New York Knicks rookie mother Obi Toppin was seen in tears as the Madison Square Garden crowd chanted his name in the fourth quarter of the team’s second game win against the Atlanta Hawks.
Toppin came off the bench and tossed teammate Alec Burks a thundering alley pass. The garden began to sing “Obi”, “Obi”, “Obi”
The cameras turned to Toppin’s mother, Roni Toppin, and she was seen in the Dayton’s “Unive” jersey wiping away her tears. The Knicks picked Toppin # 8 in the Dayton Draft just months after he was named Player of the Year at National College. Toppins college basketball season 2019-20 has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Flyers were 29-2 amtal, but their trip to the tournament was never going to run out. <source srcset="https://www.hebergementwebs.com/_wzln/ KNICKS ‘TAJ GIBSON RECEIVES AN EMOTIONAL TALK ABOUT THE WINNING READING WITH THE FORMER BULLS TEAMS
Toppin turned pro and becomes an important pick for the Knicks.
In his first season he played 62 games for New York without starting a game. Averaging 4.1 points and 2.2 rebounds, he was an important person to come off the bench. In the 101-92 win on Wednesday evening, Toppin scored eight points and got three rebounds in almost 12 minutes. He had five points and a rebound in the team’s loss last weekend.
The series is now returning to Atlanta. Game 3 takes place on Friday evening at 7 p.m. AND.
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