Kyrie Irving donates $50,000 to GoFundMe supporting family of Virginia shooting victim

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving became the top donor for a GoFundMe supporting the family of Virginia shooting victim Devin Chandler after putting in $50,000 on Friday. The GoFundMe account stopped taking new donations on Monday after reaching its goal of $200,000, a quarter of which was donated by the former first-round pick out of Duke.

The memorial service honoring the three fallen Cavaliers players was on Saturday. It was the day the Cavs would have played Coastal Carolina. However, Virginia canceled the game after the shooting that killed three players, Chandler, D’Sean Perry, and Lavel Davis, and injured two others.

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It’s unclear why Irving chose to donate to the fund to support Chandler’s family specifically but the NBA star appeared to be feeling especially charitable this weekend. He also donated $60,000 to the family of Shanquella Robinson. Robinson, a 25-year-old native of Charlotte, North Carolina, died on a vacation to Cabo, Mexico last month. The circumstances of her death are under investigation by the FBI, the Charlotte office confirmed to CNN on Friday.

Irving, who the NBA recently suspended for eight games after he shared a link to a documentary on Amazon that is antisemitic in nature, returned to his team on Sunday.

“Kyrie took ownership of his journey and had conversations with several members of the Jewish community,” the Nets said in a statement. “We are pleased that he is going about the process in a meaningful way.”

Virginia shooting victim Mike Hollins discharged from hospital

After two surgeries and spending a week in the hospital, Virginia running back Mike Hollins is officially on his way home, his mother, Brenda Hollins, announced on Monday morning.

Hollins was shot in the back on Nov. 13 in a tragedy that injured one other and killed three of his teammates. D’Sean Perry, Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis died in the hours following the shooting, perpetrated by a former teammate, Christopher Darnell Jones.

“Mike has been discharged!!!!” Brenda Hollins shared on Twitter. “HALLELUJAH. I want to thank everyone for their prayers, text messages, and calls. This has truly been a test of faith and I’m grateful. GOD has shown me he is faithful!

“Please continue praying for Mike as he recovers and settles into his new life. Please continue praying for the Chandler, Davis, Perry families! They need us!!! GOD is amazing!”