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Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon said Tuesday her December 2023 assessment of Jalen Brunson was incorrect after the New York Knicks won the NBA title. She declined to apologize for the earlier opinion.
awfulannouncing.comLas Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon said Tuesday that New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson proved her wrong by leading his team to the NBA championship. Hammon spoke to reporters at the Aces shootaround and again before Las Vegas played the New York Liberty.
She opened the pregame news conference by stating she had been incorrect in her prior view that the 6-foot-2 point guard was too small to win a title.
” Brunson was later named NBA Finals MVP after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games, scoring 45 points in the clinching contest on June 13. Hammon told reporters at the shootaround that Brunson “proved history wrong” and could be placed alongside Steph Curry and Isiah Thomas.
“I’m never going to apologize for having an opinion. That’s what ESPN pays me for,” she said. She had previously defended the original comments after Brunson was named Eastern Conference finals MVP following the Knicks’ sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He proves he’s an outlier, so you can put his name next to Steph Curry and Isiah Thomas." — Becky Hammon, Tuesday (The Guardian, ESPN)
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koreaherald.comSouth Africa beat South Korea 1-0 on June 25 at Monterrey Stadium. Thapelo Maseko scored the lone goal in the 63rd minute. The result gave South Africa second place in Group A and its first-ever World Cup knockout berth.
bbc.co.ukScotland lost 3-0 to Brazil, leaving the team with a slim chance of advancing from the group stage. A commentator noted that Scotland's broadcast contract is worth £25 million less per year than Norway's despite similar population size.
France 24France and Norway meet Friday with first place in Group I on the line. Both teams have already advanced to the round of 32.