Big KAT broke Wemby. I seen it in his eyes after 

Real talk I forget how much shit KAT has been through and all of the criticism he receives on top of all that. Go and have yourself a series big man

To do it in front of guys that hate him too (the Inside crew) is the cherry on top

Amazing dude! Fuck the media for calling him soft. This is a grown man with grown ass feelings and he deserves to share these feelings with the world. Especially after a night like this and the tragedy that struck a couple years ago

he spoke with such a piercing sincerity, and made a little lump grow in my throat

I hope you find peace, and that you’re not too overwhelmed to revisit all the good times you shared with her 🫂

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1. Cancer. Miss her everyday.

3 more brother

KAT is genuinely an awesome dude, and I think you’re right — it’s important for people to talk about grief, loss, and growth.

Death is some solitary shit for the living. Our instinct is to withdraw or become jaded, to attribute additional badness to our loss.

But it’s really all perspective. KAT framing his continued grief as extra reason to do more, to find peace in his work? That’s probably hard for him to do, but it’s the best thing to do for yourself, and it’s even better that he spreads that message publicly

Also part of this club, lost her in October. I haven’t felt yet what KAT describes - it’s just been constant loss and missing her - but it’s really helpful seeing someone articulate what it can look like a little bit further down the road. And not some BS from someone who doesn’t get it.

Gonna be such a fun battle between KAT and Wemby this series…

Hugs man.

Lost my mom 3 years ago. I think about her every single day. I’m not religious at all in the slightest but I like to think she’s watching over me and my family.

Never 🥲

KAT has gotten so much bs hate over the years ever since those Jimmy Butler stories.

KAT out-spiritualizing Wemby

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His mom not being here is the bad part of these Finals.

I never understood why he gets so much hate. Especially the gay/sassy/voice jokes. He seems like a good dude 

I would like KAT and Jared McCain to team up to fight crime or go on a road trip or compete in a dance battle to save the local senior center.

I’ve been pretty neutral about this series, but this interview has me pulling hard for Kat and the Knicks now

I momentarily disliked KAT that one time he claimed that he’s the greatest big man shooter of all time – yes, check my flair – but otherwise, KAT has always been good in my book. I also deeply empathize with him, as my mom also passed away due to COVID complications during the pandemic.

It feels right, not only rooting for our former Mav Jalen Brunson, but also with a lot of likeable guys, like KAT, Hart, OG, Mikal etc. (shoutout to our former national team player, Jordan Clarkson) in this Knicks team. I mean, it’s a no-brainer to root for the Knicks in this matchup, as a Mavs fan who happened to hail from the Philippines.

Hope y’all win.

Sucks he couldn’t do it with Ant but New York brought something out in him. He scaring the shit out of me for this series.

He just sounds like he’s in a really good place in his life. Always liked him for how vulnerable he is and how much he’s gone through and having him on this team and how he’s molded his game to what’s needed has made me respect him so much more

I’ll always root for players like him. Just a overall good dude who stay grounded, recognizes the important things in live, and just happens to be really good at basketball.

he went through absolute hell losing his mom and other family members a few years ago. really cool to see him find that peace and just ball out

Kat winning a ring before jimmy would heal the world

Ironically, kat wouldn’t do that bc he’s a good person and not an asshole, unlike jimmy.

Man Jimmy really out here being the villain origin story for like half the league lol. Would be poetic as hell if KAT gets a ring before him.

Knicks are cracked I fear

/r/nba try not to overreact to 1 game challenge

Timberwolves won game 1 against the Spurs, how’d that work out for us? Knicks are on a heater but there’s a lot of ball left to be played

My first reaction lll

For real. After everything he went through with his mom, watching him find that joy again on the court hits different.

All big men who aren’t twigs are unbothered by Wemby lol

Wemby got beat up by kat

For real. The way he’s been playing since her passing is something else, you can tell every bucket means a little more to him now.

mi sangria

bendito sea el kat coño

Knicks whole starting 5 is hella easy to root for. Solid dudes all.

Just was having this conversation the other day about how many family members he lost. What an unbelievable and unbearable situation to live through. Been a fan of KAT for a long time and watched him live through it all during covid (via social media) and play through all the heartache and grief. And yeah he had some terrible games with the wolves during that timeframe, who wouldn’t after losing so many close people, going through all that hell and letting your emotions take over. Got to watch him play in MN numerous times through his years there and the roars and cheers for KAT were always electric in Target Center. He has always been such so genuine and so articulate. Works hard, plays hard, devotes his free time to giving back to MN in so many ways (and still does even after being traded to NY). He had a post in 2020 or 2021 announcing that he had tested positive for covid and it was so vulnerable, he was promising all his family that he would do everything he could to beat it and not die. It was so heartbreaking. It’s fucking wild and insane that some people had Covid and only had a sniffle for a day or two or no symptoms at all and other families were decimated! KAT deserves all the attention and praise coming his way. He used all that grief to fuel him to keep going when it could have destroyed him. Happy for him to be in the finals and get his flowers with NY!

I need this man to get a ring, he seriously deserves it

i wouldn’t even trip TBH..

SAME

Another great narrative is Rick & Jalen Brunson. Rick was on the last Knicks team to make it to the Finals in 1999, but he only played a total of 10 seconds the entire series. The Knicks lost, and Rick bounced around the league a bit.

In 2006, Rick was trying to earn a spot on the 76ers, and his young son Jalen was with him to Philly. Rick was cut, and his career was over. Rick and Jalen drove back to NY and cried in the car together. Jalen remembers that shit.

Then years later, Jalen turns into a superstar for the Knicks and sweeps the 76ers, the same team that cut his dad all those years ago, and Rick is on the coaching staff. Seriously like a movie script haha

hope it’s okay to comment as an /r/all lurker (it’s still available on old reddit), but I just wanted to say that what he said about feeling like a child just excited to be there reminded me of what Alyssa Liu was saying about the olympics, and it makes me really happy to see people at the height of skill in their art embracing the joy that brought them to it in the first place.

I feel like this is energy the world needs right now – not endless grindset mindset, but remembering why we do the things we do – and I’m just really fucking happy to see this at the top of /r/all. 💖

Kat was solid af

Swept in finals > not closing out game 7 with refs trying tie a 12 point lead with only 1 FG made in 8 minutes