chiraq – MDHQ http://www.mockdrafthq.com Updated Mock Drafts, Prospect Rankings, Scouting Reports Sat, 14 Jun 2014 06:33:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Jabari Parker Denounces Chicago ‘Chiraq’ Violence on Twitter http://www.mockdrafthq.com/2014/06/jabari-parker-denounces-chicago-chiraq-violence-twitter.html Sat, 14 Jun 2014 06:32:33 +0000 http://www.mockdrafthq.com/?p=6647 Chicago native and former Duke forward Jabari Parker has been nothing short of impressive during his preparations leading to the 2014 NBA draft. Parker looked in great shape during private workouts and is among the top three players on the draft board.

Add one more things to the list of reasons why we all love Jabari: he’s denounced Chicago’s ‘Chiraq’ scene publicly via twitter.


In case you are living under a rock, the Chiraq scene is allegedly* home to drill music, drugs, gang activity and a whole lot of gun play. Just in case you’ve never seen or heard of what this part of Chicago looks like, here’s a brief glimpse:

The artist in the above video, Lil Marc, was killed within 48 hours of this video being posted to Youtube. RIP to that young man. It’s real in the field, and its a life that you shouldn’t claim if you aren’t about that. Jabari Parker is a positive example of a young man who’s from the same city but not falsely claiming that he’s in the field and taking part in the gun play, tough talk, etc.

Now if only someone could tell Iman Shumpert this:

*I have no knowledge, don’t sue ya boy

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