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Kent Bazemore’s hometown creates sign on city line in his honor
Kent Bazemore is all smiles during his media interview at Hawks Media Day on Monday, September 25, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Aug 20, 2018Kent Bazemore’s hometown of Kelford, NC showed their pride for the NBA star by putting up a sign honoring Bazemore on the city line.
The Atlanta Hawks star posted a photo of himself on Twitter over the weekend standing next to the sign that reads, “Welcome to the town of Kelford... The Home of NBA Player Kent Bazemore.”
“Unreal moment for me today,” Bazemore wrote alongside the photo of the sign. “Lots of feels.”
“Stop and smell the roses” Unreal moment for me today. Lots of feels. “We are more fulfilled when we are involved with something greater than ourselves” quote by John Glenn that I live by. Kelford I love you forever #252... pic.twitter.com/0lM1XXUp4d
— Baze (@24Bazemore) August 18, 2018
Bazemore has played with the Hawks since 2014 after going undrafted in 2012.
