Becky Hammon Still Isn’t Buying Brunson As a Star

Becky Hammon’s long running critique of Jalen Brunson takes center stage as Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber revisit how her comments evolved from questioning whether Brunson was “that dude” to arguing that smaller stars do not win championships as the lead player. With the Knicks reaching the NBA Finals, the debate becomes less about one old take and more about whether Brunson can finally force critics to admit they were wrong.

Evan and Tiki break down the nuance in Hammon’s argument, the historical comparisons to Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Steph Curry, and Isiah Thomas, and why Knicks fans have stayed so fired up about it. The conversation also branches into Giants concerns, a locker room social media controversy involving Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart, and the potential chaos of a presidential visit to Madison Square Garden during the NBA Finals.