Born and raised in Chicago, and now playing for the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose has always been an active member of the Chicago community. Derrick Rose recently donated $1 Million to After School Matters. After School Matters is a non-profit organization that offers Chicago high school teens innovative out-of-school activitiesContinue Reading

Hearing your name picked during the NBA Draft is what all basketball players dream of.  Seeing the commissioner at the podium reading your name is a moment that you can truly cherish your entire life.  Although Isaiah Austin may never play basketball again, he had his shining moment during theContinue Reading

Chicago Bulls players and more than 200 volunteers got together in Chicago Heights on Saturday, August 24, to build a new playground, a playground designed by the children who will use it.Children need a place to play every day in order to be active and healthy, but today’s kids spendContinue Reading

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With College tuition going up every year, any kind of financial support is greatly appreciated.  Ball State University offers one Freshman every year a chance to win free tuition for their first year…The only catch is that they have to make a near-impossible half-court basketball shot!  The University has beenContinue Reading

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It’s always interesting to see what professional athletes do with their lives after their careers have ended.  What happened to those players that had so much potential coming out of high school or college, but just didn’t pan out in the pros.    Jonathan Bender had franchise player written allContinue Reading

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3-time NBA Champion, Devean George has a plan to bring a sense of hope to the North Minneapolis area where he was raised.  After 11 successful seasons in the NBA playing alongside Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas, George had a vision for his future after ball. Continue Reading