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Aces coach says Brunson proved her wrong but offers no apology
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.
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Las 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)
