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New York Knicks<\/a> owner James Dolan wanted his team locked in for the playoffs. He believed this was a team that could end the franchise\u2019s title drought and he was right.<\/p>\n

How do you lock in for a run at an NBA Championship? You limit distractions, and you do whatever it takes to get an edge. Whatever it takes, like making sacrifices and asking those around you to do the same.<\/p>\n

Before the Knicks playoff run<\/a>, Dolan sat down with his team and delivered a speech that will go down in history. A speech where he asked the players to be like Spartans and deny themselves sex in order to get that edge.<\/p>\n

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“I had this idea that maybe you should give up sex for the next 10 weeks. You don\u2019t have to give up sex for the next 10 weeks, but like Spartans. Do you know what Spartans are? They denied themselves to gain an edge. Get the edge,” Dolan said to the team<\/a> back on April 3.<\/p>\n

“Go home, talk to your wives. Don\u2019t tell them you\u2019re not going to have sex, and don\u2019t tell them it was my idea. But let them know what this is going to be like, what your commitment is going to be like.”<\/p>\n

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This wasn\u2019t a sex ban. This was a reminder that navigating the playoffs<\/a> isn\u2019t an easy task and it was going to require incredible focus and an edge that can only come from not having enough sex.<\/p>\n

Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart shared a clip of the speech on their podcast “The Roommates Show”<\/u><\/em><\/a> of the speech and other players have confirmed that sacrifices were made<\/u><\/a> during their historic run.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not as sensational as a 10-week sex ban, but that reminder before the playoffs of what it means to be a champion and what it takes to get there was. Who knew James Dolan had that type of leadership in him?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/james-dolan-delivered-speech-playoffs-asking-knicks-gain-edge-denying-sex <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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