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Project Respect Warning basketball league

August 5, 2011   // 0 Comments

 by Troy Sparks What started as a vision by former alderman Michael McGee Sr. to steer kids from the streets to the basketball courts lives on through one team from the Project Respect Warning basketball league. The league, which began in 1976, has seen many playground legends move on to college or professional basketball. Players from the original 29th Street team have been volunteering the...

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