🥹 Lamine Yamal: “I feel emotional to see my brother happy. My mom also happy with the life she always wanted. I love this”.
“I am in love with my brother! He’s like a son for me”.
Stephon Castle admits he actively avoided other teams in the 2024 NBA Draft so he could team up with Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio
“I was just looking on the defensive side of things (in San Antonio), where being able to pair with Victor was definitely a plus in my eyes.I just thought it would have been a perfect fit, and I feel like it was.”
“I think being (in San Antonio) was always number one on my list. Internally, I always felt like I was the best player in that draft. (But) I didn’t know what could happen. My agent always told me, like, anything can happen in a draft. Like, you could not work out for a team, not have talked to a team, and they can still take you. So, I mean, I wasn’t really planning on playing in Houston. I didn’t really know how any of that worked. I was kind of hoping I could slide my way to San Antonio. It kind of worked out for me.”
(Via @sam_amick)
GAME 1 SET THE STAGE.
🍿 Harper's hot start (10 PTS in Q1)
🍿 Champagnie's 1H showing (15 PTS, 5-6 3PM)
🍿 Brunson and Anunoby’s 4Q takeover (25 combined PTS)
The Knicks took a THRILLING Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals… what does Game 2 have in store?
Victor Wembanyama on the Spurs' tendency to always play better after a loss & when they have their backs against the wall:
"We're like spoiled kids. We're playing against teams, the best example being New York, who are experienced, who understand how lucky they are to be in the Finals, and who know it's not guaranteed to happen again. We're in the Finals in just our second or third season, and we don't even realize it — we don't appreciate how lucky we are."