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HAMILTON, Ont. — Even the attributes David Kouadio listed were kind of boring.

The city of Hamilton chose Kouadio, a Grade 10 student, to represent all kids in the area to honour Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who received the key to his hometown on Thursday. Kouadio, originally from Ivory Coast but playing basketball at Polaris Prep in nearby Burlington, Ont., spoke about how watching the Oklahoma City Thunder guard has informed his own game.

“I watch his footwork,” an understandably nervous Kouadio said. “I watch how he bumps players.”

Not sexy stuff, unless you are really into debates about what constitutes a foul.

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