Illinois - Dwyane Wade

Illinois - Dwyane Wade

Surprisingly, this might be one the most questionable selections on the greatest state-by-state NBA player list yet. Both hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Dwyane Wade and legendary Detroit Pistons bad boy, Isiah Thomas could be interchangeable kings of Illinois. Statistically, many can argue that Dwyane Wade deserves the honors of being Illinois' greatest NBA player of all-time, but Isiah Thomas was an athlete and personality that defined one of the greatest eras of hardnose basketball the world has ever witnessed.

Regardless, Dwyane Wade has earned one more championship than Thomas (with three) and earned one more NBA All-Star honor with a total of thirteen. Not to mention, Dwyane Wade's epic 2006 NBA Playoff run where he carried an aging Shaquille O'neal and his Miami Heat teammates to glory. With Dwyane Wade officially retired, South Beach might not ever be the same. Will we ever see a shooting guard as crafty and iron-willed in Miami ever again? Only time will tell.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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