Proviso East Graduate Shannon Brown Honored for NBA Championship...

Proviso East Graduate Shannon Brown of Maywood will be honored on Saturday, July 18, 2009 with a parade in his honor. The parade will kick off at 9am at Lexington School in Maywood. Brown, a 2001 graduate of Proviso East High School and 2005 graduate from Michigan State University, was a part of the Los Angeles Lakers this past season. Brown and the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic to win the NBA World Championship. Brown is the third Proviso East graduate in a row to win an NBA ring. Michael Finley of the San Antonio Spurs won in 2007. Glen "Doc" Rivers, head coach of the Boston Celtics won last year, and Brown this year. Kudos to these student-athletes aka champs!

Proviso East Alum Traded To Chicago Bulls!!!

Proviso East Alum, Shannon Brown, was traded recently from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Chicago Bulls. Brown was one of the players involved in the big trade sending Ben Wallace to the Cavaliers. Brown, a second year player drafted by the Cavaliers in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft, comes back to help his hometown team re-group and make a playoff run. Brown graduated from Proviso East in 2003 and Michigan State in 2007.

What do you think of Shannon Brown coming home?