TNT Crew previews Kings vs Knicks, talks Jalen Brunson | April 4, 2024

TNT Crew previews Kings vs Knicks, talks Jalen Brunson | April 4, 2024

FOR FINAL FOUR. AND WE HAVE A NUMBER. ANOTHER MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, CHRIS HAYNES, WHO IS IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN GETTING READY FOR THIS GAME. AND THERE IS SOME UNFORTUNATE INJURY NEWS FOR THE NEW YORK KNICKS. CHRIS, TAKE IT AWAY. YEAH WELL, IT WAS DEVASTATING NEWS FOR THE NEW YORK KNICKS ORGANIZATION

WHEN WORD GOT OUT THAT JULIUS RANDLE WAS UNDERGOING SEASON ENDING RIGHT, RIGHT SHOULDER SURGERY. >> REMEMBER HE DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER IN LATE JANUARY, AND SINCE THEN, HE’S BEEN TRYING TO REHAB. AND WITH THE HOPES OF THE CHANCE OF TRYING TO GET BACK AT SOME POINT THIS SEASON.

SO I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH JULIUS RANDLE. HE ACTUALLY GAVE ME A PHONE CALL THIS AFTERNOON, AND I’M GOING TO SHARE PARTIALLY WHAT HE SAID TO ME IN THAT PHONE INTERVIEW. HE SAID, LISTEN, I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I DID EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO GET BACK THIS SEASON.

THAT WAS MY INTENTION TO BE PLAYING RIGHT NOW. THAT’S WHY I DIDN’T OPT OUT FOR SURGERY. THAT’S EXCUSE ME. THAT’S WHY I DIDN’T OPT IN TO SURGERY WHEN IT HAPPENED, HE SAID. BUT WHAT CAUSED ME TO FINALLY GO THROUGH WITH GETTING SURGERY? HE SAID ABOUT FIVE WEEKS AGO, HE

WENT THROUGH A FULL CONTACT SESSION AND HE RE-INJURED THE SHOULDER AND HE SAID HIS SHOULDER NEVER WAS THE SAME. HE SAID HE COULDN’T GET IT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PRIOR, AND IT WAS AN UPHILL BATTLE. EVER SINCE, HE SAID. SO THAT SITUATION FORCED HIS HAND TO GET SURGERY. HE SAID HE

SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF SPECIALISTS. ONE SPECIALIST SAID HE NEEDED TO GET SURGERY RIGHT AWAY. ANOTHER SAID WELL, LISTEN, IF YOU DON’T, YOU RISK INJURING IT AGAIN AND YOU DAMAGING IT PERMANENTLY. SO HE SAID TO THE SITUATION WAS IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION THAT HE FELT HE HAD TO MAKE RIGHT NOW.

AND HE SAID HE’S AT PEACE WITH GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS BECAUSE HE DIDN’T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE SITUATION, SAYING WHAT IF? WHAT IF I CAN GET OUT THERE? HE SAID HE KNOWS NOW THAT HE COULD NOT GET OUT THERE, AND RIGHT NOW HE’S AT PEACE AND HE WILL BE REEVALUATED IN

FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE SURGERY. AND HE SAID HE EXPECTS TO BE FULLY HEALTHY GOING INTO NEXT SEASON. NOW, THE KNICKS ALSO HAVE ANOTHER INJURY CONCERN WITH OG ANUNOBY, HE HAS MISSED HIS NINTH STRAIGHT GAME WITH ELBOW INFLAMMATION. I WAS TOLD THAT HE IS TRACKING IN THE RIGHT AREA RIGHT NOW.

THE KNICKS ARE BEING EXTRA CAUTIOUS IN HOW THEY BRING HIM BACK. THEY DON’T WANT THE THEY WANT HIS SITUATION TO BE WHEN HE RETURNS WHERE HE’S IN AND OUT OF THE LINEUP. THEY WANT HIM 110% BACK HEALTHY. ALSO SO THE PRIORITY IS FOR THE PLAYOFFS AS IT PERTAINS TO OG. IF

HE’S NOT ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE REGULAR SEASON FOR HIM, THEY’RE THEY’RE FINE WITH THAT. THEY WANT THE PLAYOFFS TO BE THE PRIORITY. OG, I WAS TOLD, WANTS TO GET A GAME OR TWO UNDER HIS BELT, BUT THERE’S A CHANCE THAT THAT WON’T HAPPEN. SO DEVASTATING KNICKS NEWS ON

THE JULIUS RANDLE FRONT. BUT THEY’RE STILL ENCOURAGING SIGNS ON OG’S FRONT. BACK TO YOU CHRIS HAYNES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SHAQ HECK OF A POLISH YOU GOT THERE. WHAT DO I DO I DON’T SEE A SINGLE STREAK. >> THAT’S RIGHT. MY FATHER AIN’T PLAY THAT. IT’S PRETTY GOOD.

>> AS HE TRIES TO REPAIR THE DESK. THE KNICKS ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS. THIS NEW INFORMATION OG. I FEEL LIKE THEY’VE GOTTEN USED TO JULIUS RANDLE. OG ANUNOBY WAS SO BIG WHEN HE CAME IN IN JANUARY. JAMAL I’M CURIOUS NOW THIS TEAM KNOWS RANDALL’S NOT COMING BACK.

IS THERE A PIECE OF CLOSURE ALMOST TO WHERE THEY’RE NOT WONDERING ANYMORE WHO WILL BE ON THE ROSTER COME PLAYOFF TIME. >> IT’S A PIECE OF CLOSURE AND THEY’VE ALSO HAD TO PLAY A CERTAIN WAY. SO THEY NOW THEY HAVE TO OWN THAT STYLE. IT’S NOT LIKE WE HAVE TO

ADJUST AGAIN BECAUSE HE’S NOT COMING BACK. YOU SEE WHAT WAS GOOD. YOU LEAN INTO THAT AND THE OG PIECE IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IF HE CAN STILL CONDITION, HIS GAME IS BUILT ON ENERGY, IT’S BUILT ON DEFENSE. AND YOU CAN DO THAT NO MATTER WHAT. THAT DOESN’T TAKE RHYTHM. SO IT’S ABOUT HIM.

TO ME, HE’S THE BULLS VERSION OF LUOL DENG, WHO USED TO PLAY FOR TIPS. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO FOR HIM IT’S ABOUT ENERGY AND MAKING SURE HIS CONDITION IS RIGHT. >> IF THERE’S ANYONE THAT’S GOING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A POINT GUARD THAT HAS TO LEAD THE

TEAM, IT WOULD BE YOU. SO WHAT’S ON BRUNSON’S SHOULDERS THESE DAYS? >> WELL, I THINK THE SAME THING. YOU KNOW, HE’S HE’S PLAYED AT A HIGH, HIGH LEVEL, YOU KNOW, HE’S HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM DIVINCENZO. JOSH, HART COMING ALONG. JOSH HART COMING ALONG. BUT IN THE PLAYOFFS I THINK IT’S

GOING TO BE HE HAS TO PLAY AT HIS PACE. RIGHT. SO AS A LITTLE GUY YOU’RE GOING TO GET BEAT UP RIGHT. YOU KNOW YOU GOT TO HAVE BIG SHOULDERS. YOU DON’T HAVE A SHAQ OR ANY A BIG DUDE TO TAKE A LOT OF THAT CONTACT AND ENERGY. SO HE’S GOING TO

HAVE TO MANAGE THE GAME AS WELL AS MANAGE HIS SCORING AND PLAY AT HIS PACE. PACE IS GOING TO BE THE MAIN THING FOR I THINK A JALEN BRUNSON IN THE PLAYOFFS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. >> LET’S TAKE A LOOK REAL QUICK AT THIS TEAM ON OPENING NIGHT AND THEIR TOP

SIX PLAYERS VERSUS THEIR TEAM RIGHT NOW. THE KNICKS HAVE LOST 152 GAMES OF INJURY. THE ONLY PLAYER STILL ON THE TEAM PRETTY MUCH FROM OPENING NIGHT JALEN BRUNSON. THE REST HAS COMPLETELY SHIFTED. THEY ADJUST AND THEY PREPARE FOR THE PLAYOFFS BIG FELLA. >> YEAH I THINK IT WAS VERY DEVASTATING THAT HE’S NOT

GOING TO BE THERE. YOU KNOW HE WAS DEFINITELY THE ONE OR THE TWO IN THE NEW YORK KNICKS ONE TWO PUNCH. AND I WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO SEE HIM TO GET TO SUPERSTAR STATUS. AND HE’S BEEN A STAR FOR A LONG TIME. BUT US THREE NO. YOU MAKE YOU REALLY MAKE A

NAME FOR YOURSELF IN THE PLAYOFFS. NOW WHO’S GOING TO BE THAT GUY WHO’S GOING TO STEP UP. YOU KNOW BRUNSON ALREADY DOES A LOT. SO I COULD SEE TEAMS NOW SAYING OKAY BRUNSON WE’RE NOT GOING TO LET YOU AVERAGE YOUR 2829. SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO HAVE TO STEP UP. THIS IS

WHY I SAID THE OTHER DAY I DIDN’T KNOW THE NEWS. BUT THIS IS WHY I SAID THE OTHER DAY, IF THEY PLAY THE ORLANDO MAGIC, THEY’RE GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE. THEY’RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE. >> NOW, BY THE WAY, THE RECORD, THE MAGIC THREE AND ONE AGAINST THE KNICKS THIS

SEASON. AND THEY ARE A VERY BIG TEAM. DIVINCENZO HAS BEEN PICKING UP SOME OF THE SCORING FOR THE KNICKS, INJURIES AS WELL FOR SACRAMENTO THE TEAM THEY’RE PLAYING TONIGHT KEVIN HUERTER OUT FOR THE YEAR MALIK MONK GOING TO MISS EXTENDED TIME. IT IS SABONIS . IT IS FOX. AND THEY’RE

ALSO FIGHTING FOR SEEDING IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE. WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE KINGS. >> IT’S GOING TO BE TOUGH BECAUSE MONK HE CAN PLAY WITH THE STARS ARE OFF THE BENCH. HE CAN BE THE FOCUS OR PLAY OFF THOSE GUYS. BUT WHERE HE’S REALLY GOING TO BE MISSED IS IN THE CLUTCH.

LIKE HE MAKES BIG SHOTS FOR THEM. THEY LEAN ON HIM IN THE CLUTCH, THEY TRUST HIM IN THE CLUTCH. AND SO THAT PART WHO’S GOING TO STEP UP. WE SAW SABONIS IN THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR. HE WAS A LITTLE SHY. HE WAS A LITTLE TIMID TAKING THAT 15 FOOTER

TAKING THE 18 FOOTER. WE KNOW FOX IS CLUTCH. WHO’S GOING TO BE THAT NEXT GUY WHO CAN MAKE BIG SHOTS. WHEN THE GAME IS IN THE BALANCE. AND IT MATTERS MOST USUALLY AND USUALLY WHEN A YOUNG TEAM IS ALMOST THERE, THEY COME BACK WITH THAT EXTRA ENERGY. >> I’M KIND OF DISAPPOINTED

IN SACRAMENTO. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR TAKING A GOLDEN STATE TO SEVEN GAMES. THEY ALMOST HAD IT. THEY WOULD HAVE WIN THAT. WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY WERE. >> THE THREE SEED THAT EVERYONE’S LIKE, OH, I WANT TO FACE THEM. EXACTLY. AND NOW THEY’RE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.

>> SO I DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S FOCUSED. I DON’T KNOW IF THEY’RE SAVING IT FOR THE PLAYOFFS, BUT WHEN THEY DO GET GOING, THEY’RE A VERY DANGEROUS TEAM. SO I’M ANXIOUS TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHICH TEAM IS GOING TO SHOW UP FOR THE PLAY. BUT I’M

KIND OF A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED IN SACRAMENTO BECAUSE BASED OFF WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR IN THE POSTSEASON, I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE AT THE TOP OF THE WEST THIS YEAR. >> I AGREE WITH SHAQ. I THINK WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHERE THEY WERE LAST YEAR,

RIGHT, AND NOW WHERE THEY’VE MANAGED TO FALL THIS YEAR, THEY LOST SOME FREQUENCY, THEY LOST SOME ENERGY, THEY LOST THEIR IT FACTOR, YOU KNOW, THEY’RE BIG ON DEFENSE. THEY HAVEN’T BEEN PLAYING GREAT DEFENSE RIGHT. YOU KNOW THEY’VE BEEN RELYING ON SABONIS. THEY’VE BEEN RELYING ON FOX. AND THE OTHER GUYS HAVE STRUGGLED.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. TO REALLY PICK UP THE SLACK THEY BROUGHT EVERYBODY BACK. >> THAT WAS THE BET THEY MADE WAS WE’RE NOT REALLY GOING TO GO OUT. WE’RE GOING TO SECURE ALL OF OUR CURRENT PLAYERS HARRISON BARNES KEEGAN MURRAY AND THEY’VE DROPPED DOWN THE STANDINGS. >> SACRAMENTO WAS A THUNDER

LAST YEAR. HOW THEY HAD THE GOOD MOMENTUM. THEY HAD ALL THE YOUTH. THEY HAD ALL THOSE YOUNG PIECES TO KIND OF GO FORWARD. AND TO SHAQ AND BEATTY’S POINT. THEY’VE TAKEN A STEP BACKWARDS. AND NOW IT GETS DANGEROUS BECAUSE INJURIES START HAPPENING. THE JOKES AREN’T AS FUNNY ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU

HAD THE YOUNG CREW WHO HAD THE MOMENTUM. NOW THEY’RE GOING DOWNHILL. THOSE ARE LITTLE THINGS YOU GOT TO WATCH. BUT MIKE BROWN DOES A GREAT JOB. >> THEY DON’T HAVE THE BEAM NO MORE. >> ARE THEY LIGHTING THE BEAM STILL? >> YOU’RE RIGHT. I HAVEN’T SEEN THAT. HAVE YOU SEEN THE

BEAM? WE HEARD ABOUT IT. WE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THE HEARD ABOUT THE BEAM. >> IT’S ALL I HEARD LAST YEAR. >> THAT WAS THEIR MAGIC. >> YEAH. THAT WAS. >> YOU WERE THAT ENERGY GUY OFF THE BENCH. AND YOU WOULD CHANGE THE TIDE OF A GAME. AND NOW WITH MONK GONE, IS

IT ANOTHER BENCH PLAYER THAT HAS TO COME IN AND BE THAT? OR IS IT A STARTER LIKE A FOX WHO’S LIKE, I HAVE TO BE IT FROM THE JUMP. >> AND THAT’S WHAT’S THAT’S WHAT’S RARE ABOUT GREAT BENCH GUYS BECAUSE THEY CAN BE THE FOCUS OFF THE BENCH. BUT IT’S A DIFFERENT THING

TO BE THE FOCUS AND PLAY WITH THE STARS WHEN THE GAME MATTERS MOST. HE’S ONE OF THOSE DUDES, RIGHT? AND THAT’S WHY HE’S SO IMPORTANT. YOU CAN HAVE A BENCH GUY PLAY THE FIRST TWO THIRD QUARTER WELL, BUT HE DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO PLAY WITH THE STARS. HE MAY

BECOME GUN SHY. HE MAY BECOME TIMID. HE MAY BE TOO AGGRESSIVE. RIGHT. MONK HAD THE PERFECT BALANCE AND THEY TRUSTED HIM. HE’S HELPED WIN THEM GAMES. AND THAT’S THE PART THEY’RE GOING TO MISS. >> YEAH, YOU DEFINITELY MISS THAT. CLOSER. YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. LATE GAME. CLOSER. SOMEBODY ELSE THAT

CAN BE A THREAT ATTACKING THE BACK’S BASKET LIKE, FOX. BUT HE TAKES BIG SHOTS. YES. AND HE’S NOT AFRAID. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO I THINK ZERO FEAR. THEY HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY TO REPLACE THAT. >> I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT YOU WERE. >> I’M STILL THINKING ABOUT

THE TABLE. THE TABLE WENT AGAINST SHAQ AND WUN. >> I WAS SO AFRAID. >> I THOUGHT. I THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BREAK RIGHT TO THE FACE. >> I THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BREAK THE TABLE. >> ONE SHAQ SLIDING OVER THE TABLE. HE WAS STRONGER THAN I THOUGHT. >> SHAQ, YOU SLIMMING DOWN

THOUGH THAT TABLE WATCHING SHAQ RUN TOWARDS IT I WANT TO SEE THAT CLIP. >> WERE YOU ON THE SUNS WHEN YOU. >> OH OH LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT LOOK AT THIS MAN. >> THAT’S ACTION STAR. >> THAT’S BRO ACTION MOVIE. DEFINITELY COPY ADAM. >> HEY YOU’RE LUCKY I DRINK ICED COFFEE.

>> HEY, THAT B-BALL STAYED TRUE. A LOT OF BOUNCE TO IT. >> ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT ME. >> YOU WANT TO DO MORE STUNTS TONIGHT? >> WHATEVER Y’ALL JUMPING THROUGH FIRE NEXT, E

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