James Dolan is booed loudly by the watch party at Radio City.
Then he apologizes for mismanaging the Knicks for two decades, and the crowd cheers.
Apology accepted.
Jalen Brunson is one of the best stories in NBA history
-undersized 6'2 guard
-4 year college player
-second round pick
-had to play behind Luka
-bets on himself in free agency
-took 100M+ pay cut to build the team
-led the Knicks to the finals
NYC legend no matter what happens
Thinking about how Rick Brunson was a reserve on that 1999 Finals team while 2 year old Jalen Brunson was running around the MSG locker room in diapers. Now Jalen is carrying this franchise on his back. This isn’t basketball, it’s cinema.
Jalen Brunson just proved all the haters wrong.
They said he wasn’t a 1A player. They said he was too small. They said he couldn’t get it done.
Brunson has now led the New York Knicks to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999.
One of the greatest free agent signings of all-time.
Knicks will be the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Their first-round opponent is up in the air entering Sunday. If Hawks lose and Raptors win Sunday, NYK will play No. 6 seed ATL in 1st rnd. Raptors will enter final game of season one game behind Hawks. They own tie-breaker over Atlanta. Hawks end season against Miami. Toronto finishes season at Brooklyn. If Hawks beat Miami on Sunday, Knicks will play Toronto in first round. If TOR loses and ORL wins its final game, Knicks will face the Magic in the first round.