Aces coach Hammon says Brunson proved her wrong but offers no apology

Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon said Tuesday that New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson proved her earlier assessment wrong after he led the Knicks 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 view that the 6-foot-2 point guard was too small to lead the Knicks to a title.

” She was asked about those comments at the Aces shootaround. “Jalen, all he did was prove history wrong,” Hammon said. “He proves he’s an outlier, so you can put his name next to Steph Curry and Isiah Thomas. I thought he played brilliantly, especially down the stretch.

I mean, he was that 1A dude. But apologize? I’m never going to apologize for having an opinion. ” Brunson was named NBA Finals MVP after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs. He scored 45 points in the title-clinching game.

Earlier defense of the remarks Hammon also addressed the comments after Brunson was named Eastern Conference finals MVP when the Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers. “I think Jalen Brunson’s a hell of a player, a hell of a player,” she said on 26 May.

“I’m speaking historically on the NBA with what I said. I don’t know why everybody’s so stuck on that. I said it two years ago. I said what I said.