Attack Athletics
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The Attack Athletics is a 60000 square feet (5,574.2 m²) state-of-the-art training center that includes 4 NBA regulation courts, and a 1,000 seat multi-purpose arena
in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned by Michael Jordan
's personal trainer Tim Grover. The facility was designed by Cornerstone Architects Ltd. in Itasca, Illinois.
Attack Athletics serves as the off-season training facility to numerous current NBA play ers, including Dwyane Wade, Devin Harris, Gilbert Arenas, Will Bynum, Juwan Howard, Michael Finley, Jermaine O'Neal, and many others. Former Attack Athletics' clients include Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, and Hakeem Olajuwon. Owner and CEO Tim Grover first started as Michael Jordan's personal trainer in 1989, and continued to do so for the remainder of his career. Grover has built an impressive resume of injury prevention and rehabitilitation, most notably his work with Dwyane Wade after surgeries on his shoulder and knee in 2007. Players including Gilbert Arenas, Shaun Livingston, Tracy McGrady, Darius Miles, and Jermaine O'Neal have all worked with Grover to rehabilitate and regain strength and explosiveness following knee surgeries.
The Attack Athletics facility was the home of the PBL's Chicago Throwbacks
basketball
team. It was also the location where President Barack Obama played on Election Day.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned by Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
's personal trainer Tim Grover. The facility was designed by Cornerstone Architects Ltd. in Itasca, Illinois.
Attack Athletics serves as the off-season training facility to numerous current NBA play ers, including Dwyane Wade, Devin Harris, Gilbert Arenas, Will Bynum, Juwan Howard, Michael Finley, Jermaine O'Neal, and many others. Former Attack Athletics' clients include Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, and Hakeem Olajuwon. Owner and CEO Tim Grover first started as Michael Jordan's personal trainer in 1989, and continued to do so for the remainder of his career. Grover has built an impressive resume of injury prevention and rehabitilitation, most notably his work with Dwyane Wade after surgeries on his shoulder and knee in 2007. Players including Gilbert Arenas, Shaun Livingston, Tracy McGrady, Darius Miles, and Jermaine O'Neal have all worked with Grover to rehabilitate and regain strength and explosiveness following knee surgeries.
The Attack Athletics facility was the home of the PBL's Chicago Throwbacks
Chicago Throwbacks
The Chicago Throwbacks are a team of the Premier Basketball League that begin play in fall 2007. Their home arena is Attack Athletics on Chicago's West Side....
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team. It was also the location where President Barack Obama played on Election Day.