Mark Cuban and J.J. Barea team up to help Puerto Rico
J.J. Barea
Dallas Mavericks point guard  J.J. Barea  and team owner Mark Cuban stepped up in a big way to help Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico.
According to ESPN  on Monday  Cuban lent  Barea  the team plane to ferry water  food  and other necessary supplies to the island  which is reeling from the Category 4 storm.
 Barea  is the only native Puerto Rican currently active in the NBA. While  he  and  his  wife Viviana Ortiz now live stateside  much of his family remain in Puerto Rico.
In addition to delivering supplies   Barea  will use the plane to bring  his  mother and grandmother back to Dallas with  him . However  his  father will reportedly remain in Puerto Rico to help with relief efforts.
In a text message to ESPN  Cuban elaborated on  Barea 's quick mobilization in the face of disaster.
"I was really proud of  J.J.  and how quickly  he  got involved and how hard  he  worked to make all of this happen " said Cuban.
Dallas Mavericks point guard   [TGT] and team owner Mark Cuban stepped up in a big way to help Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico.
According to ESPN  on Monday  Cuban lent  Barea  the team plane to ferry water  food  and other necessary supplies to the island  which is reeling from the Category 4 storm.
  [TGT] is the only native Puerto Rican currently active in the NBA. While   [TGT]   and   [TGT]   wife Viviana Ortiz now live stateside  much of his family remain in Puerto Rico.
In addition to delivering supplies    [TGT] will use the plane to bring   [TGT]   mother and grandmother back to Dallas with  him . However  his  father will reportedly remain in Puerto Rico to help with relief efforts.
In a text message to ESPN  Cuban elaborated on   [TGT]  's quick mobilization in the face of disaster.
"I was really proud of  J.J.  and how quickly  he  got involved and how hard  he  worked to make all of this happen " said Cuban.