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The NBA offseason is a time to train, to work on one's skills, to push you and your teammates to excel in ... kicking basketballs into hoops. Sasha Vujacic started the team down the road to victory by challenging Jose Calderon in this video:
hermano Jose Manuel Calderon @JmCalderon3 you have 24h. buena suerte.#nekotoodgorevidisve pic.twitter.com/9lIvpGU4wo
— Sasha Vujacic (@SashaVujacic) May 27, 2016
Never one to shrink from a challenge, Calderon responded in kind:
My 'team' didn't let me go to a real gym on Sunday! Hope is good enough!
— jose manuel calderon (@JmCalderon3) May 29, 2016
# @SashaVujacic pic.twitter.com/iZzhe561fq
Kristaps Porzingis responded with a challenge of his own ...
grande Jose!! haha @SashaVujacic mine is coming this week! https://t.co/hSuAxZnUTE
— Kristaps Porzingis (@kporzee) May 29, 2016
... but he never posted the video! Has Kristaps gone soft? Does he no longer have the fire to compete in social media soccer-basketball videos? MY COLUMN:
Kristaps tweeted in three different languages this week -- we get it, kid, you're way better than us -- including this tribute to his former coach, Aíto G. Reneses:
Me enseño a jugar al basquet.. @AlejandroGar114 #GraciasAíto #GraciasMaestro pic.twitter.com/XMGQhuN7u8
— Kristaps Porzingis (@kporzee) June 4, 2016
On the other end of spectrum is Jerian Grant, who is imparting his wisdom on the youth at his basketball camp:
#JerianGrantCamp pic.twitter.com/B2aQyw5Ptq
— Jerian Grant (@JerianGrant) June 4, 2016
(Jerian is the large guy in the middle.)
Let's leave Tony Wroten with the final word:
— Tony Wroten (@TWroten_LOE) June 3, 2016
#Knicks, indeed.