This past season, Jayson Tatum played on the hardwood with a lot of vengeance. The snub from the NBA finals accolade for the 2024 championship was still fresh. Adding more motivation was the treatment from Steve Kerr during the Olympics in Paris. During the regular season, he scored 26.8 points, fifth in the league, and in the playoffs, he shot 28.1 points. So, he was never afraid to step up as the critics grew louder. But did he actually walk away from critics last season?
The Knicks reached their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000. 25 years ago, Spike Lee was supporting, and even today, he is. Thousands and thousands of dollars in ticket prizes didn’t shake his support; after all, he is a superfan. His appearances were not limited to playoff games; it was back in Febr