The Chicago Muscle was a professional, minor league

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team in the

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. The Muscle was set to begin play for the 2012 season. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the Muscle's home venue was

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. The Muscle planned to be the second PBL team to play out of Chicago, following the

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which played from 2008 until folding in 2009. In the planning stages, a team called the Chicago Aztecas was set to join, but it folded before tipping off. The team folded on March 8, 2013, according to the

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's website.

References

External links

Chicago Muscle official websiteOfficial PBL press release announcing Muscle's addition
2011 establishments in Illinois 2013 disestablishments in Illinois Basketball teams established in 2011

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