How the Knicks’ Jose Alvarado ‘fought’ his way home to NYC — and why ‘everything about him screams New York’: former coach

Source: New York Post

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.