The Toronto Raptors are hosting the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday and here you can see the mindset from Toronto’s players prior to that tilt. Doc Rivers compares Kawhi Leonard to Michael Jordan, Mark Wahlberg found a proper coach for his 9-year-old daughter and the NBA Finals MVP odds are in.
VanVleet and Siakam talk to the media
Job's not done.
Full Scrums » https://t.co/U1A3E2qYCk pic.twitter.com/PgCb2Kck3v
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 29, 2019
Rivers on Kawhi
Doc Rivers was full of praise for Kawhi Leonard and even compared him to legendary Michael Jordan.
"Kawhi is the most like Jordan we've seen."
Doc Rivers has some high praise for Kawhi Leonard. pic.twitter.com/i1R2gR1VrT
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 29, 2019
The perfect basketball coach
Mark Wahlberg found a proper basketball coach to train his 9-year-old daughter and hopefully play a huge role in getting her to the WNBA.
Mark Wahlberg found the perfect basketball coach for his 9-year-old daughter 😂
(via @JimmyButler) pic.twitter.com/SOL8XEGLL5
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 29, 2019
Like father like daughter
We all remember Kobe Bryant’s heroics and out of this world shots during his time in the NBA but this time around, we’ve got to see his daughter Gianna in action.
Gianna Bryant with the step back 3! She has her dad @kobebryant's full repertoire 🐍
(via @BallerTV) pic.twitter.com/C7Nb9JLSQK
— ESPN (@espn) May 29, 2019
NBA Finals MVP Odds
The NBA Finals are about to begin and we have the NBA Finals MVP Odds. As expected, Stephen Curry is the biggest favorite to win the prestigious award while only one Toronto Raptors player made the top five.
The odds are in Steph Curry's favor to win his first ever NBA Finals MVP 🏆 pic.twitter.com/S9tGezYOee
— ESPN (@espn) May 29, 2019
