Smith, who let everyone know that he wanted his Knicks to draft Haliburton, likes the Pacers guard a lot. Having said that, he pushes back a bit on the idea that people who make big shots can qualify someone as a star. He wanted to know if Robert Horry was a superstar, even though he wasn't comparing Haliburton to Horry.

Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers may have had the biggest shot of his career on Wednesday night. His buzzer-beater two-pointer shocked the New York Knicks, led to overtime, and ultimately set the stage for his team to take a huge 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Two years ago, as Jalen Brunson emerged as an All-Star point guard for the NBA's New York Knicks, the head coach of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon, declared on an ESPN panel, "If your best player is small,

Stephen A. Smith made some major waves with his comments ahead of the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers series.

Edwards is coming off eliminating LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler in back-to-back series. After struggling to find consistency without Karl-Anthony Towns, the Timberwolves figured things out at the right moment, going from a No. 7 regular-season finish to the conference finals.

The Pacers deservedly bust out Stephen Curry's signature celebration after hitting the dagger against the Cavs in Game 5.

One analyst particularly excited about the upcoming series is Stephen A. Smith, who is well-known for his Knicks fandom. On Monday, Smith compared Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton.