Basketball

Tyreek Hill may have departed for Miami, but Kansas City Chiefs fan may recall a 2021 video of the star wide receiver on the basketball court, celebrating his 27th birthday with a windmill dunk. Later that year, he was joined by teammates Chris Jones and Tyrann Mathieu (now with the New Orleans Saints), and others for a game of hoops to raise money for his Cheetah Scholarship fund. A reader asked “What’s Your KCQ?,” a partnership between The Star and the Kansas City Public Library, “How common is it for Chiefs players to play off-season basketball games?” Skittish fans might wonder further: What are the risks?