PITTSBURGH — A dream was born in the back gym of the Petersen Events Center in the early 2000s.
As a kid, Nelly Cummings would make the 40-mile trip from Midland, Pennsylvania down to Oakland every weekend for AAU practice at the ‘Pete,’ which, at the time, was one of the most invigorating basketball environments in the entire country.
While in the midst of basketball greatness, it didn’t take long for the young Cummings to start dreaming.
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