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If you’re still on cloud nine, that’s alright.
The Knicks won the NBA championship for the first time in 53 years.
It’s fair to say we’re due at least 53 days of floating around the Earth without giving nothing else any care.
On the Knicks championship:
“The further we get away from it, the more real it becomes.”
On his upcoming free agency:
“First of all, I got to go get paid, man. That’s God willing. I want to be in this for a long time. I love this life. I love the NBA life. It feeds my family, and you know, it puts me in rooms where I could never be at.”
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On potentially taking less money to stay with the Knicks:
“I got to see what makes sense for everybody. I truly do feel like if it’s a great opportunity to stay home, I stay home.”
On the gift from Howie Roseman before one of the Finals wins:
“I want to share this with everbody. Howie Roseman, general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles came tonight with his boys and he gave me this gift which is a piece of slate from the city of David in ancient Jerusalem that he got when he was there and he either got it, or it was given to him in 2024. He took it to the Super Bowl and won the super bowl and he gave it to me for good luck tonight before the game. Un-friggen-believable.”
On the overconfident and cocky Spurs:
“You see that reaction (after they won the WCF and beat OKC) because they think they gon’ win it. They think it’s over.
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“And then you look at the reaction after we beat Cleveland, and it was tough to celebrate, because, like, we got four more, right? Obviously, winning the Eastern Conference is an amazing accomplishment, but we all look at that like, this is just a step, this isn’t the destination. And the reaction after Game 4 in Cleveland shows that.”
On Becky Hammon’s comments about Jalen Brunson:
“I’m not naming names: I’m still waiting for somebody… 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.”
On his role evolving during the playoffs:
“I think for me it’s imperative to make the…
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