GoFundMe Supporting Family of Duke-Beating Hero Nathan Bain Following Hurricane Dorian Has Raised Over $100K
By Ian Anderson
The internet can be a truly wonderful place at times.
Following Stephen F. Austin's upset of the Duke Blue Devils this past Tuesday, the internet decided to look deeper into the hero of the game, Nathan Bain, who threw up the winning bucket. After a quick search, some people stumbled across the GoFundMe for his family that lost nearly everything in Hurricane Dorian.
In response, the people of this nation did not disappoint.
Best news of the weekend: incredible support for family of Stephen F. Austin basketball player Nathan Bain, the sudden hero of SFA's epic upset of Duke. The GoFundMe account for his family, which lost nearly everything in Hurricane Dorian, now over $135k. https://t.co/h0ChZBWnK2
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) November 29, 2019
Since the upset occurred, the GoFundMe for Bain's family has surpassed its goal of $50k, as the total has reached around $135k. While the internet can often be a darker place, things like this show that there is always light in the darkness. Having people come together for a cause like this is always heartwarming.
Prior to the game, donations were only at $2,008, but minutes after the game concluded, the donations skyrocketed. The world works in mysterious ways.
Nathan Bain lost his home, school and church in Freeport, Bahamas to Hurricane Dorian in September.
— Grayson Weir (@GsonJW) November 27, 2019
Tonight, he went coast-to-coast and led Stephen F. Austin over No. 1 Duke as time expired in overtime.
Sports are awesome. pic.twitter.com/2sn30ZHrFR
This really is the magic of sports. After his family lost everything, Bain made the game-winning layup against the No. 1 team in the country, and sports fans across the United States repaid him.