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What if I said a 64-year-old woman has spent most her nights in the cellars of Midwest NBA arenas for 40 years, providing baked goods & motherly love to all your favorite players. Nah, right?
Well, meet one of the NBA's best-kept secrets, the 'Cookie Mom'
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Mike Brown on Diawara: "Last year you could see he was a little jittery because he didn't no quite what to do. A lot of times he'd play at one speed. there's comfort now, so his cadence is better."
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Mike Brown on what he's looking for in preseason opener:
"When someone makes a mistake, how quickly do they try to make up for the mistake? I'm huge on next-play speed."
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OG on Mike Brown: "He deserves all the praise. He's a great coach, a special coach. I think he's always been a great coach. Everyone is seeing how good of a coach he is, how good his staff is."
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OG on his SNL experience: "We were there for Jalen. It was cool. We were there for the intro. There were funny skits."
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Mo Diawara on finger surgery: "It happened at Summer League. It wasn't as bad as it looked. It was a little surgery."
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Mo Diawara on signing new deal: "It was great. That was the goal. Now we're back to work."
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James L. Edwards III retweeted
Miles McBride can help the Knicks repeat as champions.
That’s why the situation with his contract, current salary and the team’s objective to stay below second apron, makes his situation very, very interesting.
More here:
nytimes.com/athletic/7646334…
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Mike Brown, jokingly, said Josh Hart didn't like him calling him a power forward last year, not until Hart learned that the conditioning test is easier for bigs than guards lol
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Mike Brown said he and Pop talked during the playoffs, added that the legendary coach called him after the OG tip-in.
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McBride said people in New York came up to him after winning the title and said "I haven't talked to my family in 10 years before you guys won."
McBride: "I love that but that shouldn't be the reason you talk to your family."
lmao
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McBride: "It's crazy to think how unhealthy I was going through that playoff run."
He said his injury was more complex than just "sports hernia".
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McBride on contract extension talks: "Obviously I love being in New York. I'd love to continue my career and end my career here."
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McBride took the trophy with him to Cincinnati this summer. Said players get to request it and then the front office tries to work out who gets it and when.
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