Norman Powell is a busy man. If he’s not sweating in the gym and pouring out jump shots by the dozen, there’s a good chance he’s making phone calls to brighten someone’s holiday.

Powell, averaging a career-high 24.6 points per game for the Miami Heat this season, also finds himself occupied as the point person for his Understand the Grind Foundation, which is active in his hometown of San Diego.

The foundation — with the help of charitable donations and support from local food providers — distributed 500 turkeys to families this Thanksgiving, and it’s gearing up for a Christmas gift drive on Dec. 18.

Powell will be otherwise occupied as the Heat will play the Nets in Brooklyn that day. But his foundation is left in the hands of his mother, Sharon Powell, sisters Margaret Powell-Smart an

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