Jose Alvarado is the only native New Yorker on the Knicks' roster. Fans react

from Weekend Edition Saturday · host Samantha Max

Jose Alvarado, the only Knicks player born in New York City, lived in public housing in South Williamsburg. Fans there speak of him as a legitimate "homegrown star."

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