Three--count 'em, three--New York Daily News reporters were required for yesterday's breathless report, Prince William and pregnant Kate Middleton set to see Brooklyn Nets take on LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers: The royal couple will head for the Barclays Center to see the game when they are in New York for three days next month.
A selection of the perfectly chosen/delivered quotes:
(The news also made TIME.com.)
A selection of the perfectly chosen/delivered quotes:
- āHow befitting for the future King of England to travel to Kings County!ā said Borough President Eric Adams, thrilled by the impending arrival of both Cambridge and Cleveland royalty.
- āSo itās nice that heās coming to Brooklyn,ā said Debra Bock-Woo, 62, who lives near Barclays Center. āI hope they enjoy themselves. It might be their first basketball game.ā
- āThatās so cool,ā [Barclays worker Collis Matthews] said Friday. āThatās going to bring a lot of attention here. Itās good for them to come have a little fun. A lot of people are going to want to see āem.
- āItās a good thing,ā said Brooklyn native Sonya Mighty. āBrooklyn is a great place to visit. Thereās plenty to see here ā the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Grand Army Plaza. Itās an amazing place.ā
- āOh wow!ā the Brooklynite [Nurys Garcia] said. āItās really exciting and nice that theyāre coming, especially here in Brooklyn. Iām sure security will be really tight and traffic is going to be crazy.ā
- āItāll be really nice,ā she said. āThe Barclays Center is great. It brings so many here to Brooklyn. And now to have the royals come here? I might show up.ā
(The news also made TIME.com.)
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