![]() … Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri is appealing his eight-game suspension for an illegal check. … 21 runners died during an ultramarathon in China due to extreme weather conditions. … A jersey Kobe Bryant wore during his rookie year sold at auction for $3.7 million. Simone Biles became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike at the U.S. … Will Kevin Kelley’s unorthodox coaching style work in Division I? … Why the Jaguars decided to roll the dice on Tim Tebow. ![]() Phil Mickelson’s PGA Championship win solidified his status as the People’s Champion. Knicks From quieting the entire Madison Square Garden to our final stand in the ECF, some of the best of moments from our 2021 postseason run. In the early moments of Sunday's Eastern Conference quarterfinal game between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks, Knicks fans in attendance at Madison Square Garden welcomed Hawks guard Trae Young to the NBA Playoffs with a profanity-laced chant. That shush is going to be on his highlight reel for the rest of his career. ![]() (Compare that with Miller who, at 29, had just completed his eighth NBA season and was playing in his 32nd playoff game.) It’s incredible that Young had the presence of mind and the guts to turn his attention to the crowd without missing a beat after the ball dropped through the net. He’s only 22 and was playing in the first playoff game of his career. Young’s poise and confidence in that moment was incredible. And while the Hawks don’t have the same history with the Knicks that Miller’s Pacers did and Young’s game-winner wasn’t quite as dramatic as Miller’s eight points in 8.9 seconds, his taunt was equally cold-blooded. Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is open to getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason, sources told NBA Analysis Network. Young scored 32 points and added 10 assists in his NBA playoff debut.Young’s taunt, obviously, brings up memories of Reggie Miller’s famous choke gesture during the first game of the 1995 Eastern Conference semis. On his self-owned podcast, Young looked back on that moment and explained why it remains his. ![]() – joins the TNT crew after his game-winner in MSG. The Hawks shocked the world that season and were led by Trae who averaged 25.3 points per game. So, when MSG got quiet, he had to fire back at them. The lip readers out there will probably notice that Young appeared to say, “It’s quiet as (expletive) in here.” Then, he continued to make his way to the bench during the timeout.Īfter the game, Young told the Inside in the NBA crew that he was partly fueled by the vitriol he heard from the crowd earlier in the game - all the “F-U” chants. After hitting the shot, Young turned to the MSG crowd and gestured to the fans to quiet down. Young, who had heard it from the Madison Square Garden crowd all game, hit the go-ahead floater with. The Atlanta Hawks edged out the Knicks, 107-105, in Sunday’s Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first round matchup in a back-and-forth game that came down to the final possessions. Trae Young will never let Knicks fans have peace Trae Young dropped 45 points on the Knicks, then told courtside fans to ‘hold this L. If the Hawks consider trading him, the Knicks will be first in line. I’m told that the Knicks, who would love to add a bonafide superstar, are monitoring Trae Young’s situation with Atlanta. ![]() New York Knicks fans had waited eight years to be back in The Garden for an NBA playoff game, and for much of the night, the fans were heard in full force. One player to keep an eye on according to a former NBA executive that spoke to NBA Analysis Network is Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks. ![]()
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