Knicks stand up for OG Anunoby after he got robbed from All-Defensive First Team: It was wrong

CLEVELAND — Mike Brown had a thought he had to get across.Nobody asked him about it, so he took matters into his own hands.After he finished answering the final question asked of him during his news conference Sunday, he gave an unprompted statement about OG Anunoby being named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.“I got one more thing before I’m taking off,” Brown said.

“You guys can all print this.Great players out there.

I’m not discounting anybody, but freakin’ OG got robbed.He should’ve been First Team All-Defense.

First Team All-Defense.The versatility he brings to this team — we’re a top five defensive team.

Top five defensive team, OK? The versatility that he brings — and everybody always says, ‘Oh, you got [Karl-Anthony Towns], you got Jalen [Brunson], blah, blah, blah.’ The versatility that that guy brings to this team is off the charts, and I hope the voters get it right the next time around.I’m happy he’s second team.

He deserves something, but it was wrong.”Anunoby concurred.“It was cool to get the recognition,” Anunoby said Sunday.“Anytime you’re recognized by coaches and the media, it’s really cool.

The second team is cool.I was hoping I got first team.

I thought I should have gotten first team.But second team is good.”One day prior, after the Game 3 win over the Cavaliers, Towns acted similarly to Brown.

After his and Anunoby’s media availability ended without anyone asking Anunoby about the honor, Towns took action.“No one wants to ask OG about second team? He’s All-Defense, like c’mon, bruh,” Towns said.“He’s only one of the best defenders in the world, and he got robbed of the first [team].”It was the second time Anunoby made the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.

Before the season, he was more vocal than usual in declaring his desire to make the first team or win Defensive Player of the Year, claiming that he’s long been wrongly overlooked.Sign up for Inside the Knicks by ...