{"id":145321,"date":"2025-08-14T14:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/145321\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:46:26","slug":"chicago-denard-brothers-turn-basketball-into-leadership-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/145321\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago DeNard brothers turn basketball into leadership lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ByTony Smith  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WLS logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/origin-wls.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, August 14, 2025 1:16PM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"&#10;&#10;Chicago DeNard brothers turn basketball into leadership lessons\"\/><\/p>\n<p>West Side natives Aubery and Eddie DeNard are proving basketball is about more than just scoring points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; West Side natives Aubery and Eddie DeNard are proving basketball is about more than just scoring points. Through DeNard Bros Pro Run Basketball Games, the brothers mentor youth from underserved neighborhoods, teaching skills on the court and lessons in leadership, teamwork and confidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Basketball gave us mentors and structure growing up,&#8221; said Aubery. &#8220;Now we pass that on and show kids they can succeed in life too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The DeNard Bros host weekly Thursday Night Pro Runs, youth camps and showcase events designed to inspire the next generation. Their philosophy is simple: &#8220;We believe in you, even before you believe in yourself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Denard brothers take on the ABC7 Eyewitness News Team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">For more on upcoming events and ways to get involved, visit Instagram: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/denardbros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@denardbros<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ByTony Smith Thursday, August 14, 2025 1:16PM West Side natives Aubery and Eddie DeNard are proving basketball is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":145322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[86108,960,5386,1818],"class_list":{"0":"post-145321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-86108","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-illinois"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115027665615082046","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}