Alleged bandit accused of stealing memorabilia from Rick Pitino’s office rails he ‘didn’t take the basektball’

The New York City man accused of stealing memorabilia from legendary St. John’s University basketball coach Rick Pitino’s office denied involvement when confronted by The Post. “I didn’t take the basketball,” 25-year-old Emanuel Yakubov told The Post as he was led in cuffs to his arraignment in Queens court on Saturday. But the basketball —...