All-Star Weekend brought out the superstars of the basketball world, and who would have thought that they were just as skilled with paintbrushes and hammers as they were on the hardwood! There were numerous community events scheduled throughout the week leading up to All-Star Weekend, and the entire Hornets organization participated all over the city. Here is a rundown of some of the places you could find the Hornets lending a hand in the community:

Monday, Feb. 11
Gina and Andre Wright (mother and brother of Julian Wright), Charles and Robin Paul (parents of Chris Paul), Tonda Peterson (sister of Morris Peterson), Hugh Weber (Hornets President) Hugo and Honeybees joined NBA legends and other local celebrities for the NBA Cares Reading Caravan. The group visited Martin Behrman Charter School, Kate Middleton Elementary and Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School to read to children and promote education and literacy as part of NBA Cares’ Read to Achieve initiative. Each member of the panel gave great advice to the kids on what it takes to succeed and that reading is important in every aspect of life.

Tuesday, Feb. 12
Willis Reed, one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players and former Hornets’ Vice President of Basketball Operations, visited with youngsters at the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA basketball clinic at the Westbank Boys & Girls Club. The clinic helped coach the kids on basketball basics including dribbling, passing and shooting.

Thursday, Feb. 14
Robin and Charles Paul (parents of Chris Paul) and Tonda Peterson (sister of Morris Peterson) visited 25 kids at Children’s Hospital to talk some Hornets hoops and bring a few smiles to faces.

Hilton Armstrong, Morris Peterson and Rasual Butler were guests at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to coach and cheer on the Kenner Police Department and Kenner Fire Department in the Southwest Airlines Pro Tow plane pull. The teams competed to see who could pull a Boeing 737 a total of 50 yards in the fastest time. Ultimately, it was the police officers who came out on top and donated their winnings to Special Olympics Louisiana.

Friday, Feb. 15
Friday kicked off the largest single-day service project the NBA has ever put on. The NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service included 10 service projects around New Orleans that more than 2,500 volunteers including Hornets staff members, All-Star participants and NBA legends. Chris Paul stopped by to help build a Habitat for Humanity home in New Orleans East with about 40 Hornets staff members. David West, Peja Stojakovic and Byron Scott painted walls, laid sod and helped rebuild Capdau Elementary.

Hilton Armstrong was hanging out at Jam Session, signing autographs for kids who were participating in all the basketball interactives set up at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

After putting down the hammer, Chris Paul was also seen at Jam Session’s Center Court, judging the D League’s Slam Dunk Contest and signing a few autographs for some loyal fans.

Saturday, Feb. 16
Morris Peterson and Hilton Armstrong taught an afternoon session of the Jam Session FedEx Clinic, instructing kids on dribbling, shooting and other basic basketball skills.

After the clinic, Hilton Armstrong headed over to the NBA Store in Jax Brewery to sign autographs for fans who were shopping for All-Star gear.