Decked out in a slick vest and tailored trousers, Kenyon Martin spent Monday night in Dallas chatting and glad-handing with friends and fans at his inaugural reception for his charity foundation.

It was a side of Martin fans almost never get to see.

What most of them remember are the issues Martin – a Bryan Adams High School graduate who plays for the Denver Nuggets – had with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban in the playoffs.

Martin said the two have since buried the hatchet after Cuban and Martin's mother had words – and an ensuing controversy – after a playoff game at American Airlines Center.

"He reached out to me," Martin said. "I didn't reach out to him.

"But he reached out, and I'll leave it behind. It wasn't negative. Everything's fine. It's over. I'm moving forward with positive things."

Martin launched the Kenyon Martin Foundation in Denver during the season. Monday was his first camp, during which he worked with kids. There was a reception Monday night, which raised money for the local Salvation Army and for Bryan Adams.

"It's been a long time coming," Martin said. "I've been doing stuff every season for other [athletes]. I just thought it was time for me to do my own thing. I've got some great ideas for what I want to get accomplished with it. So why not do it myself?

"This is my home. I'm not doing this for something I heard about. I'm doing it because I grew up here. I know what the kids are going through."

Martin's foundation is administered by The Giving Back Fund, a national nonprofit organization started in 1997 to provide professional philanthropic management. The organization runs foundations for 20 NBA players and more than 75 athletes in all sports.

Martin said that, while the summer is a time for projects such as his foundation, it has given him no relief from the way the Nuggets' season ended. Denver lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals after beating the Mavericks in the previous round.

"Everywhere I go, people still say we should have beaten LA – even in LA," Martin said. "It was rough, because in our heart, we feel we're the best team. I don't know if it was experience or what, but it just wasn't meant to be this year. And it's hard to swallow."