For Kendrick Nunn — born and bred on the South Side of Chicago — there’s simply no place like home.
Even now, years removed from the time he says he fell in love with basketball in his backyard and at Simeon Career Academy, that rings true. As a member of the Miami Heat, he dropped 21 points on 8-for-14 shooting in his first NBA game at the United Center on Nov. 22. Tonight, back there again, he posted a cool 16 on 7-for-11 in Team USA’s 151-131 drubbing of Team World in the Rising Stars Challenge with a slew of close family in attendance.