Wemby on dealing with the pressure of being down 0-2 in the Finals:
"This is everything that I wish for, so there's no reason to really overthink it. I mean, this is what I'm built for."
In a largely unprecedented financial concession to give roster flexibility to a contender, New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson has agreed on a four-year, $156.5 million extension, his agent Sam Rose of CAA tells ESPN --- $113M less guaranteed than he’s eligible to receive in one year.
If you hate KAT, I suggest you reconsider...
"I feel like other than losing a child there's nothing worse you could go through and it builds you up and it strengthens you beyond measure. That's why I got Philippians 4:13 and the date tattooed on my neck. I could do all things through Christ who strengthens me but I was strengthened on April 13 when I lost my mother. That's been my favorite Bible verse my whole entire life since I was little. I didn't know the significance it would have in my life when I became an adult. But what I do know is that I truly can do anything when I walk in faith, when I walk with the angels beside me. I feel anything's possible, I feel nothing's impossible...
I'm just grateful to be in this position because I know a lot of friends in mind that are not here to see this moment. I know a lot of people I love tremendously that aren't here to give me that hug or to give me that text message. I'm doing this for them. I do this for them, I do it for my mother's country, I do it for everybody in Dominican Republic, I do it for everyone in the city that welcomed my mother when she immigrated over. I do it for all my family in New Jersey that allowed me to be raised and allowed me to love this game of basketball and allowed me to be a kid with my mother and enjoy those times. It takes a tribe to get here and it takes a village and I'm so blessed that I've had the village I've had in my life to get to this point"
KAT:
"I just felt a calm and a peace that had to be come from the woman above (his mom). I felt like a kid. It was just fun out here. It felt like I was a kid getting ready to go play my Saturday AAU games and Sunday AAU games. In a way I felt like I was seeing her in the stands"
Every star player in the history of the sport has sold calls. It’s literally part of the game. Ppl just don’t like basketball I feel. Spurs played a better series than the Thunder, flat out. Anyone making any excuses for the Thunder are morons.
Stephon Castle on suggestions that the Spurs are not floppers and if they are leaving gamesmanship on the table:
"I don't really know to answer that, because I sell calls too, I can't lie."
Think I’m messing around? Here’s an abbreviated list starting from 10 years ago. I can go back longer
15: Iggy
16: Channing/RJ
17: D Will
18: Kerr
19: Iggy/Kerr
20: Solo Hill
21: DA
22: Iggy/Kerr
23: AG/Zeke
24: Josh Green/B Will
25: TJ/Benn
26: CB
Didn’t even mention assts
The Spurs shoot 25 FT's to OKC's 12 and Twitter narrative is this game was called great. The Thunder shoot 6 more FT's and the reffing is abysmal. Funny how that works.
The Spurs are a +38 from the Free Throw line in their 3 wins. They have yet to win a game in this series where they didn’t receive at least 10 more free throws than the Thunder. OKC is +13 in their 3 wins giving the Spurs a +25 advantage from the line on the series overall.