Jordan WIlkens of Milwaukee keeps the ball out of the reach from Chicago resident Jorge Alfaro during a wheelchair basketball tournament Sept. 29 at Joy of the Game in Deerfield. | Jon Durr~For Sun-Times Media
Jordan WIlkens of Milwaukee smiles during a game of 3-on-3 Sept. 29 during the Hoops for Hope wheelchair basketball tournament at Joy of the Game in Deerfield. | Jon Durr~For Sun-Times Media
Amber Infalt and Jorge Alfaro reach for a loose ball Sept. 29 during the Hoops for Hope wheelchair basketball tournament at Joy of the Game in Deerfield. | Jon Durr~For Sun-Times Media
Jorge Alfaro looks for an open teammate Sept. 29 during a wheelchair basketball game to benefit the Israeli Sport Center for the Disabled and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. | Jon Durr~For Sun-Times Media
Eric Shinkus (right) moves toward the basket past Chicago resident Curtis Moore during the Hoops for Hope wheelchair basketball tournament at Joy of the Game in Deerfield. | Jon Durr~For Sun-Times Media
Amber Infalt launches a shot between Chicago residents Curtis Moore (left) and Reese Reynolds during a 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball tournament Sept. 29 at Joy of the Game in Deerfield. | Jon Durr~For Sun-Times Media
Reese Reynolds of Chicago (left) talks to his Chicago teammates Curtis Moore (center) and Jorge Alfaro during a timeout. The competition benefited the Israeli Sport Center for the Disabled and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.. | Jon Durr~For Sun-T
Reese Reynolds of Chicago tightens the straps on his wheelchair during a timeout Sept. 29 during the Hoops for Hope wheelchair basketball tournament at Joy of the Game in Deerfield. | Jon Durr~For Sun-Times Media
Participants play a game of 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball tournament to raise money for the Israeli Sport Center for the Disabled and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. | Jon Durr~For Sun-Times Media
Highland Park seven-year-old Sam Wolfe tries to make a basket Sept. 29 during the Hoops for Hope wheelchair basketball tournament at Joy of the Game in Deerfield. | Jon Durr~For Sun-Times Media
DEERFIELD — Seth Wenig reached up to catch a basketball as it whizzed by his head. For a second time, he misjudged, launching his body as he would if he were on two legs, causing the wheelchair in which he played to tip over. “Everyone …