"I've been doubted so many times, traded, had so much instability - seven, eight different head coaches. I found a home in New York. They embraced me for the person that I am, the player that I am."
- Josh Hart
In a league of killers, Jalen Brunson is one of the best winners of his generation. He won two chips at Villanova in three years, and he's made the New York Knicks into NBA champions. At 6-foot-1-ish. He's a great, GREAT basketball player.
"Those are my brothers. I wouldn't want to go into a game with anybody else besides them behind my back."
Josh Hart talks about winning an NBA title with his Villanova teammates, Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson:
Josh Hart after the NBA Finals with his kids at the podium with him:
"This is the best feeling. We worked so hard for this... Everyone on this team was doubted at some point.
"We don't really talk about it, but nobody talks about the weight of that jersey... Right now, it's the lightest it's ever felt."
I remember living in NY in the 2010s and the quickest way to make a Knicks fan sad was to say “did you hear what happened with the Knicks?” It really felt like it was always something.
Congrats to the NYK faithful- they earned this one!!