EULESS, Texas — The new Trinity Arena in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District officially became Myles Turner Fieldhouse on Monday after Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner signed a sponsorship and pledge agreement with the district.
According to the district’s Facebook post, Turner also handed a $2 million investment to the HEB ISD Education Foundation. A volunteer board runs the foundation. The post did not say how the $2 million will be paid out or how long the name stays on the building.
HEB ISD voters approved a 2023 bond to rebuild Trinity, maintaining the campus’s “high school on a hill” character. Phase 1 included a new competition gym, expected to take about 15 months. Students could access the new athletic areas by mid-August 2026, with Phase 2 adding classrooms, cafeteria, and admin spaces.
Myles Turner’s Path From Trinity High School To The NBA
Turner, 30, was born in Bedford, attended Central Junior High and Trinity, graduating in 2014 as a McDonald’s All-American. He then played one season at Texas.
Two summers after he left, on Sept. 2, 2016, Trinity retired his No. 33 at a football pep rally. No male basketball player at the school had his number retired before Turner. He called it an honor in a post on Twitter that day.
“HEB always an honor to be in your presence thanks for all the love,” Turner wrote. “And your continued support of my initiatives!”
HEB ISD put him in its Hall of Fame in 2023 as a Distinguished Trinity Graduate, in a class with eight other honorees and one team. The induction was a full-circle moment for Turner.
“I remember going to Pennington Field on Fridays and walking by the inductees,” Turner wrote. “Telling myself I’d be up on that wall one day! Full circle moment.”
The Indiana Pacers drafted him with the eleventh pick in 2015. When he left 10 seasons later, he had 1,413 blocks, the most in Pacers history. He took over the record on March 22, 2024, in a game at Golden State.
He led the league in blocks twice, at 2.7 per game in 2018-19 and 3.4 per game in 2020-21. His last season in Indiana ended in the 2025 NBA Finals.
The Bucks signed him July 6, 2025. The deal is four years and $108.86 million. It pays him $26.58 million this season. For a Bucks team that went 32-50, Turner averaged 11.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 71 games.
Myles Turner’s Recent Giving In North Texas
On Aug. 27, Turner’s W.A.R.M. Foundation announced a $1 million pledge to Empowering the Masses, a Dallas nonprofit that works on food insecurity. The money is structured as $100,000 a year for 10 years.
Turner credited the opportunities North Texas communities gave him in that announcement.
“The DFW Metroplex has always been home for me,” Turner said. “The opportunities these communities have provided me were integral to my success over the years. So giving back to the Metroplex that shaped me is something I take seriously.”
W.A.R.M. stands for Work As Role Models. Support, resources, and hope for the people who need them most have always been the goal of the foundation.
“As an NBA player, I understand that my platform can be used for more than basketball,” Turner explained. “I want to help bring attention, resources, and opportunities to issues that impact families every day, and food insecurity is one of those issues. No child or family should have to wonder how they are getting their next meal.”
Nearly 1.4 million people are food insecure across the 25 North Texas counties served by the North Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food Bank, according to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study released July 28.
“With my W.A.R.M. foundation, the goal has always been to provide support, resources, and hope to people who need it most,” Turner said. “Partnering with organizations such as Empowering The Masses, that is already making a difference, allows us to amplify that impact.”
Turner presented the check Sept. 1, and the donation is expected to feed about 500 families a week. No donor had committed to the organization for that long before, according to founder Tammy Johnson.
“This generous commitment could provide longevity for the organization, and increase impact with the neighbors that we serve,” Johnson said. “We’re looking forward to what this partnership will bring.”
It started Feb. 15, 2021, the night Indiana lost to the Chicago Bulls in overtime. A fan sent Turner three Venmo requests for $100. Turner sent back one cent with a message: “Here’s a penny for your thoughts.”
Strangers started sending him money. Turner pledged to match it for Winter Storm Uri relief, and he later put the total at $76,187.58.
Late last month, Turner helped organize a player-led Bucks workout in Austin. Veterans can report to NBA teams Sept. 28, and training camps open Sept. 29. Milwaukee opens the regular season at Washington on Oct. 21.
