It’s only about 30 miles from White Plains to Industry City, an hour from Sean Kilpatrick’s home to the Nets’ training facility. But his journey to his hometown team has been long enough to test Job’s patience.
The 6-foot-4 off-guard has gone from a first-team All-American to undrafted and confused, wondering if this sport was really for him. He’s gone from the D-League just weeks ago to being the most poised Net on the floor in the fourth quarter of his home debut Sunday at the Barclays Center.
“It was fun. To be able to really perform in front of a New York City crowd like that and them giving me that type of ovation … that was special to me.