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Chicago Sky

Chicago Sky

  • Field Goal %
    41.8 FG%
  • 3-point %
    31.0 3P%
  • Points Scored
    79 PPG
  • Total Rebounds per game
    35.3 RPG
  • Chicago area designer's work seen on athletes around the country

    DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) – Fans might have seen Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese playing in custom, hand-painted shoes this season. They were designed by local artist Marvin Baroota, whose work is all done by hand in Des Plaines and has been seen on professional athletes in Chicago and across the country, which all started through social media. Baroota's artistic eye began working in graphic design. That all changed the day that he bought an airbrush and taught himself how to use it. "There's nothing more I love than a challenge," he said. "So I literally would just go on YouTube, see how they're doing it. I could have done anything else, backpacks, portraits, or anything." But Baroota found a niche