With Autism Army, Port Arthur's J'Covan Brown plays for personal cause

Even with a $1 million prize at stake, J'Covan Brown and his teammates are playing for a greater cause in a nationally-televised basketball tournam...

July 27, 2022
5:28 AM

Even with a $1 million prize at stake, J'Covan Brown and his teammates are playing for a greater cause in a nationally-televised basketball tournament. Brown, a Port Arthur native with a decade worth of professional experience, is competing for Autism Army in The Basketball Tournament. It's an open-application, single-elimination event played each summer in cites throughout the country and broadcast on ESPN. For Autism Army, the tournament takes on a special meaning. Three players on the team, including Brown, have a child diagnosed with autism.

Matt Faye