‘Last day to get better’ for global campers during All-Star Weekend
By: Zoe Collins Rath Camp of any kind feels like a summer activity. But during our brisk Chicago February, as part of the 69th annual 2020 All-Star Game in Chicago, a Basketball Without Borders Global Camp showcased the talent of the next generation of basketball players. “What these young athletes are doing is beyond impressive,” […]
‘Her time to play!’ WNBA stars empower Chicago girls in basketball
By Miyah Keller Medill Reports The Junior NBA Day celebrated youth basketball with pro coaching for boys and girls as part of 2020 NBA All Star Weekend. More than 1,000 Chicago Public School students from nearly 50 Chicago neighborhoods participated in the 5th annual mentoring event at Navy Pier. “The world is yours. This is […]
New All-Star Game format brings out the best in both teams
By Evan Brooks Medill Reports The much-anticipated debut of the new NBA All-Star game format was a hit, as Team LeBron beat Team Giannis, 157-155, in what turned out to be a very competitive and highly skilled basketball game. All-Star games are typically high-scoring affairs with little stakes, but with the new format — in […]
Uncovering the Michael Vick of NBA 2K
By Yousef Nasser Medill Reports The mere sight of it took NBA players gathered for All-Star Weekend to a simpler time. The timeless, slick white box contained Madden 2004, a video game with a legacy that speaks for itself. “That’s the greatest Madden game that came out,” Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine exclaimed. “It’s one […]
Gone but not forgotten: Jimmy Butler returns to Chicago with more than basketball in mind
By Evan Brooks Medill Reports For Jimmy Butler, moving on has become pretty common in his NBA career. Butler has packed bags and said goodbyes three times already, moving on from the Bulls to the Timberwolves to the Philadelphia 76ers. One goodbye he will never say is to the city that embraced him from Day […]
Basketball Without Borders brings the world’s best young ballers to Chicago
By Keith Giagnorio Medill Reports Walking into the Basketball Without Boarders Global Camp, comprised of young men and women from over 30 different countries, it would be easy to assume that there could be many language barriers to overcome. However, with the booming noise of basketballs bouncing throughout the gymnasium, the squeaking sound of sneakers […]
Dwight Howard’s new world
By Miyah Keller Medill Reports There is another reality, someplace in the immense universe of life’s uncertainties, where Dwight Howard threw down a dunk with Kobe Bryant’s help on All-Star Saturday Night. Where Bryant was courtside at the United Center, with daughter Gigi alongside. Where he was pulled into the spotlight by Howard, to help […]
The evolution of Bam Adebayo into a modern NBA big man
By Jake Meister Medill Reports Former Chicago Bulls forward Will Perdue and 2020 NBA All-Star Bam Adebayo share roots in Kentucky. When he’s not working as a studio analyst for the Bulls at NBC Sports Chicago, the three-time NBA champion heads down to his home in Louisville. During Adebayo’s lone collegiate season with the Kentucky […]
Church service: A look at the court that launched Anthony Davis’ hoop dreams
By Tony Garcia Medill Reports Anthony Davis’ basketball career began in a florescent blue gym, on the third floor of the all-stone, Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. The church, a Gothic age creation that was rebuilt after the fire of 1900, boasts nine Tiffany windows and was named a Chicago Landmark in […]
PGA Tour newcomer, former Northwestern student takes on the Genesis Invitational
By Kari McMahon Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — Matthew Fitzpatrick, the 25-year-old first-year PGA Tour member, returned quickly to the putting green after his first round at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday to work on his technique after a difficult start to the tournament. Fitzpatrick teed off from the 10th hole with Jhonattan Vegas and […]