Smart Caviar

NBA and Republican Aficionado

[NBA @NBA]

"NEW YORK, WE REALLY DID IT!" 🗽🏆

Jalen Brunson thanks the Knicks organization, Knicks fans and his family in his speech at City Hall!

[NFL Drop @TheNFLDrop]

REPORT: Jets owner Woody Johnson announces that the team is “seriously considering” a rebrand with the primary goal of moving to Long Island.

Johnson believes a new stadium can be built in Long Island by 2029 as they try to branch away from the Giants and embrace a full rebrand.

[Basketball Forever @bballforever_]

BREAKING: The New York Knicks have accepted an invitation to visit the White House and become the FIRST NBA team to accept an invitation during a Donald Trump presidency 🇺🇸

🔶 2017 Warriors: No Visit
🔶 2018 Warriors: No Visit
🔶 2019 Raptors: No Visit
🔶 2020 Lakers: No Visit
🔶 2025 Thunder: No Visit

[KNICKS BEAST @KnicksBeast]

A reminder how the Knicks handled this after winning the NBA Cup. Pure class.

Coach Mike Brown and a number of the Knicks donated a significant portion of their NBA cup money to staff not eligible for bonuses.

“The highest paid players, the top guys, gave a significant chunk of their winnings to staff members who didn’t get bonus money…the players really took care of them”
https://t.co/BMxGRclx84

[NBA @NBA]

"He will be the king of New York for the rest of his life."

🏆 Eastern Conference Finals MVP
🏆 NBA Finals MVP
🏆 45 PTS in clinching Finals Game 5

Jalen Brunson DELIVERED on the biggest stage to give New York their first championship in 53 years!

[Barkley @Barkley_Tap]

New York has had 4 kings in modern sports.

But if you could keep only ONE to represent the city forever who stays?

[{CJN} Ethan @eb1302_]

Jalen Brunson’s and Josh Hart’s first pitches vs Victor Wembanyama’s 😭

[dank @cptdankkk]

James Harden says OKC broke up a championship team over $4,000,000

“My rookie year, we the eighth seed. We played the Lakers, who were the number one seed. Scared them for sure. They won the championship”

“My second year, we in the Western Conference Finals against Dallas. They won the championship”

“My third year, we in the Finals against the Heat. That was LeBron's first championship”

“That summer we go to the Olympics, we win the gold medal. My fourth year, traded a couple days before the first game”

Q: “How good do you think that team would've been if you all stayed together?”

Harden: “At least two championships. At the minimum”

Q: “Do you think you would've developed into the player you are?”

Harden: “Probably not. I was going to have to eventually start starting. I only did that for the sacrifice for the team, it made us better. My swag was getting there to where my fourth year, I'm not no sixth man. It was over $4 million”

[New York Basketball @NBA_NewYork]

Owner James Dolan says the Knicks are going to the White House: "We just received an invitation which we've accepted, still have to figure out the details…I've known the president 30 years and I'm very proud to bring the team to the White House"

[Ballislife.com @Ballislife]

Kobe to Ron Artest when he joined the Lakers:

"Better not get any BS from you. This is not the place to goof around, or act out. I'm expecting you to be extremely sharp, extremely crisp. I won't have it any other way."

(Via @DevDock)

[New York Post @nypost]

These Knicks are New York's greatest champions - and its not all that close https://t.co/2wKpps274U

[NBA @NBA]

"That's Hart right there!" ❤️

John Starks was PUMPED for Josh Hart after he became an NBA Champion 🏆

[NBA Courtside @NBA__Courtside]

Kendrick Perkins GOES OFF on Vincent Goodwill for calling the NBA championship a participation trophy 👀

“Here’s the sh*t that pisses me off. Is when sometimes you’re on television and you get in the moment and feeling the table you going to say some bullsh*t out your mouth. That was a bunch of bullsh*t it was all the way disrespectful and when I heard him say it the first thing came to mind is that your a** never was a athlete then you couldn’t have never participated or been a basketball player or played on anybody team talking that type of nonsense. That was the most asinine thing that I’ve ever heard and your a person that hooped at any level and won at a elite level, I mean won at elite level at any level then you know that sh*t is hard as hell.”

(Via @RoadTrippinShow)

[New York Post @nypost]

Knicks will make history as first NBA team to visit Trump White House https://t.co/aMr8bOB1hb

[New York Basketball @NBA_NewYork]

"OG's one of my favorite people. I love him"

–– Knicks owner James Dolan

In 2024 the Knicks were criticized for signing OG Anunoby to the largest contract in team history, 5 years at $212.5 million

[Peter Schrager @PSchrags]

When Kevin Durant went to Brooklyn in 2019, it forced Jim Dolan to tear it all down and consider a new, unorthodox approach to rebuilding the Knicks. He hired Leon Rose, an agent at CAA, and he gave him and William Wesley the keys to the castle.

Here's @WindhorstESPN on my pod.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Fresh off winning a championship, Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson throw out the 1st pitch at Yankee Stadium

[The Draymond Green Show @DraymondShow]

Draymond clarifies his comments regarding the Spurs walking off the court without shaking hands

“You can't have front-runner behavior, it does not win in this league and running off the court after you lose in a series is front-runner behavior, and here's why it's front-runner behavior and who gives a f**k about sportsmanship, I don't care about sportsmanship because if you won and those guys that lost tried to shake your hand, you gonna stand there and shake that hand proudly.”

[NBA Base @TheNBABase]

Jalen Brunson on why he went to hug Spurs HC Mitch Johnson before his father after the win:

"I hugged and said what's up to Coach Johnson from the Spurs first, just to show respect… It was just kind of instinct, like how I was raised. I think win or loss, you show respect regardless of the outcome. I’ve got a lot of respect for them over there." 💯♥️

(Via @CBSMornings)

[What’s Wright? with Nick Wright @WhatsWrightShow]

"I am just 100% certain the reason he was crying after the Western Conference Finals was because he thought they had locked up the title. And he was in denial that the Knicks were better than them."

@getnickwright says Wemby has a lot of growing up to do this offseason