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Amar’e Stoudemire, Hope in Shorts

In this week’s “Who Runs New York?” issue of the magazine, Will Leitch profiles Amar’e Stoudemire, “the prototypical D’Antoni big man” and new face of the Knicks franchise. “He might not be LeBron James” writes Leitch, “but Stoudemire is one of those exceptional, otherworldly talents that the Knicks haven’t had in a generation. It’s been so long since someone like him has played here that I’m not sure we understand what we have.” Click here to read the whole thing, in which you’ll find out whether Stoudemire is actually Jewish (spoiler: He’s not), as well as whether he attempted to do one of those complicated, multi-step handshakes with Will (spoiler: He did). [NYM]

Amar’e Stoudemire, Hope in Shorts