David and Janet Ali embrace during a balloon release in honor of their son, Te'Jaan Ali, on Aug. 14, 2022, at Ellis Park in Bronzeville during the third annual Let's Ride memorial event. - Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS
CHICAGO — Te’Jaan Ali was playing basketball in a school gym on the South Side of Chicago when he started feeling hot. The heat in the gym — which didn’t have air conditioning — was likely just as bad as the sweltering temperatures outside, which reached 90 degrees on July 18, 2020. Ali, 19, stood in front of a fan and collapsed. Less than two hours later, he died in a hospital emergency room of a heart condition. On Monday, football fans across the country watched in shock as a similar scene played out during an NFL game: Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during a game against the C...
