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In 2009, inside the legendary Timeout at Shannon’s barbershop, a South Side vs. West Side vs. south suburbs debate was had. The question posed: Is Dwyane Wade the best player to ever come out of Chicago? Michael Buffer, the only add-on missing.
In the shop that day, luminaries who’d spent their lives either on the sidelines or inside the sidelines of basketball courts of Chicago for generations. All sides represented and redlined.