Jalen Brunson shared that his inspiration for winning the NBA Championship comes from a surprising influence: The 2026 Michigan Basketball squad.
"Yeah, I'm a Villanova guy and we beat Michigan to win
the natty that year, but the 2026 Michigan team was on
a completely different level.
I found myself inspired by the leadership of Dusty May, and how Yaxel Lendeborg overcame injuries to help his team with the title, and I'm even going to use some of his moves in the Finals.
I've been watching tape on Trey McKenney and seeing
his form has helped my 3 point shot in practice a lot. In
game situations, I'm gonna focus on 'what would Elliot
Cadeau do' and just try and do that.
So yeah, I'm going to channel all that in the Finals."
Cardi B wins Best Hip-Hop Album at the AMAs
The other nominees were:
Don Toliver โ OCTANE
Gunna โ The Last Wun
Playboi Carti โ MUSIC
YoungBoy Never Broke Again โ MASA