An uncle to six and the son of a farmer, Anderson grew up bailing hay in Newark, Illinois. They think, 'that's what I eat, so that's what the baby should eat.' However, he regularlymentions his children during interviewsand posts pictures of them on his social media handles. But that nightmare hasn't ended, neither has the pain. So when you see a kid and he graduated (high school) in 2021 on back, and he comes up and he makes it to the league, youll be like, Man, hes so tough. It's been an emotional journey for Freeman, who went out and bought a few pregnancy tests last summer, and then cried and hugged Kylee as they discovered they'd be parents. The big thing with me is, I want Keifer to be a good father first. [14] On September 28, 2015, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs,[15] only to be waived by the team on October 21 after appearing in three preseason games. The journeyman said it was disheartening to come within arm's reach of his NBA dream again, but he didnt stay down for long. A tremendous man," Wardle said. . In thesix years of his professional career, Sykes has played for various leagues worldwide, including the NBA and NBA G League. The coaching staff awoke to find out the player was more than a thousand miles away and quit the team without telling anyone. He took birth to his late father, James Sykes, and his mother, Lisa Sykes, as the youngest of their nine children. Sykes has seen his role grow over the years, shouldering more and more of the offensive workload for Green Bay, while rounding himself into a dynamic offensive option. At the conclusion of the regular season, Sykes was again named first team all-conference, he was named an honorable mention AP All-American, and was named Horizon Player of the Year. This is a blessed, beautiful evening, and it's blessed and beautiful because it ends the way Sykes wants every game to end: with a boisterous embrace of his son, Keifer Sykes Jr. KJ, they call him. Keifer Sykes plays professional basketball in Turkey, not Los Angeles or New York. Harrington was also featured in Chi-Town, and during the documentary his life took a drastic turn when he was shot and paralyzed while driving his daughter to school. Gathers recalls now the way he won her over -- by attending her 16th birthday party and jokingly signing a basketball for her as a present. First and always, Sykes prides himself on being an awesome dad. The shoes were squeaking, the coaches were yelling and the kids were smiling. He also became nervous regarding his recruitment. "You can hear him in the stands. So all of this has been more than me. Sykes said his mother will be in attendance for his sixthNBA game and first asaguaranteed player Saturday night when the Pacers host Utah at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. written on it in white letters, didnt hesitate before handing the kid his phone and obliging. Continue with Recommended Cookies. He carried the Phoenix to a 75-72 victory with 21 points and a game-high 10 assists, compared to 17 points and six rebounds from Brogdon. Assistant coach Jenny Boucek brokethe news. Joniah Jr. lives 260 miles away, in Grenada, Mississippi, while his dad is getting his sea legs under him as a freshman in Ruston, Louisiana. Unlike Dawson and Sykes, he's married. Simple things, like sleeping patterns. He was 55. Former South East Melbourne Phoenix import Keifer Sykes has enjoyed a stunning rise with the Indiana Pacers, starting at point guard in their 129-121 loss to Brooklyn Nets on Thursday (AEDT) after seven years playing around the world and in the NBA G-League. "You don't want to encourage your guys to have kids out of wedlock, but when it happens, you have to help them. So, if I get a DNP, how could I be mad? if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,600],'biographyhost_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_1',164,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-biographyhost_com-medrectangle-4-0'); Throughout his career, Sykesrepresentedseveral basketball clubs worldwide like Anyang KGC (Korean Basketball league), Ankara DSI (Turkish Club), Felice Scandone (Italian Club), etc. The first words out of his mouth are eerily foreshadowing. Sykes subsequently joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and averaged 16.3 points, 8 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. When I first committed, I didn't know where basketball would take me. After Saturday games, White drives east through the dark trails and over the Mississippi border to spend his Sundays with Joniah Jr. Memphis' Kedren Johnson can relate. They just don't know. Five and a half years later, James and Lisa Sykes married, on April 27, 1999. And when Michigan State's got a road game, he'll ask Johnny or Devonte, "Is that my dad playing?". In fact, Sykes is technically on a two-year deal, but the second year of his contract is non-guaranteed. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Stephen A. Smith discusses why the Lakers are a better . I shot that wing 3 against the Bulls,I air-balled. The biggest help to me is my wife. Having not yet committed to Michigan State, the stress of choosing a college only added to Dawson's ongoing personal strain. He later joined the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay on a basketball scholarship. Even prominent teams, like Gonzaga, are touched by early fatherhood. I couldnt believe it.. Turning 5 will be the milestone. He has just one full sibling, James Sykes Jr., and seven more half-siblings: DaVon, Jarvis, Kristie, Jameeka,. Sykes credits his humbleness to his parents, James and Lisa Sykes, who were featured in a documentary about Sykes rise to high school and college stardom called, Chi-Town. The film shows the harrowing circumstances that he and his family were subjected to in inner-city Chicago, including rampant gun violence, which left one of Sykes' former high school teammates and a former coach paralyzed, while another former teammate went to prison for armed robbery. At the time I didnt know that, but he was affirming my greatness. He hasn't yet made his NBA dream fit inside his 6-foot frame. Trivante Bloodman is a 22-year-old senior guard from Harlem who's barely been able to sleep in the past week. He'll want to turn to ESPN and watch a basketball game. More:Why do the Pacers keep losing close games? I could never do that. I asked a tearful Keifer Sykes (@ksykesyb), whose contract was guaranteed by the #Pacers, how he thinks his mom, Lisa (@Supermom00767), will react when he talks to her.She deserve this more than anybody. "I wouldn't say that it was planned but I definitely wouldn't say it was an accident," Gathers said of Bria's pregnancy, the climax of which included Rico taking four trips in one day to a Danny & Clyde's po'boy joint while Bria was in labor. At one point, he was the only active player in the country to eclipse 2,000 points, 500 assists and 400 rebounds, but when he sat and watched the 2015 NBA Draft with his family and close friends, his name was not called among the 60 picks. "I wasn't trying to map out a strategy to go pro. Sykes mother called Keifer to tell him what happened, and when she couldnt reach him, she called his college coach Brian Wardle. He later joined the San Antonio Spurs on 28 September 2015. . At the end of the season, Sykes was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer team. Sykes studied at Marshall High School, where he started playing basketball. "We want to young parents, to be young grandparents, all of that," Anderson said. "I can't wait to get the list of all the players they had ranked ahead of me. She's going through the same thing these young ladies are going through. My foundation is about mass incarcerationand gun violence. My brother calls me and gives me the news, literally out of my sleep. When was Keifer Sykes born? Sykes said his indomitable spirit was instilled in him by his father, who put him in school a year early because he could handle it. And whenever Sykes thought he was too young or too small, his father would tell him not to give up. Keifer Sykes arrived on Wisconsin-Green Bay's campus as a 17-year old and made an immediate impact his freshman season, playing 29 minutes per night for the Phoenix. I remember we used to play in the alley, McKinnie said. And like Sykes, when Dawson found out he was going to be a father, he had zero interest in letting his mother know right away what he'd gotten himself into. He was even more so on a mission than he was before.. Whereas Dawson did not have a prominent father, Sykes' relationship with his was irrepressible. Wardle describes it as the hardest situation of his career, far beyond anything he faced during the summer of 2013, when accusations of verbal mistreatment from former Green Bay players threatened his job. However, no valid sources have yet revealed his annual pay in numbers. Even when I was younger, he would just always affirm my greatness, Sykes said. It has been less than two weeks but with all of the COVID roster shuffling and another player,. On February 26, 2015, playing in his hometown of Chicago, Sykes scored a career-high 36 points against UIC to surpass the 2,000-point mark for his career. The ones, even in his inner circle, who repeatedly toldhim he'd never make it to the NBA. Keifer Sykes is an American athlete and professional basketball player. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: stories | Just to see him get that opportunity and be out here playing, Im so excited for him. pic.twitter.com/iZU0TTtaHa, James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) January 15, 2022. How long has it been since Dawson spoke to his dad directly? Following his senior year at Marshall Metro in Chicago, Sykes wasn't even considered a top-25 senior in Illinois. Moreover, last year on her 5th birthday, Sykes took it to his Instagram@ksykeyb28. [17], On November 13, Sykes made his professional debut in a 10482 win over the Texas Legends, recording eight points, one rebound, six assists and three steals in 17 minutes off the bench. That's the thing. More: After hitting $1 million shot, Keifer Sykes signed with Pacers to be closer to home, Its only one team that wins out of 64, so the chances are whatever, Sykes said. Sykes elevated his play in the postseason, including a game in which he recorded 31 points and 6 steals in a 26-point comeback in a win-or-go-home game 3. "He's earned it really starting in the summer just with his approach, his work ethic, his level of improvement, which has been gradual and consistent. He has just one full sibling, James Sykes Jr., and seven more half-siblings: DaVon, Jarvis, Kristie, Jameeka, Rashaunda, Shakeeya and Antwan. The former Indiana Pacers point guard prefers a low-key personal life. So all I wanted to do is take care of her. They went through predraft workouts together in 2015.Thats where my respect (for him) came from. SMU sophomore Keith Frazier, who's been suspended for the season, is a dad to a boy who's nearly 3 years old. There are dads playing at Minnesota and UNC Wilmington. Hed come so close in the past and inched even closer with a shot that turned him into an overnight sensation. He and KJ communicate every day; KJ can unlock an iPhone and FaceTime in no time. Hows your team doing? he asked another. Phoenix coach Simon Mitchell said their plan was always to help Sykes get closer to his dream. Mitchell become familiar with Sykes through his overseas play and thought he'd played out of position at shooting guard for most of his pro career. 12:00 am ET, Branden Dawson celebrates by cutting down the net after Michigan State won the East Regional Final of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. "Looking back on my season, where did it go, and it's been a weird, weird year.". The diminutive guard, who's averaging 5.7 points per game, said he never gets discouraged, though, because hes learned that nothing is guaranteed while hes on his heros journey.. James Sykes, a former vice president of the Broadway Armory Park association, is buried at Memorial Gardens in Homewood, Illinois. The two met in middle school in Louisiana, and remained close friends until things turned romantic midway through high school. He wasn't. So whatever dreams they had, she backed them, which is why when Keifer Sykes fathered his son, Keifer Jr., at 16 and daughter, Kennedi, at 21, she volunteered to help take care of them while Sykes went to college at Wisconsin-Green Bay and continued his career overseas always chasing his ultimate goal of playing in the NBA. [18] In his rookie season with Austin, including the playoffs, Sykes averaged 13.1 points, 3.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.84 steals while shooting 45.9% from the field and 77.4% from the free throw line, and also recording a plus/minus of +196. What he didn't know was that he wouldn't be a part of it. Like Sykes, he opted not to turn pro early despite having a child to feed. One of Sykes signature moments came when he scored five points a dagger 3 and layup on back-to-back plays in overtime of a dramatic 121-117 upset win against Stephen Curry and the Warriors at Chase Center on Jan. 20. [28], On August 5, 2021, Sykes signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Although Sykes has not brought details of his wife in light, he is a father to his son Hugo and daughter Zarah. Then he sank a 17-footer over . "I don't ever want to go through that as a head coach again," Wardle said. [9] A loss in the Horizon League tournament, due in part to a Sykes injury, led the Phoenix to missing an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament and playing in the National Invitation Tournament. Sykes went on to become a three-time First-Team All-Horizon League honoree and two-time Horizon League Player of the Year, solidifying himself as one of the best players in Wisconsin-Green Bay history. Breakups, forced relationships, long-distance relationships, fractures between families, money -- these are stresses that, comparatively, make basketball seem so simple. It's free school, and I'm getting it, so let's go.". Sykes joined Indianas G League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, and clawed his way back to the Pacers, who eventually signed him to a guaranteed deal for the rest of the 2021-22 season. [29] He was waived at the end of training camp. She thought he had dropped something or whatever. He was just a really good man. His Pell Grant goes toward living needs, and the family receives government assistance in addition to food stamps and WIC, a national food stamps programs specifically for newborns and their mothers. Buchanan III is expected to stay in the hospital until at least this coming Sunday as the scar on his heart slowly starts to heal. I had a rim in my garage, and Id pull it out in the alley, and we would let the rim down to like 8 feet so (Sykes) could dunk with the rest of us. Keifer, whose birth was not planned, came two days before 1994. One night, when a super . With the championship and money on the line, he drained the game-winning 3 to lift Boeheims army to a 69-67 walk-off victory. He's second on Green Bay's all-time scoring list, a mutantly athletic 6-foot-tall NBA prospect trying to will the program to its firstNCAA Tournamentbid since 1996. These are really childhood dreams we turned into reality for real, and I think thats the most exciting part. For now, the per diem pays for diapers. Buchanan flew into Detroit after Sunday's Rams practice, then spent his Monday helplessly pacing around the University of Michigan Medical Center as his 18-week-old son underwent open-heart surgery. Life is too short. Rhode Island and Nevada. Soon after, the Austin Spurs acquired him for the NBA G League, and Sykes stayed there until 2016. [11] For the week of January 410 of 2015, Sykes won the Naismith National Player of the Week Award. Simple things about how to feed your baby. Almost every player interviewed for this story was scared to tell mom. I do a lot of things for my foundation before I was even in the NBA. Sharp -- who's completed his Mormon mission obligations and is a 24-year-old senior on a team that in recent years has seen half its roster filled with married men -- saw little Jaycee Sharp come into the world 30 minutes after midnight on Oct. 1, 2014. No one taught Branden Dawson how to be a father. According to Pacers teammate and Wisconsin native Tyrese Haliburton, Sykes is a GB legend, and fellow teammate Malcolm Brogdon had the chance to see that legend in the making during college. On July 21, 2016, he was selected by Anyang KGC in the second round of the 2016 KBL draft.[20]. Keifer, along with six of his siblings and half-siblings, took the red line train with mom and dad to City Hall. Keifer Sykes weighs 180 lbs (81 kg). He so reminds me of Keifer.". Keifer Sykes was born in Chicago, Illinois. But it came down to the last shot, and fortunately I was able to hit it and win us some money. Sykes and the mother of his child broke up when he was 17, when he left for college. "So Im very fortunate to have that opportunity. For me, my pride in him is just on his self-belief and determination.. At the time of Sykes' recruitment, Wardle (his coach), who became a dad at 26, could empathize. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. College basketball rosters across the country are dotted with young dads. I just wanted to run away [from it]. When Wardle got to Sykes' dorm room, the 18-year-old was sitting alone on his bathroom floor, sobbing. On Dec. 7, 2013, Wisconsin Green-Bay hosted and upset Virginia behind a stellar performance from Sykes. [1] The film follows Sykes' path from high school to his brush with the NBA. His father taught him and told him about becoming a boy to a man, Lisa Sykes said. It's a dimension some critics didn't realize when they were all too eager to bemoan Dawson's performance in MSU's loss last Sunday at Wisconsin, wherein Dawson had four points and two rebounds. "Chicago means everything to me, man. We had nothing. pic.twitter.com/4JC9VJNSpW, James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) January 7, 2022, "Everything that she did for us, losing my dad, taking care of everybody she deserves this more than anybody, Keifer Sykes said. "It's fun, though. You gotta be a hero to do that, to stand up in front of these kids and let them know like, I got cut from the NBA yesterday, but Imma keep pushing and try to make it, and then come back later and show them that I made it. He's the boss.". Sykes keeps in touch with all of them but he hasn't seen Kristie and Antawn in years. I was an All-Star, we won the regular-season (league) title and postseason title, but over there its so cutthroat, Sykes said. And I was just like, OK, Imma kill, because if you dont do your thing, youre out.. We both were really scared. Keifer Jerail Sykes (born December 30, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. You scope college basketball, and the stories are everywhere. Sykes said it was devastating to never receive his final payment, but he refused to surrender to his tough times aboard and eventually had a breakthrough campaign in Australia with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League. "I know she's probably gonna cry (when I talk to her) because it's bringing tears to my eyes right now," Sykes said, his voice cracking. Doctors had to wait until the baby boy was just a little bit bigger, a little bit heavier, and a little bit older before they cut into his chest and sewed up the hole in his heart. "I tell them I grew up just as disenfranchised and poverty-stricken as they were. "As soon as I could see her a little bit, I was really protective of her, just because she's so innocent and so helpless," Johnson said. "I was speechless," he said. Sykes was still at Wisconsin Green-Bay when the shooting happened and came to visit Harrington shortly afterward. He remembers hopping into a car after getting that call, riding with the aunt of My'Shawn's mother, a 10-minute drive to Methodist Hospital. "When I see him play against his favorite people, seeing him playing against Chris Paul and he went to Chris Pauls camp, its like its (full) circle.. Sykes, 21, just won his second straight Horizon League Player of the Year honor. And I guess she thought or they thought I had maybe talked to my agent but I hadn't," Sykes said. Keifer Jerail Sykes, born Dec. 30, 1993, is the last child in his family. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. I can't wait to talk to her. My mom's going crazy, and my dad was taking heat. It's Feb. 26, 2015, the night Green Bay's Keifer Sykes plays his final game in his hometown area, in front of a band of family and friends. Keifer Sykes, Indiana Pacers As a small guard playing in a big city, Sykes was consistently underappreciated and underranked. Its all demonstrated in the documentary, Carlisle said after the game. I remember they tried to send me home, and the way they do it is like they give you a week trial run. Vital players at Cincinnati, Southeastern Louisiana and VCU (two players) are fathers. "A curious boy who loves to be around his cousins. [3], After graduating high school, Sykes committed to play college basketball for coach Brian Wardle and eventually alongside Marshall teammates Alfonzo McKinnie and Vincent Garret, at Green Bay. The little guy is now doing better and just turned three months old. Sykes was selected in the second round of the 2016 Korean Basketball League by the Anyang Korea Ginseng Corporation, taking a 15-hour trip across the world that began a roughly five-year journey abroad. (In this case, an ex-girlfriend of Kiefer's told her.) [4], From his freshman year in 201112, Sykes was immediately inserted into the Phoenix starting lineup, and was also the youngest player in the nation, let alone youngest starter. [30], On December 27, 2021, Sykes signed with the Indiana Pacers for the remainder of the season. Reach him via email: jboyd1@gannett.com. After taking a trip down memory lane at Marshall, Sykes headed to Proviso East, the alma mater of his friend and Mavericks guard Sterling Brown, to host a one-day basketball league and another coat drive the two pros organized together. One team has a player with two children born from two women three months apart. Im doing what I do as a mom and thats to provide for my children and back them in everything they do, Lisa Sykes said. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Sykes said, laughing. "(My mom) put it together after the fact," Sykes said. He is at Green Bay because that staff impressed his father. Its really not about the NBA, Sykes says. I remember looking up in the clouds like, My dad is in heaven already? Ill never forget that I was holding myself together until we got to the corner and turned down my block, thats when I was just like, Damn and broke down like crazy. "One time I asked him, and he didn't know. Averyelle was born shortly after the sun came up. "My stomach just dropped when I saw what he looked like. After a game at Indiana in 2012, Dawson asked coach Tom Izzo if he could ride with his family from Bloomington to Indianapolis to escape and spend one night with his son. He was named first team All-Horizon League.[6]. The biggest phone call. Sykes was waived by the Pacers on Wednesday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. I just repeated it like, Remember what your dad said. His dad taught him everything he knows about being a man, being responsible and taking the lead in everything you do.. "He earned it," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said of Sykes' contract being guaranteed for the rest of the season. Sykes, who went undrafted in 2015, signed a two-year contract with the Pacers last month after a strong season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA G League. He's going beyond the expectations of being there for his son. It's a boy, and they're down to two names with two months to go. So many missed calls from his girlfriend. Branden had lost "significant weight" and was unable to consistently eat due to anxiety. Those are the things people have no idea what's going on behind closed doors with so many teams.". "For me,itwas just me getting my first bucket. Sykes estimated he's trekked it back and forth about 20 times per season over the past four years. 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Its the shift (within in the community) that matters more.. More:Pacers swingmen Torrey Craig, Justin Anderson enter NBA's COVID-19 protocols. Imagine sitting in a class, your leg jackhammering the tile, waiting for a phone call to come. Johnson has two teammates, Markel Crawford and Trahson Burrell, who are fathers. When James passed away, it was hard on everybody, but something definitely clicked in Keifer, Wardle said. Sykes, a former point guard for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, sunk a pull-up three to give Boeheim's Army a 69-67 win over Team 23 in Tuesday's TBT championship. He still gets frazzled thinking back to cutting KJ's umbilical cord, which he hesitantly failed to prune on first attempt, and only succeeded on the second snip under the loving demands of his father that he cut his son's cord. His son, My'Shawn, was born March 30, 2010. Keifer's parents met when fate played a chord. "The milk is spilt all over the place," she recalled saying. You can practically hear the smile through the phone as Gathers, who was wearing scrubs that didn't fit his 6-8, 275-pound frame, tells the story. It wasnt like when I went to Europe and your teammates have been around American players enough to know some English. I can't wait to see her and hug her.". His camp is having trouble getting them admitted into the road arenas. "It's the first time I had to do real school work. He did not sleep overnight. He makes sure, no matter what, he keeps a good relationship with his baby's mother. KJ just can't wait to be 5 years old. Sykes' son represents an overlooked and under-discussed fact of life for so many college athletes: fatherhood. Sykes averaged a G-League-high 8.0 assists with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, and Pacers coach Rick Carlisle is confident he can be successful in the NBA, too, on offense and defense. 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