LaMelo Ball Donating Month's NBL Salary to Australian Wildfire Relief
LaMelo Ball捐贈一個月薪水以供澳洲野火救濟行動
LaMelo Ball is 18 years old, but he already gets it.
LaMelo Ball僅僅18歲，但他已經了解這件事情。
The Illawarra Hawks point guard will donate one month of his NBL salary
to those affected by the New South Wales wildfires in Australia, his agent
Jermaine Jackson told ESPN Australia's Corey Williams on Thursday.
LaMelo Ball的代理人Jermaine Jackson在星期四告訴ESPN的Corey Williams，
臥龍崗老鷹控球後衛將捐贈他一個月的NBL薪水給被新南斯威爾州的野火影響到的人。
"It's sad to see what is happening on the South Coast of Australia," Ball
said in a statement released by the team. "People have lost their homes
and everything they own. My parents taught me to help out wherever I
can, so this is my way of helping out."
"澳洲南岸發生的事情很讓人難過，人們失去了他們的家以及他們所擁有的所有事物。
我的父母教導我對任何我能幫到的地方伸出援手，這就是我的方式。"LaMelo Ball說。
Earlier Thursday, the BBC reported that a week-long state of emergency
has been declared "in response to the escalating bushfire threat.
星期四稍早，BBC報導指出一個星期長的緊急狀態已經宣布，為了回應持續惡化的
森林大火。
"Since September, bushfires have killed 18 people and destroyed more
than 1,200 homes across NSW and neighbouring Victoria. At least 17
people remain missing after fires this week alone," the report continued.
"從九月起，新南斯威爾州以及相鄰的維多利亞州的森林大火已經奪走18個人的性命
並摧毀1200棟以上的房屋。在這周內就有至少17個人失蹤。"報導指出。
Ball announced his decision to play in Australia's NBL for the Hawks on
ESPN's The Jump in June:
LaMelo Ball六月在ESPN的The Jump宣布了他下一季會為臥龍崗老鷹打球。
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1140707084868210695
Ball has averaged 17 points, 7.5 rebounds, seven assists and 1.6 steals
across 12 games this season.
LaMelo Ball在本季12場中，場均17分，7.5個籃板，7個助攻以及1.6個抄截。
Williams additionally reported on Dec. 30 that Ball has been offered a
$100 million endorsement deal by an unnamed sneaker company:
Williams在12/30另外報導了LaMelo Ball接到了一個來自一個不具名運動鞋公司
價值一億元的代言。
https://twitter.com/chomicide/status/1211839751038177280
Ball has been out with a foot injury he suffered in early December, though
Australian outlet the Daily Telegraph (h/t USA Today's Lonzo Wire) disclosed
Thursday afternoon that "Illawarra officials remain hopeful" the potential
No. 1 pick of the 2020 NBA draft will return to action as early Jan. 6.
LaMelo Ball因在12月初受的腳傷無法上場，澳洲的每日電訊報(情報來自今日美國的
Lonzo Wire)在星期四下午揭露臥龍崗老鷹對NBA 2020狀元熱門將在1月6號回歸保持樂觀。
來源：https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2869457
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心得：狀元熱門的花邊，應該可以發吧？
翻譯錯誤煩請指出，蠻多地方翻得卡卡的。