HORNETS: Claxton, Bass Hand Out Books At OKC School

HORNETS: Claxton, Bass Hand Out Books At OKC School: "Several Millwood first-graders were too shy to approach Claxton and Bass and receive their books, so the players had to politely coax them off the top step of the Bookmobile and into the vehicle. A handful of other tots were so excited about being on the Bookmobile that they forgot to pick up a book, but each child was later handed one.

The cause of reading is a particularly important one to Bass, the 2005 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a member of the Louisiana State basketball team. Meanwhile, Claxton has recently become an expert on children’s books – he frequently reads to his 3-year-old daughter, Anika.

“She really likes Dorah the Explorer and Little Bill,” Claxton said. "