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KD and Kyrie Gentrified Old Hopes for New York Basketball

The NBA duo left the Brooklyn Nets in a newer condition than before but is that better?

Andrew Ricketts
7 min readFeb 25, 2023

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When I was growing up in Canarsie, riding the hour-plus daily commute to school, I stopped for a hearty breakfast at the bagel shop. The bagel shop was next to Original Pizza. Original Pizza neighbored the Canarsie…

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Andrew Ricketts

I’m a Caribbean and American writer from New York. My stories are about coming-of-age, learning how to relate, and family. It’s a living, breathing memoir.