“You Scared of Julius Randle”: NBA Analyst Stephen A. Smith hits back at Atlanta Hawks Interim Coach Nate McMillan
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Recently Atlanta Hawks’ Interim Coach Nate McMillan was $25,000 for stating that NBA wants New York Knicks to be part of the 2020-21 season playoffs. In a Zoom call with the media, McMillan, whose Hawks play the Knicks in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, said the NBA wants New York in the playoffs. He said on the call that that’s the message he has delivered to his team.
“Absolutely, I’ve talked about that to the team a lot. Basically, I’ve gone as far as saying the league wants this,” Nate McMillan said. “They need this, New York, this is a big market for the league, and New York has been out of the playoffs for a number of years. This surely made NBA Analyst Stephen A. Smith eager to barge into the scene
Stephen A. Smith calls out Nate McMillan for his comments of New York Knicks
Stephen A. Smith has been an analyst who is known to state bold comments and lash onto his peers. He recently justified the same when he called out McMillan and asked him whether or not he is scared to face Julius Randle led New York Knicks in the first round.
In addition, McMillan said he told his team that most media are picking the Knicks to knock off the Hawks in the series. New York won all three games during the regular season, though Atlanta has been one of the hottest teams in the league since McMillan took over as coach shortly before the All-Star break after Lloyd Pierce was fired.
The Hawks were 14-20 when they made the coaching change. They are 27-11 since then, matching the best record of any team in the Eastern Conference over that span.
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The Knicks were 41-31, in the playoffs for the first time since the 2012-13 season, are set to host Game 1 against the Hawks are were 41-31, on Sunday. Atlanta is in the playoffs for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
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