![]() “This is just super authentic Chicago basketball. We come out here and we just go at it,” said point guard Chase Adams. “Always trying to please the crowd, but at the end of the day, you want to win. It’s nothing but bragging rights.” Credit: Mack Liederman/Block Club Chicago Chicago State alum and longtime overseas professional Deji Akindele knocks down his free throws.Ĭhi-League will continue Sunday with its first-ever women’s pro-am. 22, organizers will crown the champions of Chicago in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Jobba Maxey, lead organizer of the event, says bringing back Chi-League is a dream of his two years in the making, made possible by Dreamville. ![]() “Chicago basketball has a different type of energy,” Maxey said. For the city to win six championships, our egos are a little different.” “Michael Jordan brought a different type of oomph. Maxey hustled around the gym at Chi-League, fresh off his destination wedding in Cancun. He fell in love with the pro-am long before his wife, Val, came along. Maxey remembers when former NBA all-star Antoine Walker stopped mid-game at the old Chicago State gym - so his friend, Hall of Famer Allen Iverson, had time to throw on a jersey and hop in.Īt a pro-am, the excitement is the unexpected. A highlight reel play can happen at any moment. Any famous hooper could walk through those doors, paying their respects to the city. “It’s always about the culture of Chicago basketball,” Maxey said. “This brings our youth together, combining them with NBA players and professional players. It’s for underprivileged kids that don’t have the opportunity to go to NBA games.” #Adam neely tessitura pro professional The young dynamic duo of Mikey McGee and Cortez Sims were happy to be on mop duties: A courtside view of the pro players they planned to replicate when they got home.
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