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3 storylines to follow during Illinois vs. Kansas basketball scrimmage

By Joshua Schulman

08 Mar 2002: Head coach Bill Self of Illinois talks to team members guard Cory Bradford #13, center Robert Archibald #21, guard Frank Williams #30 and forward Brian Cook #34 at the end of a game against Minnesota at the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Illinois defeated Minnesota 92-76. DIGITAL IMAGE Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
08 Mar 2002: Head coach Bill Self of Illinois talks to team members guard Cory Bradford #13, center Robert Archibald #21, guard Frank Williams #30 and forward Brian Cook #34 at the end of a game against Minnesota at the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Illinois defeated Minnesota 92-76. DIGITAL IMAGE Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images /
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Aug. 12, 2023 : Burned houses and buildings are seen in Lahaina. Thousands were displaced after a wildfire fueled by winds from Hurricane Dora and dry vegetation destroyed much of the town. The death toll from the fire makes it the deadliest wildfire of the past U.S.
Aug. 12, 2023 : Burned houses and buildings are seen in Lahaina. Thousands were displaced after a wildfire fueled by winds from Hurricane Dora and dry vegetation destroyed much of the town. The death toll from the fire makes it the deadliest wildfire of the past U.S. /

3. The Maui Strong fund

At the end of the day, this scrimmage is being played for a good cause. In August, wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, displaced thousands and injured hundreds of people. It was the result of Category 4 storm Hurricane Dora. The Lahaina Civic Center is where the Maui Invitational is played annually, and Kansas is one of the eight teams in the field this season.

As a result, Brad Underwood and Bill Self agreed to open the scrimmage that was originally supposed to remain a secret. They are expected to produce $2+ million of revenue from the scrimmage and will donate it all to the Maui Strong Fund, an organization supplying assistance to the natives of Lahaina and other areas of Hawaii that were affected.

So win, lose, or draw, just remember that this game doesn’t count and is being played for the greater good.

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