Kristaps Porzingis quote: "I really wanted to get drafted by the Knicks, and it was a dream come true. I wasn't even hearing the boos that night. I was just having a special moment with my family, hugging them."

I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That's how New York fans are.
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ANDY SUMMERS

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CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

It wasn't about the money. I just wanted them to admit it was their fault.
BARRY SHEENE

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NATE BERKUS

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MARISSA MAYER

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DREW GILPIN FAUST

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MARY CHENEY

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BILLY HOWLE

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JACK OSBOURNE

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IAN RANKIN

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J. COLE

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MISTY COPELAND

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DANIELLE FISHEL

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GERARD BUTLER

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RANDY HARRISON

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FRANK VINCENT

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ED WESTWICK

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WILLIE AAMES

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BRYAN ADAMS

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MANUEL MOROUN

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CAITLIN ROSE

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VERONICA ROTH

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BOBBY FLAY

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DAMIEN CHAZELLE

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JACK MCCOY

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JAMES HARDEN

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LADY GAGA

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ADAM SCOTT

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CAITY LOTZ

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PAUL POGBA

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GERARD BUTLER

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PAUL SAMUELSON

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REBECCA FERGUSON

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RITA ORA

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BILL BURR

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PAUL THEROUX

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TAYLOR SHERIDAN

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EDIE FALCO

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GERARD WAY

I really wanted to get drafted by the Knicks, and it was a dream come true. I wasn't even hearing the boos that night. I was just having a special moment with my family, hugging them.

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I really wanted to get drafted by the Knicks, and it was a dream come true. I wasn't even hearing the boos that night. I was just having a special moment with my family, hugging them.

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