Gary native Dana Evans helped the Chicago Sky win a championship in her rookie season.
That picture was in 2019🥹 & now I’m in year 2 in a Sky jersey. My pops always set the bar high for me because he knew! I’m so blessed to have him man.. brb, about to go cry🥹“She went to her first Chicago Sky game in either fifth or sixth grade,” he said. “And I remember they were playing the Sparks and Candace didn’t play that game. I don’t remember what was going on, but … eyes just lit up. And I knew this was the dream for her.
“I’ve always been a Chicago fan, whether it was the Bulls, the Bears or the White Sox,” he said. “I mean, we live in Indiana but we’re so close to Chicago. We get all the Chicago stations. So for her to go to Chicago was just a dream come true. Before the draft, we talked about different scenarios and things of that nature, and I told her from day one, Chicago was where I wanted her to go.
Dana Evans and her dad, Damon, at the announcement of Dana's college choice on Sept. 28, 2016. Dana, now with the Chicago Sky, chose Louisville. “I watched her growth as a woman, as a basketball player and as a person. She’s so inspirational to young women and young men in Gary because you don’t get a lot of feel-good stories out here. So for her to be somebody that they can look to and say, ‘Wow, this is somebody that made it.’ She had a lot of things stacked against her, and for her to make it, it’s a dream come true.”[Don’t miss] Chicago played host to WNBA All-Stars this weekend. Here’s what we saw — and heard — around the city.
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