Why is Keifer the father he is? He relies on the motto, "More God," meaning that whenever he's faced with adversity, he'll trust God even more and remain the course. Sykes said his indomitable spirit was instilled in him by his father, who put him in school a year early because he could handle it. And whenever Sykes thought he was too young or too small, his father would tell him not to give up. The Cavaliers went on to win the 2014 ACC regular-season title and earn a No. Wardle describes it as the hardest situation of his career, far beyond anything he faced during the summer of 2013, when accusations of verbal mistreatment from former Green Bay players threatened his job. On August 3, 2019, Sykes signed with the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. "I know she's probably gonna cry (when I talk to her) because it's bringing tears to my eyes right now," Sykes said, his voice cracking. So this is gonna be my first time playing 2K.". "I wasn't trying to map out a strategy to go pro. "Chicago means everything to me, man. My own trainers telling me, 'Prepare and train for overseas,' and I'm telling them, 'No.' Dayton kicked two players off its roster earlier this season after a dorm-room theft forced Archie Miller's hand. "When she told me, I kind of freaked out. And for him to do that, it was just so overwhelming. Dozens of programs were contacted for this story and asked if they had a player on their roster who was a father or a father-to-be. Over Indianas past two games,Sykes is averaging 20.0points, 5.5assists and 3.5rebounds while shooting 53.8% from the field, 50.0% on 3-pointers and 85.7% at the free-throw line. I have made past mistakes in my life, and God continues to make a way for us. Sykes made his second and third career starts against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden and Nets at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Jan. 4 and 5, scoring 22 and 18 points, respectively, with Mitchell and Co. cheering from Australia. Keifer Sykes would have used his share of the $2 million championship prize to help his Free 10 Foundation and his church. I can't wait to talk to her. He makes sure, no matter what, he keeps a good relationship with his baby's mother. "He's earned it really starting in the summer just with his approach, his work ethic, his level of improvement, which has been gradual and consistent. The sacrifices she made, man. He was even more so on a mission than he was before.. At one point, he was the only active player in the country to eclipse 2,000 points, 500 assists and 400 rebounds, but when he sat and watched the 2015 NBA Draft with his family and close friends, his name was not called among the 60 picks. Although Sykes has not brought details of his wife in light, he is a father to his son Hugo and daughter Zarah. Whereas Dawson did not have a prominent father, Sykes' relationship with his was irrepressible. "It's crazy, I told my son I'll never play 2K until I get on it, so that was kind of motivation for me. We've had people tell us to not keep the baby, frankly.". Keifer Sykes scanned the gym at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, watching as grade school children ran around playing basketball the game that's taken him around the world but. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Sykes,who was with the Pacers in the preseason before being waived, starred with Indiana's G-League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, averaging 16.3 points and a league-high 8.0 assists in 13 games this season. The unexpected death came a month removed from the end of Keifer's freshman year. He is at Green Bay because that staff impressed his father. However,Sykeswas quickly thrust into the spotlight because of a COVID-19 outbreak within the team that sent Brogdon and Caris LeVert, who had been filling inas the team's starting point guard, into the league's health and safety protocols. Joining his fifth club in 12 months, Keifer Sykes' path to his impressive NBL debut has been the continuation of a globetrotting journey for the Chicago native, who still has a goal to reach the NBA. A chain response of fear, as it often does with teen pregnancies, triggered a stress reaction. *" Chi-Town " is a well-known reference to the city of Chicago, home of the Chicago Bulls with one of the unquestionably all-time greats of basketball, Michael . Back home in Chicago, one of Sykes former high school coaches, Shawn Shake Harrington, watched it all unfold in tears. That's money which now goes toward feeding their baby boy, Ricardo Darnell Gathers Jr., who came into the world at 4:53 a.m. on June 13, 2014. People think it's hard, and it is, but when I'm around KJ, that's the only time I can really get away from [basketball]. His daughter Zarah has just turned six years old on 22 September 2021. For me, my pride in him is just on his self-belief and determination.. WATCH: Dog makes mess at Louisville halftime show, Updates: Four conference tournaments in action Tuesday, Bracketology: Boise State boosts its standing, Alabama vs. Auburn odds, picks, prediction, bets, Top 25 And 1: Bill Self continues to cement legacy, Court Report: Strange resumes, best turnarounds, Nate Oats says Bama players explained pat-down, March Madness starts with game-winner at buzzer, AP Top 25: Marquette moves up; UK back in rankings, Legendary former Virginia coach Terry Holland dies. Like Sykes, he's a senior NBA prospect. The sport is now, has long been, and will continue to be populated by men who are fathers well before they are emotionally and financially ready for the task. And like Dawson and Sykes, he's a pro prospect. I was sleeping, Sykes said. "It's my job to do what my dad did and tell him who my dad was," Keifer said. "So she just told me congratulations. However, he regularlymentions his children during interviewsand posts pictures of them on his social media handles. Moreover, Sykes graduated from there with a degree in Communications. "I immediately fell in love with her.". Reach him via email: jboyd1@gannett.com. After competing in Australia, Sykes was recruited by former Syracuse star Eric Devendorf to play for the Oranges alumni team, Boeheim's Army, in The Basketball Tournament. Every year he's gotten better at balancing and understanding that. The former Indiana Pacers point guard prefers a low-key personal life. Of course he was worried about telling mom. In the 2017-18 season, Sykes played for Ankara DS S.K. Four-year starter Gary Bell Jr. hopes to have his son, Gary Bell III, in the stands come the first weekend of theNCAA Tournamentin Seattle or Portland. In high school. 2023 www.indystar.com. It was tough, but I knew that might be a part of my journey with me being at a mid-major, Sykes said. Almost nothing about Sykes' life or current situation is normal (he impregnated his then-girlfriend, Allyne, when he was 15). These are things when I used to come home and tell him, Dad, they telling me Im too small, or They not treating me right. So its crazy when I see all of the things Im going through today because Ive been through all of these things before. KJ crowned around dinnertime on Aug. 3, 2010, at Mount Sinai Medical Center. New Mexico and Mississippi State -- schools in the two states with the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country, feature players who are fathers. The ones, even in his inner circle, who repeatedly toldhim he'd never make it to the NBA. The annual $1 million tourney features several alumni squads from around the country filled with professional players, and while Sykes was hesitant to play in TBT at first, it resulted in one of the best moments of his career. "One time I asked him, and he didn't know. Adding to the growing list of Netflix series about young, rogue FBI agents, this latest one features Gabriel Basso as a man whose specific area of work is the White House. Our dedicated Editorial team verifies each of the articles published on the Biographyhost. One team has a father who's a leading scorer with a child who attends every home game but did not want to bring extra attention to the player or the program. (Without prompt, Sykes publicly defended his coach throughout the ordeal.). 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We commit to cover sensible issues responsibly through the principles of neutrality. Rhode Island and Nevada. The night before Averyelle was born, Johnson flew from Tulane back to Memphis, got in his car, immediately drove the three and a half hours to Franklin, Tennessee's Williamson Medical Center, and arrived around 3 a.m. According to Pacers teammate and Wisconsin native Tyrese Haliburton, Sykes is a GB legend, and fellow teammate Malcolm Brogdon had the chance to see that legend in the making during college. Sykes went scoreless in his NBA debut against Charlotte on Dec. 29 and twodays later totaledtwo pointsagainst his hometown Bulls. Sykes was still at Wisconsin Green-Bay when the shooting happened and came to visit Harrington shortly afterward. His dad is alive, but he's not around and never has been. And these (five games) that he's played, he's played tremendously. College basketball rosters across the country are dotted with young dads. This is a blessed, beautiful evening, and it's blessed and beautiful because it ends the way Sykes wants every game to end: with a boisterous embrace of his son, Keifer Sykes Jr. KJ, they call him. At the time KJ was born Keifer was holding down a job with the Chicago Public Schools system, playing basketball and working rec centers with kids on the east side. She's going through the same thing these young ladies are going through. Sykes' son represents an overlooked and under-discussed fact of life for so many college athletes: fatherhood. So, if I get a DNP, how could I be mad? Playing for two beating hearts. "He earned it," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said of Sykes' contract being guaranteed for the rest of the season. [1] The film follows Sykes' path from high school to his brush with the NBA. One of his brothers had called him before Wardle could break the news. We do a lot of things to help his daughter because as a single mom . Magee is now enrolled at Grand Canyon University. Sykes said he had to rely on nonverbal communication skills to get on the same page as his counterparts, and after developing chemistry and playing well, it still wasnt enough. We had nothing. pic.twitter.com/4JC9VJNSpW, James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) January 7, 2022, "Everything that she did for us, losing my dad, taking care of everybody she deserves this more than anybody, Keifer Sykes said. Sykes, wearing a black hat with "purpose." in the Turkish TBL, posting 22.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. Crawford's son lives in Memphis. You can go D-I. These were things that I had doubts of. So all I wanted to do is take care of her. I didn't learn that until Igotto college.". That wasn't the case with a 7-footer at Louisiana Tech named Joniah White. Sykes had done all he could at Wisconsin Green-Bay, ending his illustrious college career with 2,096 points, 522 assists and 467 rebounds. Almost every player interviewed for this story was scared to tell mom. Inconvenient, opportunistic, stressful, hopeful, problematic, irritating, invigorating, a blessing all at once. I just wanted to run away [from it]. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but Brogdon will never forget his introduction to Sykes. Until now, Sykes has never told the story of how he became a father, what the birth was like, the angst he went through and how scared and shocked he was by the process. I asked a tearful Keifer Sykes (@ksykesyb), whose contract was guaranteed by the #Pacers, how he thinks his mom, Lisa (@Supermom00767), will react when he talks to her.She deserve this more than anybody. I didn't have my phone. Chi-Town: Directed by Nick Budabin. This is a man who fondly recalls buying a $134 ring from Walmart the night before he proposed. He does, however, remember the last time he saw his father, when James Sykes dropped him off at either a train or bus station to go back to Wisconsin Green-Bay to continue summer classes and workouts. Some schools turned down interview requests. I see my daughter come out to the world.". Hes gonna have the film footage, and its the continuation of truly one of the amazing stories in sport.. You'd be amazed at what these guys don't know about parenting. Home. Phoenix coach Simon Mitchell said their plan was always to help Sykes get closer to his dream. Mitchell become familiar with Sykes through his overseas play and thought he'd played out of position at shooting guard for most of his pro career. He did not sleep overnight. You scope college basketball, and the stories are everywhere. "As a coach, you would love to have all parents talk to him in a lot of ways. I can't wait to see her and hug her.". "I tell them I grew up just as disenfranchised and poverty-stricken as they were. Perfect place for an unforgettable night in a tiny, half-filled gym, Illinois-Chicago's UIC Pavilion. That was crazy, but the craziest part is that if we had made it to the championship (in Australia), I wouldve missed the deadline to submit (for TBT).. And now, when he's not escaping for trips to be with dad at Green Bay, KJ practically lives with his grandmother. How long has it been since Dawson spoke to his dad directly? CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: stories | I had a translator the whole time, so I never knew what my coach said, and I never really knew what my teammates said either.. Joniah Jr. lives 260 miles away, in Grenada, Mississippi, while his dad is getting his sea legs under him as a freshman in Ruston, Louisiana. Former South East Melbourne Phoenix import Keifer Sykes has enjoyed a stunning rise with the Indiana Pacers, starting at point guard in their 129-121 loss to Brooklyn Nets on Thursday (AEDT) after seven years playing around the world and in the NBA G-League. And I guess she thought or they thought I had maybe talked to my agent but I hadn't," Sykes said. "That was the hardest part, telling her, and the first thing she said was, 'She's going to be cute.'". Mitchell said he keeps in touch with Sykes and, because of the time difference between the U.S. and Australia, the Phoenix often watch Pacers games when they get out of practice in the afternoon. "She was really scared to tell me," Dawson said of his girlfriend's pregnancy. The first words out of his mouth are eerily foreshadowing. A tremendous man," Wardle said. Lisa runs an out-of-home daycare operation. The point guard impressed early. "I was a freshman, already on the court, and trying to run a team, trying to learn, and learning how to be a dad and learn to be a college student," Sykes said. Johnson has two teammates, Markel Crawford and Trahson Burrell, who are fathers. Keifer Sykes was clutch in the fourth quarter for Boeheim's Army. Thats my dream, but I know the odds of going to the NBA, so Ill just use basketball to get as far as I can.. But in talking to dozens of college coaches for this story, you discover that that this is a more common situation than you might think. INDIANAPOLIS Keifer Sykes knew the Pacers' season was ending. [17], On November 13, Sykes made his professional debut in a 10482 win over the Texas Legends, recording eight points, one rebound, six assists and three steals in 17 minutes off the bench. I went into his room like, Yo, my dad died, and thats when it hit me.. He was just a really good man. When I first committed, I didn't know where basketball would take me. Sykes was waived by the Pacers on Wednesday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Sykes said he was in a state of denial, praying hed wake up and the nightmare would be over. Its a real heros journey.. After being cut, Sykes could've left Indianapolis for good and focused . He converted a traditional 3-point play when he drove, banked a shot and got a free throw, too. She deserves this more than anybody. For now, the per diem pays for diapers. Yet, Forbes in 2019 evaluated that he must be receiving a minimum NBA salary which was $900,000. Branden had lost "significant weight" and was unable to consistently eat due to anxiety. "My son played (NBA 2K) last night with me. Its really not about the NBA, Sykes says. "I was pacing in the waiting room. Soon after, the Austin Spurs acquired him for the NBA G League, and Sykes stayed there until 2016. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'biographyhost_com-banner-1','ezslot_5',132,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-banner-1-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'biographyhost_com-banner-1','ezslot_6',132,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-banner-1-0_1');.banner-1-multi-132{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}. No one taught Branden Dawson how to be a father. The biggest phone call. What he didn't know was that he wouldn't be a part of it. As apro-basketball player, Sykes weighs around 175 pounds and stands at theheightof 5 feet 11 inches. It wasnt like when I went to Europe and your teammates have been around American players enough to know some English. He so reminds me of Keifer.". Sykes became the only active player in the nation with 2,000+ points, 500+ assists, and 400+ rebounds. Sykes right-hand man, Rashad McKinnie, who helps run Sykes' Free10 Foundation calls Sykes bond with the youth in the Chicagoland area the The Keifer Effect. No matter where Sykes career has taken him from starring at Marshall High School to becoming a Korean Basketball League All-Star to earning a guaranteed contract from the Pacers hes always carved out time to return to his old stomping grounds. He posted a picture carrying her and wrote a beautiful heartfelt message. My foundation is about mass incarcerationand gun violence. We come from poverty. At James Sykes' urging, and Keifer's own interest in ending the courtship of so many other coaching staffs, he committed fairly early as a junior. Unlike Dawson and Sykes, he's married. There was yelling on one end of the line and a 15-year-old stomach swirling to mush on the other. Both anticipated that their contracts would be guaranteed through the end of the seasonFriday, and McKinnie was retained, too. I remember being cut by the Pacers (before the season) and having to tell my son that I got cut, feeling like I just got cut in front of everybody, and I still had to do a seventh- and eighth-grade camp the next day. Its all demonstrated in the documentary, Carlisle said after the game. [14] On September 28, 2015, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs,[15] only to be waived by the team on October 21 after appearing in three preseason games. He was 16. However, they waived him on 21 October of the same year, after three preseason games. This arrangement was particularly worrisome and problematic recently, as the boy battled a bronchial infection. Keifer's always been a person purely at comfort around family and only his family. Vital players at Cincinnati, Southeastern Louisiana and VCU (two players) are fathers. I lost like 40 or 50 grand.". Really, he worried about leaving his son, how KJ would be without him, and not so much about what the schools thought of his situation or the backstory on his complicated family structure with a troupe of half-siblings. Like Buchanan, and others currently playing college hoops, BYU's Josh Sharp also became a father last fall. Antetokounmpo leads Milwaukee against Brooklyn after 45-point game. Milwaukee Bucks (22-9, first in the Eastern . Sykes had nearly 100 ticket requests for this game, and he will not disappoint the familiars. It's free school, and I'm getting it, so let's go.". It wasn't a happy cry. He admits now it was a lot to go through. "(My mom) put it together after the fact," Sykes said. Despite those hurdles, there Sykes was, still standing years later and using his day off before his first major NBA road trip to inspire the next generation. 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