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Doug McDermott hasn’t played his final game in Omaha after all.

The former Creighton star, now playing for the Chicago Bulls, completed his career with the Jays two years ago. But he’ll be back in his alma mater’s home arena this fall.

The Bulls announced Thursday that they will play the Atlanta Hawks in an exhibition game Thursday, Oct. 20, at the CenturyLink Center.

It won’t just be McDermott’s homecoming. Kyle Korver, another Creighton product who’s entering his 14th NBA season, has played for the Hawks since 2012. Chicago’s coach, Fred Hoiberg, spent five years leading Iowa State’s program — he was also born in Lincoln, and his grandfather, Jerry Bush, coached the NU men’s team. Gabrielle Union, wife of new Bulls acquisition Dwyane Wade, is from Omaha.

That’s all a bonus for the city organizers who helped arrange the first NBA exhibition game in Omaha since 2006, when the Minnesota Timberwolves came to town. They also played here in 1999 and 2003. The Wolves are going to Lincoln this year, set to play the Denver Nuggets in a preseason game Oct. 12 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.