As New York celebrates the Knicks’ first NBA championship in more than 50 years, priests, religious sisters, and faithful from the Diocese of Brooklyn reflect on the team’s improbable playoff run — and the lessons of perseverance, unity, and hope they see in the victory.
As the New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs, a player on each team calls the Diocese of Brooklyn home.
For more than half of his adult life, Jerry Kokkinos has devoted himself to the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Recently, he was honored by the Junior Knicks as the organization’s Coach of the Year
Once again, the green and gold of the parish gymnasium at St. Kevin in Flushing turned into a sea of orange and blue … at least for one morning.
The Brooklyn Nets made a huge splash during the NBA offseason, signing superstar free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
