Remembering 'Cheeze,' a legend of the court in Montréal-Nord who continues to inspire
CBC
It was the first weekend of fall and a crowd of young basketball players showed up at an outdoor court in Montréal-Nord for a three-point shooting contest, with a cash prize of $1,000 on the line.
The sun had set, and the park's spotlights put the dozens of youths that were warming up for the competition on centre stage, as they aspired to both bragging rights and the prize.
But the event at Saint-Laurent park was about much more than money, especially for those organizing it.
They wanted to help breathe life into a borough they say has lost a bit of its sense of community in recent years — a situation made worse by COVID-19 restrictions and a recent spate of gun violence in the city's east end.
Above all, the "Three for Cheeze" three-point shooting contest was a tribute to a man still considered by many to be a neighbourhood basketball legend and the embodiment of community spirit: Sanchez Brice, or "Cheeze."
"Three for Cheeze! Three for Cheeze!" the event's organizer chanted into a microphone, getting players and the crowd to join in.
Brice was a mainstay on the basketball court at Saint-Laurent park throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, helping bring crowds to their feet — and a community together.
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