Snoop Dogg uses Steph-Brunson comparison to predict NBA Finals originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Steph Curry’s playoff success could pave the way for Jalen Brunson What about the New York Knicks? World-famous rapper Snoop Dogg certainly believes so.
During an interview in “The Stephen A. Smith Show”, Snoop Dogg revealed that he expects the Knicks to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals.
When Smith was surprised by Snoop Dogg’s prediction, the renowned rapper pointed to Curry as the reason why Brunson and the Knicks could move forward despite being hit by a plethora of injuries to key players.
“I watched Steph Curry do the same thing. The same point guard moving, diving and dodging, shaking and roasting. I think he [Brunson] Could do it. They didn’t think [Curry] Could do it. He did!”
Snoop Dogg detailed to Smith how people doubted Curry in a similar way to Brunson, and he won’t allow himself to be fooled twice by ignoring an undersized guard posting gaudy numbers in the playoffs.
“I’m just telling you what [I’ve] seen,” explained Snoop Dogg. “I couldn’t believe it when Steph did that. When it happened, it happened. We were watching it happen, just like you’re watching it happen to your team right now.”
Brunson has been invaluable for the Knicks, averaging 34.6 points per game in nine games during the 2024 NBA playoffs. This includes a streak of four consecutive postseason games with at least 40 points, making him the fourth player in NBA history to accomplish this feat.
With New York locked in a tight battle with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Brunson has a lot of work to do if he wants to lead his team to an NBA championship like Curry has done four times.
However, he is a firm believer in Snoop Dogg, who remains confident that Brunson and the Knicks can shock the world and end a decades-long title drought, just as Curry and the Warriors did in 2015.
