06/13/2026
Knicks in 5!!!
A little thought piece …
I spent a lifetime in sports.
First as an athlete, then helping build what became the high school sports category before it was acquired by ESPN, and later spending more than a decade in the big leagues.
Sports took me everywhere.
I sat in stadiums and arenas across the country. I called on markets from small towns to major cities and got a front-row seat to something that always fascinated me: people.
You could learn a lot about a place by watching its fans. How they celebrated. How they suffered. How they showed loyalty. How they showed up.
One thing was always clear.
When your team is winning, there is nothing like it.
I went to the Super Bowl. The World Series. Countless playoff games. I watched the Rangers. I watched legends. And if I’m honest, I was probably a super fan myself.
God, how I loved it.
What I loved most, though, were the stories behind the game and helping clients understand why those stories mattered.
Then life moved on.
I was there, and then I wasn’t.
Watching the Knicks Game 4 took me back to another lifetime. Not because of the score, but because of what I saw in the team.
As a woman of color, I couldn’t help but think about how often we are overlooked, counted out, underestimated, and forced to reinvent ourselves. How often we have to prove ourselves again and again. How often we carry more than people see.
Watching OG step up felt like a lesson.
Every team needs stars. But championships, careers, and lives are often shaped by the people who stay ready, do the work, bring experience, and deliver when the moment arrives.
Everyone has a role to play.
And sometimes the win comes from the person who has been there before, seen it all, and knows exactly what to do when their number is called.
Go New York. Go New York. Go.
JUNNY®️ 🧡💙
