With NBA All-Star weekend comes extravagant parties and events with players and sponsors, but Warriors star Stephen Curry didn't want any part of that. Instead, he had a better idea.

When Curry and Under Armour were planning their NBA All-Star weekend activities "some 18 months away," the six-time All-Star made it clear he didn't want to spend the money on an expensive party or to promote his shoes. He told Under Armour to ditch those plans and spend the budget they would have spent on a party to transform and renovate Curry's old rec center, according to ESPN.

"Stephen's overall focus as we look at 2019 and beyond is how can he leave something behind that's meaningful and useful," said Kris Stone, Under Armour's director of basketball sports marketing. "That's been his main point and challenge to us. Whether it's in the Bay Area, Charlotte or even in Asia, that's his goal."

Curry intentionally picked the Carole Hoefener Center to donate the money toward; that's where he and his younger brother, Seth, spent much of their childhood while living in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

"This is where we learned how to play basketball," Stephen Curry said. "Charlotte will always be home."

The NBA star will donate a "seven-figure commitment" from the Stephen and Ayesha Curry Family Foundation, Under Armour and sponsor Chase Bank to improve the 20-year-old center, ESPN notes. Additionally, the league's players association will donate $150,000 over the next three years toward the project.

"We picked the Carole Hoefener Center for a specific reason," Stephen Curry said. "Their priorities are very similar to our family's, in terms of giving people equal opportunities in education, access to knowledge about nutrition and wellness and having a safe and inspiring place to play."

Curry spent Friday with his family for the reopening ceremony instead of hosting an All-Star party Friday night. 

"It's easy to throw a party and have fun," said Dell Curry, Stephen's father. "But to put the dollars back in the community, and have something that will last long after the All-Star Game is over – that party is just a one-night thing.

"To put funds into something that you can go back to, touch, feel and see the difference that it's making, not only in the community, but in the lives of young people and adults alike, it speaks volumes to who they are and what kind of person they are. Also, how much they love this community and loved growing up here and want to leave a mark after the All-Star Game leaves."