I wouldn’t necessarily say participation trophies, but there is something about slaying the giant that’s missing. To me there was more excitement when the league had juggernauts and the underdog knocks them off. However, the playoffs as a whole is better with parity.
Vince Goodwill says parity is bad for the league because championships are starting to feel like participation trophies, with a new champion every year 😬
have so much respect for jalen brunson and what he's been able to accomplish but one of the worst lessons coming from this knicks' championship run is the idea that great players need to take less money to build a great team. that's owner propaganda, man. don't fall for it.
OG already blocked the ball first. This was on the way down. Even by Fox reaction he felt it was clean. Can’t believe we’re still using still photos in 2026 to get a point across
The crowd pop was unreal. Also, could you imagine the ridicule Malone would’ve gotten during the social media era? Just lost in the finals the second straight year and doing a wrestling event. Man what a time