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Knicks try to ignore hoopla, focus on G3 at MSG
Key takeaways
- NEW YORK -- If the day before Madison Square Garden's first NBA Finals game since June 25, 1999, was any indication, Monday's Game 3 between the Spurs and Knicks will be a madhouse.
- On Sunday, rappers and Knicks fans Jadakiss and Fat Joe sat in the back of Mike Brown's news conference, with the latter -- a sneaker aficionado -- teasing the Knicks coach about his footwear choices during games.
- Actor Ben Stiller was there, too, recording Brown on his phone, just as he has documented many critical moments in the past two playoff rounds from his courtside seat.
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NEW YORK -- If the day before Madison Square Garden's first NBA Finals game since June 25, 1999, was any indication, Monday's Game 3 between the Spurs and Knicks will be a madhouse.
On Sunday, rappers and Knicks fans Jadakiss and Fat Joe sat in the back of Mike Brown's news conference, with the latter -- a sneaker aficionado -- teasing the Knicks coach about his footwear choices during games.
Actor Ben Stiller was there, too, recording Brown on his phone, just as he has documented many critical moments in the past two playoff rounds from his courtside seat. Brown, meanwhile, was thrilled to announce to everyone that he met Stiller.
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