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Former NBA player is opening Fixins soul food restaurant in Detroit's Harmonie Park

Kevin Johnson is pumped about bringing his soul food restaurant brand Fixins to Paradise Valley, even if that means his new spot will be a 15 minute walk from the Detroit Pistons' home court.

The former NBA All-Star, who was later the first Black mayor of Sacramento, California, joked about being in such close proximity to his old rivals during a press conference Wednesday announcing the forthcoming arrival of Fixins. The soul food restaurant will open as soon as December in a space formerly occupied by Detroit Seafood Market, 1435 Randolph in Harmonie Park.

Once open in Detroit, Fixins will serve southern soul food using Kevin Johnson's grandmother's recipes including fried chicken, deep-fried deviled eggs and loads of sides or "fixins."

"You have my commitment, my wife's commitment, my team's commitment that we going to do good and right by you, and our standard is going to be the Detroit standard .