Last month, TheHoopDoctors.com provided you insider access into Season 3 of the Gatorade REPLAY Game. You remember the story, of course. The award winning REPLAY series gives two teams a chance to relive a game that was decided in a controversial manner.
Ten years ago, two Chicago powerhouse basketball programs, Bloom Township and Brother Rice, had a game come down to the wire. This wasn’t just any game, however. This was a state playoff game that would decide who would advance on to the Elite 8 and who would advance on to their living rooms.
With just seconds left and the game tied at 40 apiece, Bloom’s Joe Chapman’s desperation tip in at the buzzer found its way in the basket, which was counted. That is where the controversy sets in. The buzzer was drowned out by the roar of the crowd so a firing pistol was also used to signal the end of the game. The ball left Chapman’s hand before the firing pistol but after the buzzer. Brother Rice had to live with this controversy for ten years. On September 10 of this year, the two teams had a chance to replay the game that would end in triumph for Brother Rice this time.
The Hoop Doctors were in attendance for the Gatorade REPLAY game and had the chance to chat with honorary Bloom Township head coach Dwyane Wade, honorary Brother Rice head coach Dwight Howard and honorary game commissioner Carlos Boozer.
The Gatorade REPLAY Series is so large that it is actually a documentary and is set to be aired on November 7 on FSN. Also, in honor of the upcoming REPLAY Season 3 documentary, Gatorade has teamed up with homegrown Chicago artists to create a song for the documentary. Common, Jennifer Hudson, Lupe Fiasco and No I.D. have collaborated to create “We Can Do It Now,” an original REPLAY song.
The song is free and available for download at replaytheseries.com, but also check out this behind the scenes look into how it all came about:
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