Young averaged 29.2 points and 9.8 assists in the series while cementing his place as the latest tormenter of New York basketball. The moment made it all too easy to remember Young pulling similar stunts in a Hawks uniform, including his series-closing bow as he helped Atlanta polish off an alarmingly easy 4-1 first-round victory. It seems is not a fan of 😂😂😂 #SmackDown /Hg2w7AeZfU
The 22-year-old brazenly sported a Hawks sweatshirt and pants while mockingly holding a hand to his ear, insinuating he was somehow unable to hear the outraged cacophony meeting his return. Young, who months ago stunned and showed out a Knicks team enjoying its best season since 2013, clearly enjoyed his return to the Big Apple for WWE SmackDown. Then Trae Young walked out onto the stage, and the city of New York once again rained boos on the All-Star-turned-supervillain that led the Atlanta Hawks past the hometown Knicks in the first round of this year’s playoffs. The already amped Madison Square Garden groaned as one. Now Young will try to continue his Reggie Miller imitation in Game 2 on Wednesday - and will surely be motivated by more colorful chants from Knicks fans.Trae Young appeared to downplay the noise from the New York fans when he appeared at WWE SmackDown. He’s small but he’s a tough kid and he’s not afraid to take that shot. “That’s a big shot with the game on the line,” Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. Young’s performance with the game on the line earned him praise from his teammates and coach alike. At the end of the day, fans can only talk. “I just got to let my play do the talking. “If I’m offending them with my play that they hate me that much, I’m obviously doing something right. “I’ve always looked at it is I’m doing something right,” Young added. “I definitely know the history of players coming in here and being hated, and I take that as a compliment, to be honest with you. “I’m glad fans are back, MSG was rocking tonight, and I’m glad everyone got to experience it,” Young said. And he enjoyed silencing the Knicks fans in the process. Three years later, playing in the Hawks’ first postseason game in four years, Young finally got another taste of postseason winning. “It’s a pleasure to be on the court with a guy that good and compete against him.” “The kid has no weakness and he’s obviously going to have an amazing NBA career ahead of him,” Hurley said then. Young’s one-and-done season at OU ended after a one-and-done appearance in the Big Dance. Two years later, Young’s Oklahoma team loss its first game in the NCAA Tournament despite his 28-point outing against a Dan Hurley-coached Rhode Island team. The duo combined for 61 points in a 93-65 blowout of the PSA Cardinals in the championship game that day in 2016. (Photo by Seth Wenig - Pool/Getty Images) Getty Imagesīack as a rising high school senior at Norman (OK), Young teamed with Michael Porter Jr., now with the Denver Nuggets, to lead MoKan Elite to the prestigious Peach Jam title at the Nike EYBL finals.
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NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Young's heroics and signal didn't sit well with Knicks fans, as in Game 2 on Wednesday, the 22-year-old was relentlessly taunted. of Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks on in New York City. In Game 1 last Sunday, Young drained a go-ahead, last-second runner to clinch a 107-105 win, and while the boos rained down upon him, he gestured to the crowd to shush. NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young, center, drives to the basket during the first half.
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