Not Just for Kids: Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire launches full-court press for reading

NBA superstar Amar'e Stoudemire is so passionate about promoting literacy that he has a tattoo on his forearm that says "Read." This week, the 29-year-old captain of the New York Knicks is translating that ink to the page with a new book series he's written for middle-graders called "STAT: Standing Tall and Talented."

By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times

July 29, 2012