Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀

No one practices failing in front of a large crowd....mayaism. #Rockets #Astros #Liftoff #H-Town

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

@UnderdogNBA I'm certain his mother is there with him.

[ed @inthefastlaneed]

These moments bring certain intangibles you just can’t fathom to understand. This is the Knicks moment.

[Houston Rockets @HoustonRockets]

Rooted in history. Built for tomorrow. 🚀

[Houston Rockets @HoustonRockets]

One giant leap for new threads.

[ClutchFans @clutchfans]

When you're a restricted free agent and they ask you to wear next season's jersey

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

@BradeauxNBA Dylan Harper damn near iced him out with his offensive contributions.

[A ✩ @adryanashton]

i really don’t care what his shooting percentages is at the time dawg Brunson one of the scariest mfs to play against in the clutch

[ed @inthefastlaneed]

Ran in they trap and took they shit in front all the nuns 🤣🤣🤣

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

I'm hoping whatever motivation they needed to push themselves over the summer is derived from watching the teams in the NBA finals. Having a dynamic backward and solid role players makes a world a difference. We have a certified bucket in KD but he just needs supporting cast members that will confidently star in their role.

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

@houstonhorn08 @BradeauxNBA It's true.

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

@MichaelRedd_ Well said.

[Michael Redd @MichaelRedd_]

Earlier today I saw the Rich Paul clip about $200M not being, to paraphrase, a lot of money. Some are laughing at it. Other folks see a nuanced reality. I get both reactions.

Forget what he said, though. I'm only bringing it up because it made me want to talk about NBA money, and more timely, WNBA money.

A lot of us reached the NBA with humble roots and suddenly a lot of earning potential, if not immediate $. Some had good advisors they actually listened to, some didn't, and some were just figuring it out on the fly. But we all knew the $ was coming (and going to stop coming) eventually. We had time to get ready, even if some of us didn't use it as well as we should've.

The WNBA situation right now is diffferent, though. The CBA got done fast, free agency moved fast, and a generation of hoopers who spent their careers underpaid, grinding on modest salaries, suddenly became top 5 to 10% earners in this country almost overnight. Their incomes are public. People, from friends to fam to foes, are in their personal business in ways they probably weren't prepared for.

And I'm beginning to hear about it in my hoops network. Talks of anxiety, some real stressful situations, struggles that I think are starting to even manifest for some players on court.

Some of my dearest friends are OG W players. I like this league (a lot) and I'm glad the women finally got what they deserved. More pro$ than con$ to where things are right now, no question about that. But champagne problems are still problems.

I hope agents, financial advisors, and the W union are putting legit hours into this right now, sitting down with these women, answering their questions, making sure they have the tools to navigate their new reality, and are advocates for them, financially but also emotionally.

The women of the W earned their prize. Now let's make sure they're in a position to keep it.

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

@A_Matthews713 That was so stupid

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

@BradeauxNBA He's ready for the moment.

[ᵂᴵᴸᴸ @BiasedHouston]

Has anyone done more for their PR this postseason than Karl Anthony Towns?

KAT has been closer to the best player in the postseason than not.

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

@DRDREon290 @notcee_fan I don't think I watched that movie.

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

@whitepersuas1on @A_Matthews713 I did not like them at all. Nothing about that jersey triggered Houston Rockets pride.

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

It seems like the NY should stay home on those three-point shooters in the corner because every damn play has been a driving kick to one of them

[Maya 713♥️s 🚀🏀 @RowdyMaya]

@adryanashton Yes, he is

[Abel @AbelGe87]

Brunson just got pushed the ground and stepped on but cant get a call, the league wasted no time showing who they want to win this thing