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A conversation about unity was held on the campus of the University of Miami this past weekend. Six-time NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire stopped by his alma mater, Sunday night. The 43-year-old took part in a fireside chat that focused on human connection and empathy.
What would you say is the biggest power move of your career? Amare Stoudemire: The biggest power move. Q. Not helping Shane Battier up, maybe? Stoudemire: No, that was that was that was a that was a solid move. I'm not going to lie, but that's not the power move. I think my power move. Jalen Brunson: Steve Nash’s header dunk contest? Stoudemire: The Steve Nash header dunk contest was innovative. That was innovative. That was innovative. But I think my power move, right, was signing with the Knicks, honestly. Q. Saying to Phoenix you don't want to pay me a max? OK I'll walk away. Stoudemire: Yeah, because I was able to really embrace the city. The city embraced me. And we built a fan base, basically, for my entire career because of that move. So I think that was the power move.
Jalen Brunson: Can you talk about the battles with the Lakers in the playoffs? Like it was like what two or three years in a row, maybe four. Amare Stoudemire: Yeah, it was tough, man. Cuz with Kobe you can't really game plan for him, right? We have a scouting report for Kobe and like try to contain force him to his left. We send a double team from the baseline. If he's in the post or from the top, we send we send a double team from the wing, if he catches the ball center court, top of the key. Other than that, Kobe knew how to avoid all double teams. He knew he had all the counter moves for every double team that may come his way. So, we really couldn't stop Kobe. We had all we can do is try to contain him, make it tough for him, get into his body on his shot. Small little details help maybe help change his shot a bit. And then for me, I had a battle also, one year got to go against Shaq. It was Shaq and Kobe. And then Shaq left and then we took over. Phoenix took over the West and then somehow they got Pau Gasol and then they got Andrew Bynum and then they had Lamar Odom. So I'm on the inside playing small as a five. Got to guard Lamar Odom who is 6-10. Got to guard Andrew Bynum at 7-1 and Pau is 7-1. And it's me on the inside.
Run It Back: Amar'e Stoudemire explains why the Knicks underachieved with Carmelo Anthony: "Melo comes to our team, the ball isn't moving as much because Melo requires a lot of attention... when he gets the basketball, he's looking to score. A lot of the cohesiveness faded away."
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Jorge Sierra: Pascal Siakam passed all these players in playoff scoring last night: Earl Monroe Joel Embiid Vlade Divac Jack Sikma Amare Stoudemire Not bad at all. He's now No. 134 in NBA history. No. 1 among Cameroonian players.
Jorge Sierra: Jalen Brunson moved up 14 spots in the all-time playoff scoring list last night. Some of the players he left behind: Earl Monroe Joel Embiid Vlade Divac Jack Sikma Amare Stoudemire Mike Conley Gail Goodrich Bill Sharman Kenyon Martin He's No. 132 in playoffs history now.
While some might have assumed he took inspiration from Magic Johnson or Shaquille O’Neal, Stoudemire revealed a deeply personal connection to his jersey number. “The number #32 was inspired by my brother (Rest in Peace) Hazell Stoudamire Jr., you feel me? And then Shaq also played for number #32 in Orlando, so that was also another great moment for myself. So, it’s a little bit of both.”
Jorge Sierra: Chris Paul tied Kobe Bryant in three-pointers last night for No. 28 all-time. Also: Devin Booker moved ahead of Derek Harper, Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire and Kiki Vandeweghe in scoring for No. 124 in NBA history.
Jorge Sierra: Brook Lopez tied Larry Nance in blocks last night for No. 19 in NBA history. He also tied Isaiah Thomas in three-pointers (No. 148) and moved ahead of Amare Stoudemire in rebounds (No. 146). Also: LeBron James moved to No. 72 all-time in blocks ahead of Karl Malone and Andre Drummond.
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Dwight Howard’s Top 10 dunkers of all time: ‘Vince Carter has to be in that list, Dominique Wilkins has to be in that list, you gotta have Michael Jordan, you gotta have Shaquille O’Neal, you gotta have Darryl Dawkins, you gotta have Shawn Kemp in there… Me, I’m top 10. For me and Shaq not to be in FoxSports’ list… Shaq, he's dunking on everybody, breaking rims, so I just believe you're gonna have the best dunkers you gotta have these guys in it. Now you want to talk about dunk contest dunkers? That's a totally different thing, but if you want to talk about the best dunkers in the league you got to put the people that dunk all the time on people in there. Stromile Swift is one of the best dunkers, he didn’t get mentioned, Amare Stoudemire…
"I’ve told Kyrie about Amar'e [Stoudemire], who had microfracture surgery,” Dudley told DallasHoopsJournal.com. “Amar'e lived in the weight room and did corrective exercises for his knee to extend his career by five to six years. Kyrie’s situation isn't as severe, but as you get older, these injuries tend to add up. So, Kyrie will need to do specific corrective exercises, especially targeting his core."
Jorge Sierra: Giannis Antetokounmpo moved past Tony Parker and Terry Cummings to become No. 57 all-time in scoring. Klay Thompson moved ahead of Derek Harper, Rasheed Wallace and Amare Stoudemire for No. 123. Also: Devin Booker (28) is now ahead of Shawn Kemp, Jimmy Butler and Sam Perkins.
Memphis Grizzlies PR: The @Memphis Grizzlies today announced that Tommie Smith, Amar’e Stoudemire and Cheryl Miller will be honored with the @National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award as part of the 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game on January 20.