The Big3, a professional three-on-three basketball league featuring name-brand former NBA players, was co-founded by Ice Cube on Jan. 11, 2017. About five minutes after I learned about it, my hope was this: Please bring this thing to the Twin Cities.
For the first three seasons, though, the league stayed away. The closest it got was Chicago, and I was so fascinated by it that I tried to convince an editor that I should fly down to cover it. (He politely declined).
But a little over three years later, as the league prepares for its fourth season, I have finally received the initial wish.