Back in 2005, “Another day, another memory” became the slogan for Long Island.
For Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson, there were plenty of days and plenty of memories growing up on Long Island. He was the second youngest of nine boys who grew up in the deep suburbs of Suffolk County where the pavement narrows, the grass fields run deep and the competitive nature lingers in the air.
It’s what made him who he is today.
“My brothers and father did not make things easy on me, and that was one of the reasons I became so competitive and was not willing to give in easily,” said Atkinson in an interview with Greg Logan.