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    HOOPcycle Play Session: Chicago Sky vs. Golden State Valkyries

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    The HOOPcycle was created by artist Marisa Morán Jahn and architect Rafi Segal. Commissioned by National Public Housing Museum. Photo by Marisa Morán Jahn, 2024.

    • Wintrust Arena, 200 E Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616

    • Free

    Lace up your sneakers and and join us for a pre-game HOOPcycle play session before the Chicago Sky take the court against the Golden State Valkyries!

    Conceptualized by artist Marisa Morán Jahn and architect Rafi Segal, HOOPcycle explores the intersections of recreational equity, cultural heritage, and public space. Drawing inspiration from both contemporary basketball and its ancient pre-Columbian ancestor, HOOPcycle combines a reinterpreted vertical hoop with a tricycle-mounted design, offering a reimagined sports experience that challenges norms and unites communities through play.

    This HOOPcycle pop-up activity takes place before the game outside of Wintrust Arena.

    FREE, open to all. Game tickets not required to participate.

    Out of the Archives poster for podcast episode Play Ball: Sports and Athletics in Public Housing.
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    Before the game, dig in to the legacy of sports and public housing.

    Sky Assistant Coach and 2010 WNBA champion Tanisha Wright shared her story for the Museum’s oral history archive, speaking about growing up in Monview Heights, a public housing development in the Pittsburgh suburbs, and her love for playing basketball.

    Listen to the full interview or check out Tanisha’s appearance in “Play Ball: Sports and Athletics in Public Housing,” episode 5 of our podcast Out of the Archives.

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