‘What I’m gonna spend’ – Jalen Brunson has x-rated reaction to teammate’s contradictory plans for 500k NBA Cup winnings

Half a million dollars can buy many things, but Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart have two very different ideas on what do with the money. The NBA Cup champions will receive $500,000 for each of their players and for members on smaller contracts such money can be transformational. Jalen Brunson goes for a bucket on the New York Knicks’ custom NBA Cup court The New York Knicks are through to the NBA Cup quarterfinals and with the reigning champions, Los Angeles Lakers, out there will be a new champion crowned this season. The Knicks play the Atlanta Hawks next to decide who proceeds into semi-finals of the tournament with the winner playing either the Milwaukee Bucks or the Orlando Magic in the semi-finals. The tournament will be wrapped up in the next three weeks with the quarter finals next week and the final taking place on December 18. With the very public knowledge that winners would each get $500,000 cheque, Knicks star Josh Hart was blunt about what he would do with the prize money “I don’t really care about the young guys getting any money, I’m just worried about me, what I’m gonna spend,” Hart joked after their 121-106 win against the Magic. Brunson was quick to reply to Hart calling him a ‘f a.’ The Knicks captain revealed recently his more humble motivations for winning the competition. “You have guys on the team who may be on one-year contracts or two ways or whatever. And you get to go out there and try to win for them (so they get the $500,000 prize) and it means a lot,” Knicks captain Brunson told reporters after a game. “So I’m not going in thinking, ‘How is this going to benefit me?’ I’m thinking, ‘How is this going to benefit the team?’” Brunson’s sentiment is something that other wealthy NBA stars have shared when talking about the $500k payday for the champions. Eight Remain NBA Cup quarterfinals Eastern Conference Orlando Magic @ Milwaukee Bucks, Dec 10 Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks, Dec 11 Western Conference Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder, Dec 10 Houston Rockets @ Golden State Warriors, Dec 11 LeBron James reportedly told two-way LA and South Bay Lakers players Alex Fudge that the prize money was for players like him, echoing Brunson’s comments that the reward is important for the players on smaller contracts. “He told me before the game and said, ‘This is for you, Fudge. This is for you, for D’Moi [Hodge]. This is for everybody.’ “I trusted him and now we’re here,” Fudge told reporter Marc Spears last year when the Lakers triumphed in the first ever NBA Cup. With around nine of the current Knicks roster on minimum, two-way or sub $2million contracts, Brunson will hope to bring a payday that means more to a lot of his teammates. “Just knowing that he is thinking about us is a blessing. Not too many people are like that. That just says who LeBron is.” The Knicks would be confident that they can win the tournament, sitting fourth in the Eastern Conference and having strong performances this season. Josh Hart is something else The banter between him & Brunson had us all laughing lol pic.twitter.com/EYn1WDroAQ— Niki Lattarulo (@NikiLattarulo) December 4, 2024 The introduction of Karl Anthony Towns also gives them a strong chance with the center averaging 25 points and 13 rebounds leading the league in the latter of that statistic. A NBA cup title could be what the Knicks need under Tom Thibodeau to demonstrate the progress being made and the $500k bonus would not be bad also.

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‘What I’m gonna spend’ – Jalen Brunson has x-rated reaction to teammate’s contradictory plans for 500k NBA Cup winnings

Half a million dollars can buy many things, but Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart have two very different ideas on what do with the money.

The NBA Cup champions will receive $500,000 for each of their players and for members on smaller contracts such money can be transformational.

Jalen Brunson goes for a bucket on the New York Knicks’ custom NBA Cup court

The New York Knicks are through to the NBA Cup quarterfinals and with the reigning champions, Los Angeles Lakers, out there will be a new champion crowned this season.

The Knicks play the Atlanta Hawks next to decide who proceeds into semi-finals of the tournament with the winner playing either the Milwaukee Bucks or the Orlando Magic in the semi-finals.

The tournament will be wrapped up in the next three weeks with the quarter finals next week and the final taking place on December 18.

With the very public knowledge that winners would each get $500,000 cheque, Knicks star Josh Hart was blunt about what he would do with the prize money

“I don’t really care about the young guys getting any money, I’m just worried about me, what I’m gonna spend,” Hart joked after their 121-106 win against the Magic.

Brunson was quick to reply to Hart calling him a ‘f****** a******.’

The Knicks captain revealed recently his more humble motivations for winning the competition.

“You have guys on the team who may be on one-year contracts or two ways or whatever. And you get to go out there and try to win for them (so they get the $500,000 prize) and it means a lot,” Knicks captain Brunson told reporters after a game.

“So I’m not going in thinking, ‘How is this going to benefit me?’ I’m thinking, ‘How is this going to benefit the team?’”

Brunson’s sentiment is something that other wealthy NBA stars have shared when talking about the $500k payday for the champions.

Eight Remain

NBA Cup quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Orlando Magic @ Milwaukee Bucks, Dec 10

Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks, Dec 11

Western Conference

Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder, Dec 10

Houston Rockets @ Golden State Warriors, Dec 11

LeBron James reportedly told two-way LA and South Bay Lakers players Alex Fudge that the prize money was for players like him, echoing Brunson’s comments that the reward is important for the players on smaller contracts.

“He told me before the game and said, ‘This is for you, Fudge. This is for you, for D’Moi [Hodge]. This is for everybody.’

“I trusted him and now we’re here,” Fudge told reporter Marc Spears last year when the Lakers triumphed in the first ever NBA Cup.

With around nine of the current Knicks roster on minimum, two-way or sub $2million contracts, Brunson will hope to bring a payday that means more to a lot of his teammates.

“Just knowing that he is thinking about us is a blessing. Not too many people are like that. That just says who LeBron is.”

The Knicks would be confident that they can win the tournament, sitting fourth in the Eastern Conference and having strong performances this season.