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Stephen A. Smith Warns Jalen Brunson’s Game 3 Knicks Can’t Win Title

Smith put New York’s loss on Brunson, saying he looked “like he was playing to win Finals MVP” instead of Game 3. He said the Knicks had “40 shots, 18 assists” and “looked nervous” at Madison Square Garden. “I know what I saw, and it wasn’t impressive,” Smith said, warning that version “ain’t winning the championship.”

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Bill Simmons Predicts a Giannis Trade to Miami Could Happen End of This Week

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Charles Barkley Loses House to Shaquille O’Neal After Betting on Knicks

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