Warriors' Alfonzo McKinnie's has taken him from Europe to the G league to playing in the NBA Finals
by K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune
Jun 05, 2019
4 minutes
Close to 10 p.m. Sunday, Elisa Bryant's excitement throughout a phone conversation made it sound like she would be up for a while.
She had just watched her son Alfonzo McKinnie score two points and grab one rebound in 10 minutes of Game 2 of the NBA Finals as the Warriors evened the series with the Raptors.
But Bryant needed sleep. She had to rise early Monday to work at a post office in Chicago's western suburbs, where she has served as a mail handler since 1992 to provide for McKinnie and his younger brothers.
"I have a lot of people say to me, 'Why are you working when
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