Forward Anton Watson is trying to prove himself as an unrestricted free agent playing for the Knicks during his second NBA Summer League and is not letting anybody slow him down – not even his best friend and former Gonzaga teammate, Drew Timme.
The former Gonzaga stars battled Tuesday in Las Vegas with Watson’s Knicks earning a 97-93 win over Timme’s Brooklyn Nets. Watson came off the bench and scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and pulled down three rebounds. Timme stood out for his team with 24 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
“He got an ‘and one’ on me. I was pretty mad about that, but it’s super-competitive,” Watson laughed.
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Timme also did his best to try to distract his friend by talking to him at the free-throw line, but Watson had seen this trick before.
“He’ll be trying to joke on the court a little bit, trying to get me off my game, but you know I try to stay locked in,” Watson said.
“…He does that to everybody, though. It’s like, I know it’s coming, and he tries to have a little conversation on the free-throw line. Then he’ll come back down the court and spin move, right hook, you know, get an ‘and one’ on you. You just got to stay locked in when you’re playing against him.”
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