[Blitzer:] The Oklahoma City Thunder star, Kevin Durant, is joining the tornado relief effort in a major way. He's donating $1 million to help those affected by the storm. Andy Scholes has details in today's "Bleacher Report."
[Andy Scholes, Cnn Sports:] Good afternoon, Wolf. Kevin Durant is originally from Washington, D.C., but he now calls Oklahoma City home. And when Durant saw the destruction in Moore, Oklahoma, he was eager to help his new hometown.
[Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball Star:] I call it my home city now. Tough to go through. But we're a city that comes together. We'll bounce back from this. And, you know, it's tough. It's tough now, but the sun is going to shine soon. We got to stick together.
[Scholes:] The American Red Cross said the $1 million gift from Durant's foundation is meant to match other donations and be an incentive for more people to give. Durant's team, the Thunder, also announced a $1 million donation as did the NBA and players union. Check out bleacherreport.com for more on Durant's donation. Oklahoma City native, Matt Kemp, is also pitching in to help also. He says he'll donate $1,000 to his hometown for every home run he hits for the Dodgers for the next three months. He tweeted on Tuesday, "I'm giving $1,000 for tonight's home run and every home run until the all-star break for the victims of my hometown in OKC." Oklahoma Sooners football program was directly affected by Monday's devastating tornadoes. Both a graduate assistant and a team-strength coach had their homes destroyed in the tragedy yesterday. Sooners head coach, Bob Stoops, spent some time with the displaced victims from the Oklahoma tornado. The campus in Norman is 10 miles from nearby Moore. The university is providing housing for some of the victims of the tragedy. That will do it for the "Bleacher Report." Wolf, back to you.
[Blitzer:] Andy, thanks very much. That's it for me. I'll be back later today, 5:00 p.m. eastern, in "The Situation Room." Jake Tapper and Brooke Baldwin, they continue CNN's special coverage of the Oklahoma tornadoes right after this.