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Alex Caruso after winning his second NBA title: 'Now I got a real one!'
Fred Katz: An elated Alex Caruso on winning his second ring: “Now I got a real one! Now nobody can say anything!” Caruso was on the 2020 Lakers, who won the title in the bubble.
LeBron James: FUCK!!!!!!!! 🤦🏾♂️🙏🏾
Michael Scotto: With associate head coach Sean Sweeney departing the Dallas Mavericks, a potential candidate to replace him could be Frank Vogel. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd and Vogel worked together for two years, including winning the 2020 championship together with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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“The 1984 series was the first finals confrontation between (Larry) Bird and Magic (Johnson) and that fabled personal rivalry, and when I called those kind of games, I never projected the ultimate meaning of them,” Stockton said. “I never got ahead of myself because then you are assuming something and it becomes dangerous. I called that Game 7 as I called the others: the ebb and flow of the contest, the concentration to be accurate, making sure my partner would get to be the expert. My job was to do the ‘who and what,’ his was to do the ‘why and how.’ The roles would be mixed at times, but all I aimed to do was deliver the happenings and let it play out. It carried more significance than the others, but those watching knew it. They didn’t need me to overdo the scenario.”
The Lakers legend appeared on stage alongside Tom Brady and Victor Wembanyama at Fanatics Fest in New York City. When asked how much longer he had in the league, James chuckled and pointed at Brady. ‘He played until he was 58! ‘I don’t know, man… I can’t play that much further.’ LeBron then gestured to Wembanyama and suggested the 7ft 3ins Frenchman might push him into retirement. ‘The more and more time I play as long as he keeps smacking my f***ing shots into the stands, it’s going to make me retire,’ he said.
There were rumors that Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers would assume a role in the front office and leave coaching to either former assistant Sam Cassell, now with the Celtics, or ex-Lakers coach Darvin Ham. But Rivers indicated he intends to return as coach as the Bucks are prepared to keep superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and attempt to rebuild around him.