Ice Cube’s Hoops League in Talks for Philadelphia, Alabama Teams

  • Upstart league is transitioning to a city-based model
  • Areas including London and Newark being considered for teams

The Big3 attracts more than 10,000 fans on average to its weekly events.

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Ice Cube’s 3-on-3 basketball league, the Big3, is pitching to investors as it moves from a touring format to a city-based model.

The Big3 is in talks with basketball legend Julius Erving to bring a team to Philadelphia, and is also in contact with hall-of-famer Dominique Wilkins to potentially come to Birmingham, Alabama, according to people with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.