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Matt Barnes Blames Mitch Johnson for the Spurs' Finals Loss

"There's things that Mitch could have did to call timeouts and flip the thing," Barnes said. The Spurs hit a Finals-record 14 first-half threes in Game 4 then went cold. "After three of those motherf**kers I'm calling a timeout. I'm not going to continue to let my team shoot that many threes as the other team is scoring."

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Matt Barnes Defends Wembanyama's Physicality in the Finals

"People were taking a lot of cheap shots at him this year. If you going to take a cheap shot at me, I'm going to elbow you in your f**king face and I'm going to mush Brunson," Barnes said, defending Wembanyama's aggressive play. Wemby accumulated three flagrant foul points across the postseason. "I want that for my superstar."

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A friend of Thibs says he is "genuinely very happy for the players" after the Knicks won their first championship since 1973, per Ian O'Connor. "But Tom is still hurt that the decision-makers made it appear he needed to be replaced." O'Connor previously reported Thibodeau was "deeply wounded" and had "a sense of betrayal" after his firing.

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Jay Williams: Teams Should Not Tear Up Rosters for Giannis Antetokounmpo

Williams “vehemently” disagreed with the idea that teams must “rearrange your franchise for Giannis,” saying “context” matters when a player and organization “don’t see eye-to-eye anymore.” He said Antetokounmpo would be “better utilized” with “strong leadership” from a head coach and front office, while adding, “Don’t say this guy doesn’t have it,” despite his 50-point championship closeout.

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