NEW YORK — The night before the Big East championship game, Walter Berry, forever known around here as “The Truth,” shouldered through a crowded St. John’s locker room looking for RJ Luis. He needed to tell him something. Towering over reporters and guests of the program, he broke into a huddle of bodies around the St. John’s star and put massive hands upon Luis’ shoulders.
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“I am so happy to finally meet you,” Berry said, lowering his voice to add: “Tomorrow, young man, I want you to have this.”
Berry is one of the all-time all-timers. Right up there with Chris Mullin, Mark Jackson and Malik Sealy. Now 60, he carries
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