The kids are already playing nice.
Moments after the Rangers picked Finnish power forward Kaapo Kakko with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft, he was welcomed to town by none other than RJ Barrett.
“Sup, Kaapo, It’s RJ Barrett. Welcome to the family! I’m excited to start this journey together. Go Rangers!” he said in a message tweeted out by the Knicks.
Barrett was top pick — No. 3 overall — for the Knicks on Thursday at the NBA draft, and he’ll be sharing the confines of Madison Square Garden with Kakko and building a pair of winners for what fans hope is years to come.
Rangers fans at the team’s draft party showed their appreciating for the rising basketball star, chanting his name as he donned a Rangers jersey.
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