Chicago Sky fans say they’re confident the team is going to win it all this year – and some fans say the victory could be theirs just as much as the team.
“You get the crowd involved, the team hear it, then the energy goes up and they play louder,” said die-hard fan Nikki Williams.
Sky played their first home game in more than a week on Friday, and fans at the sold-out Wintrust Arena have said they are ready to do their part to help the team win a championship.
“They’ve struggled the last couple of seasons so it’s great to see them being able to pull through and build a team that they’ve stuck with and just be a little bit patient,” he said. said fan AJ Brown, wearing a black Sky T-shirt.
North Side native Sorrell Hayes says he’s doing his part to help the team win by yelling at the refs and asking them, “Are you blind? as well as intimidating the away team.
“I heckle the referees, the away team; I don’t care who it is, ”said Hayes, a season ticket holder. “I fall on the seat, I pass out. It’s like I’m on the pitch, like I’m the coach. I am a live wire.
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Hayes, a man who is “all about the basketball,” said Chicago Sky’s home games carry an electric buzz that can’t be compared to any NBA game.
“Being here is just a different atmosphere,” he said. “To see how little kids are involved in it – I see little boys playing all the time, but little girls, their hearts are beating, they’re passionate about it.”
