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In
the absence of a SummerKnicks game, ESPN gave Knicks fans some content to enjoy with their annual ESPY Awards ceremony. I know nobody watched, so here’s your links and notes related to that and more.
- Jalen Brunson won three ESPYs on Wednesday night: Best NBA Player, Best Championship Performance, and Best Athlete in Men’s Sports. The Knicks also won Best Team, while OG Anunoby’s Game 4 tip-in earned Play of the Year. Five Knicks-related awards in one night. Sweep!
- Don’t miss OG’s speech.
- Back to Brunson, he finally opened up on his left wrist/hand postseason surgery. As ridiculous as it sounds, JB started to feel a “weak wrist” during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals and went on to knock a silly 7-1 record after that.
- Finally, the Anti-Decision is over as Jonas Valanciunas is officially going back to Lithuania.
- Do you remember Trey Jemison III? SI’s Kenny Kluska does. Here’s a tease, more following the link:
“Many have talked about adding Jonas Valanciunas (waived and stretched by the Nuggets) or Nick Richards to the team. Is there a possibility that the Knicks instead sign Trey Jemison III to a standard deal after he spent all of last season on a two-way contract?”
- Sean “Bad Luck” Sweeney offered an interesting explanation for why San Antonio lost the Finals to the Knicks, lights-too-bright take included. Full quotes in today’s Bulletin.
- LeBron James will tape a special live “Mind the Game” podcast episode at 1.15 p.m. EST alongside Tyrese Haliburton. Public decision time?
- Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart will overshadow all that with their own live taping of a “Roommates Show” episode at 4:15 p.m. EST with special guest Aaron Judge.
- No tampering, so Steph Curry pitched Bay Golf to LBJ.
- No tampering, I wrote, because the Warriors already landed LeBron.
- Kawhi Leonard’s situation keeps getting uglier, with ESPN’s Shams Charania reporting the possible punishment could range from a lengthy suspension to his contract being voided. Meanwhile, the Clippers and the Raptors keep waiting to know who has to build a No. 2 LEONARD locker room.
