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Karl Towns Sr. is the proud papa of NBA champion Karl-Anthony Towns, who was a key component in the team’s playoff run — which snapped a 53-year championship drought. Papa Towns take a shot at some Father’s Day Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Why do you think New York City fell in love with your son Karl-Anthony? A: Because he’s humble, caring, loving. And he wanted to bring something to New York that they’ve been thirsting for 53 years. When he puts on that jersey, he knew every time he put it on he was representing his mother, the city, and he wanted to give them a chance to be where they were yesterday.
Q: What stands out to you about Karl-Anthony Towns’ on-court mentality? A: Pinpoint. Magic [Johnson] was always his idol. You could see out there he’s always navigating like a GPS system, he’s trying to make the right decision, right pass. I’m awed by some of the passes that he can get through to his players. Q: Jalen Brunson. A: Great player, great teammate. Call ’em Batman and Robin. I love the kid. The kid plays the game the way it’s supposed to be played. Plays hard, plays to win, he’s a great leader and a great person.
NBA Base: Josh Hart took a shot at Becky Hammon, who has yet to apologize for doubting the Knicks' championship leader 👀 “I'm not naming names, but I'm still waiting for somebody to say they was wrong about someone who led our team to a championship in 53 years. I'm still waiting for something. So you know, I know they have media availability, so we'll be waiting for that apology.” (Via @Roommates__Show)
The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 in the NBA Finals, claiming their first championship since 1973. Brunson was named Finals MVP after averaging 32.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.6 assists in the series. However, because of the time difference in Slovenia, Luka Doncic admitted he did not wake up in the middle of the night to watch the games live. "It's all too early for me, waking up at three in the morning, so I didn't watch," Doncic said with a smile, via Siol.net.
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Oh No He Didn't: Josh Hart on watching the Spurs celebrate their series win vs the Thunder to go to the finals: "They beat OKC...that was a mountaintop for them. I look at JB I was like you see that reaction because they think they gonna win it. They think it's over"
Hart brought those comments back up during his appearance on the Roommates Show via ESPN. He is waiting for her to officially concede on that statement, patiently anticipating the apology. “I'm not naming names: I'm still waiting for somebody––,” Hart said before the crowd chanted Hammon's name. “…to say they was wrong about someone who led our team to a championship…I know they have media availability so we'll be waiting for that apology,” Hart finished.
Jose Alvarado on the team's mindset against the Atlanta Hawks: "They came out hot. They came out and played. There is a lot of pressure for New York. No matter what people say or how people feel, as players you feel it a little bit. So at that moment, they are coming out and making everything. When you play the Knicks, everybody plays good. Role players, the stars, it is just like, we play the Knicks, now we are turning up. So Atlanta was hooping and they were doing a great job. We were in a close game with Atlanta, we should not be. And they had nothing to lose. We had everything else to lose. So, we are in a close game like, we got to close this out. We got to figure it out. It was so staggering that we were trying to figure it out that we were putting so much pressure on ourselves. And then it was time when we had a meeting and it was like, yo, OG, Pat, Ewing talked to us like, listen, we have been here before, let us do this. And after that, we just woke up and we never looked back."
In the first Knicks Championship parade in over 53 years, James Dolan and NYC politicians got 13 minutes of podium mic time. All Knicks players combined got 2 minutes of podium mic time, including 0 minutes for KAT, OG, and Alvarado
The Los Angeles Police Department on Friday released body camera footage of an officer shooting and killing of a woman’s pet dog in an incident that has sparked an international outcry and raised questions about police use of force. The 2-year-old golden saint berdoodle, named Jameson, was shot dead by a police officer last Saturday outside the door of an apartment where he and another officer had arrived to investigate reports of a woman screaming, the police department said earlier this week. It was later found that the woman, Marie Marseille, was celebrating the New York Knicks winning the N.B.A. championship.
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Visit San Antonio broke down the projected impact by playoff round, putting the first two rounds at $3.5 million each, the Western Conference finals at nearly $6.8 million, and the NBA Finals — with the study projected for a seven-game series — at about $22 million. San Antonio hotels and tourism saw a significant surge of business from New York Knicks fans who traveled to watch Game 1, Game 2 and Game 5 at the Frost Bank Center.
Jordan Clarkson paid tribute to the Philippines during the New York Knicks' championship parade. In a video posted by the Knicks, Clarkson was seen proudly carrying the Philippine flag as he joined the celebration. Clarkson, who represented the Philippines in the 2018 Asian Games and the 2023 FIBA World Cup, is the grandson of Filipina Marcelina Tullao Kingsolver of Pampanga.
Bernie Lee on Jalen Brunson’s paycut with Knicks: The idea that any player making a contractual sacrifice automatically leads to success does not align with what I have seen repeatedly. Once a player sacrifices money, he is handing a tool back to an organization to make decisions he does not control, while still carrying the results of those decisions. There is not an NBA player I have met who, while playing, has the perspective required to be a good general manager. Putting players in the position of making personnel decisions does not help anyone.
Bernie Lee: Jalen Brunson will be remembered for the rest of his natural life and beyond for taking an incredible risk and leading one of the marquee teams in the NBA to a championship. Over the years, I have had numerous clients with the opportunity to play with the Knicks. I have always said that a person can win anywhere, but winning in New York is entirely different. That has clearly proven to be true. It is an incredible story with a great ending, and every person involved deserves to enjoy it. But the idea that this should start a trend does not add up to me, because the circumstances that allowed it to work were finite and almost impossible to recreate. The family history between the Brunson family and Knicks management has been well documented for good reason, and it clearly played a major role in the trust that defined the relationship from the outset. Still, unless you own the team, everyone works for someone.