But the last one he shot was a swoosh from 29 feet, over Simmons's outstretched hand, which put the Hawks up by six and put the game away. Young's postgame pose was a little strong for a man had just gone 5-for-23 from the field in that Game 7. But for now, this postseason, standing among the corpses of the blindingly polished seven-footers (Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis) and the burly all-seeing ball-handlers (Luka Doncic, James Harden, LeBron James), still standing, still alive, is a man who could be fairly described as a "twerp." And therein lies his power. A single glance at the talent funneling into the league over the next few years will convince anyone of this trend.
Sure, the sport is now ruled by players who have grafted little-guard skills onto bigger and stronger frames. Young's emergence as a perfect supervillain should not go unnoticed, amid the pantsing of the secretly incompetent Thibodeau Knicks, or the hamfisted futility of the Sixers foiled by injury (Joel Embiid's right meniscus, Ben Simmons's prefrontal cortex). After spending the last month feasting on the collective hatred of the Northeast's most hateful cities, he might be more powerful than ever. It was this same Trae Young motionless on the court last night, the basketball pinned to his hip as the final seconds of Game 7 slipped away, eyes alive with malice, surveying the crowd as if trying to sort each and every gutted Sixers hopeful into a manila folder labeled "Motivation." He marinates in these boos. Here in Trae Young was something Ariza genuinely could not abide. This was as genuine a flash of violence as you'll ever see in a sport that generally dwells at much lower level of violence (smushing your face really close to the other guy's face as if threatening to kiss). Young pursed his lips, nodded, and gestured for more. For good measure, Ariza, some seven inches and 35 pounds bigger than the would-be nutmegger, shoved him away with both hands. Young came down the floor and tried to dribble the ball right between Ariza's legs and catch it on the other side Ariza realized what was unfolding and enthusiastically introduced his shoulder to Young's windpipe.
Young's Hawks led Ariza's Blazers by 16 in the third. It was a regular-season game last February. Trevor Ariza was not the first person to notice it, but he did perhaps notice it most primally. Even though he was dressed like he's in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch, he was entirely serious.There is something about Trae Young.
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But he may get a pass for one simple reason: he was announcing vaccine partnerships.ĭe Blasio announced last week that the Nets had partnered with the city to open a COVID-19 vaccination site outside the Barclays Center, and provide 100 free playoff tickets to fully vaccinated Nets fans. De Blasio announcing Knicks vaccine partnershipĪs mayor, it's de Blasio's job to publicly support all the sports teams in his city, even though that earns him no points with his constituents ( who already widely dislike him).
And as the current head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, Nash coaches James Harden, who is an excellent foul hunter. As a player, Nash was pretty good at drawing fouls. It's also hard to take de Blasio seriously when he decides to quote Steve Nash. BREAKING: Nets to buy out Mayor DeBlasio and sign him to a 10 day contract.
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