Karl-Anthony Towns on what he told Jalen Brunson when he arrived in New York:
"I told you that the first day I got here and you welcome me here to New York, I said I want to make sure I amplify you to a whole another level that you haven't even recognized for yourself. I want to be that partner in crime that you haven't had, and I want to make sure that every step of the way, anytime you go anywhere, you're never alone. You always have someone behind you that's ready to do whatever it is to protect you, to protect this city. And I only ask for one thing in return. One thing."
(Towns then pointed directly at the Larry O'Brien Trophy)
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"I want everybody talking about the Bengals."
Joe Burrow spoke for about 25 minutes.
These 2+ minutes towards the very end felt like his mission statement to the team and the city.
He wants the pressure.
He wants the expectations.
He wants to win big now.
#Bengals@FOX19
i’ve dialed in my tiktok algorithm so precisely that i just opened the app and first thing it showed me was a montage going from when jalen brunson learned the knicks drafted josh hart to them winning the championship together… set to “i knew it, i knew you” by taylor swift
Josh Hart:
"Everybody wants to be the guy that scores the most, that puts the ball in the basket and that's not everybody's path. That wasn't my path and sometimes that's a tough pill to swallow but when you embrace that when you're a star in your role and you take pride in doing the little things that breeds winning basketball. For me as embraced as I was in this city wearing this jersey that sacrifice was easy. Some days it was tough don't get me wrong but you sacrifice for moments like this"
The person who deserves the most credit for the Knicks championship is Jay Wright.
That Nova DNA has been present throughout all of the former Wildcats. He made them into true professionals.
One of the best college coaches ever.
"I've been doubted so many times, traded, had so much instability - seven, eight different head coaches. I found a home in New York. They embraced me for the person that I am, the player that I am."
- Josh Hart