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On June 21, Taiyier Parks sat in a back room of an upscale New York City sports bar called The Ainsworth and waited several hours for three syllables.
It was the 2018 NBA draft, and commissioner Adam Silver, on the final pick of the first round, finally said: "The Atlanta Hawks select Omari ..."
Parks didn't wait for the full name to be read. She knew a dream had just come true for her brother Omari Spellman, a 6-foot-9 forward who had helped Villanova win a national title earlier in the year.