozan basketball camp break into teams during practice.
Children at the DeMar DeRozan basketball camp break into teams during practice.
Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan signs a couple of items for some of the participants attending the summer basketball camp.
DeMar DeRozan joins the young kids attending his basketball camp.
Children at the DeMar DeRozan basketball camp break into teams during practice.
Certificate of Achievement given to the children attending the DeMar DeRozan basketball camp.
DeMar DeRozan photographed at Lueders Park inside the DeMar DeRozan Gymnasium
DeMar DeRozan (left) and Tony Thomas (right), his former Compton High School basketball coach, photographed at the DeMar DeRozan gymnasium in Compton, California.
One of the raffle winner at the summer camp receives a DeMar DeRozan signed basketball.
The final raffle prize at the basketball camp is a signed Toronto Raptor basketball home jersey signed by DeMar.
DeMar DeRozan finishes the day's activities at his basketball camp taking place at Lueders Park inside the DeMar DeRozan gymnasium.
The kids attending the DeMar DeRozan youth basketball camp finish the day by playing a quick scrimmage game and practicing a few basketball drills.
Demar Derozan meets one of his young fans.