Kansas City Public Library: The Chiefs … Basketball Team? KCQ Explores The Team's Once Popular Offseason Pastime - Patch.com

In 2019, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was recorded playing in a pickup basketball game at a local gym.
September 10, 2021
Last March, many Kansas City Chiefs fans delighted in a video of star wide receiver Tyreek Hill on the basketball court, celebrating his 27th birthday with a windmill dunk. In June, he was joined by teammates Chris Jones, Tyrann Mathieu, and others for a game of hoops to raise money for his Cheetah Scholarship Fund.
A reader asked "What's Your KCQ?," a partnership between The Star and the Kansas City Public Library, "How common is it for Chiefs players to play off-season basketball games?" Skittish fans might wonder further: What are the risks?
That unease is nothing new.
In 2019, quarterback Patrick Mahomes was recorded playing in a pickup basketball game at a local gym. The video went viral, prompting Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach to respond, "The Kingdom can rest assure that we have that under control: no more basketball for Pat."
Earlier this year when New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara worried fans by declaring his love of snowboarding, longtime Chiefs fans may have recalled Hall of Fame kicker Jan Stenerud's fondness for downhill skiing – acquired as he was growing up in Norway.
On a larger scale, fans have nervously watched their favorite players compete in Olympic-style events and on obstacle courses on the popular television programs Superstars and SuperTeams. The concept debuted in 1973.
Today, standard player contracts forbid...



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