A Horrific Juxtaposition Envelops Dwayne Wade

A day after participating in The Undefeated's town hall, the athlete loses his cousin to Chicago gun violence.

On Thursday, NBA superstar Dwayne Wade led off his portion of The Undefeated’s special town hall conversation about gun violence in Chicago by telling moderator Jemele Hill that his experience growing up in the city “was a lot of us killing us.” On Friday, a most horrific confirmation that this is still the case occurred.

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It was 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon. Wade’s cousin Nykea Aldridge, 32, was pushing a baby stroller and on her way back from the Dulles School of Excellence after registering one of her other four children for the school year.

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