Stephen A. Smith calls out Donald Trump
"This president has no business showing up in New York City. I am dead serious. It is selfish. It is narcissistic. It is ridiculous that he is coming to this game."😳
(h/t @NBA__Courtside )
Sam says OKC players showed great maturity, professionalism and accountability in their end of season exit interviews.
"They had every reason to come in and blame injuries. That was a big story of our season...
Shai, Chet and Dub played 27 games together...
Not one guy raised that as an issue that they wanted to reflect on. Instead, they tipped their hat to their opponent..."
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Active Players with the Most PPG in the NBA Finals:
35.2 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
30.3 — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
30.3 — Kevin Durant
30.2 — Nikola Jokic
29.2 — Luka Doncic
Spurs players quotes this NBA Finals:
- “We gave them those games”
- “It's almost not like I have anything to figure out. It's almost like I have to play normal, not even good”
- “We’re the better team”
- “First off I’m trying to win for myself”
Knicks players quotes this NBA Finals:
- “We’re gonna fight until the end, they’re a really good team, they made a run but we’re gonna fight until the end”
- "Hope has been brought back to the city. But the word success hasn't been seen. We have to fight to bring that word back to fruition”
- "We can't just be satisfied with that. We have a long way to go. We have a lot of things we can do to be better”
- "We don't care too much about the winning streak. All that's in the past. To us, it's 0-0. Take it one game at a time. Our most important game is the next game”
The difference between mindsets is night and day.