DMX Plays Basketball in Wheelchair with Injured Troops

Post by Portia Williams, Dec 6, 2011 at 11:43 am Speak Up0

As part of his ongoing efforts to cleanup his image, DMX took to the court in San Antonio on Thursday, December 2nd to shoot hoops with injured soldiers. The rapper arrived at Fort Sam Houston following a concert in Texas which is the headquarters of the Army Medical Command and trains recruits in military medicine.

DMX joined the troops in a wheelchair to play basketball after he was invited by a fan to visit the military base where he spent a full day interacting with injured vets. “It made my day as much as it did their day. One told me that I gave him the best early Christmas gift he ever got and that has me still smiling,” said DMX.

The rapper has been volunteering his time since he announced that he kicked his cocaine addiction back in October following his release from Arizona state prison where he served an eight month sentence for violating probation by consuming alcohol.

In November, the rapper showed that he was set on turning around his life by performing a number of good deeds. Following a Halloween party at a strip club, the rapper stopped into a Waffle House where he took over a fan’s floor mopping duties. Shortly after the late night mopping, DMX was spotted vacuuming a South Carolina night club and described the experience as “rewarding.” Check out the video below courtesy of TMZ.