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Jalen Brunson and the Knicks are one win away from a championship, and if you listen closely, you can still hear it. The murmur. The asterisk is being sharpened. The voice that says, Yeah, but …
Doubters.
Whatever you’re chasing — the business, the book, the degree, the comeback, the version of yourself you can barely see yet — you are going to face this. Not might. Will. There will be a Hammon. There will be a Draymond. There will be a chorus that has decided, on the basis of something about you they think they understand, that you are too small for the thing you want.
Read more: https://t.co/OLEHe9H6ia
"2 kids from here
I'm not gonna sugarcoat this
I was bout to cry…
I'm in Madison Square Garden
In the 4th quarter
Playing with these guys
And we're playing for something special…
Couldn't put it into words…
But we've got one more to do"
–– Jose Alvarado
Jalen Brunson post Game 4: "Before we start…
My thoughts & prayers are with a friend of mine I got to meet last week. Jonathan from North Carolina. From Make a Wish Foundation
They asked me to make a video. But something told me to Facetime…
I got the pleasure to do so…Quick call but well worth it.
My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family…
May God rest his soul"
(Reporter asks question)
Jalen (can't answer): "Sorry…"
Today on Substack: 24 hours before the largest comeback in NBA Finals history, the story was that Victor Wembanyama had figured out the New York Knicks. He even told them so: https://t.co/T7rOMCyJHN