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When Knicks point guard Jose Alvarado collided with former mayor Mike Bloomberg while chasing a loose ball in Game 3 — and then made sure the 83-year-old was OK — it was no surprise to those who grew up coaching the determined-but-kind kid from the Brooklyn projects. “He fought and he fought and he fought,” Dan Klores said of a teenage Alvarado’s focus and grit playing for him in the New York RENS youth league. He recalled one game where the team was vying for a championship. A young Alvarado dove for a loose ball and collided with another kid who was “built like a football player.”

New York Post

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