Overview
- Knicks owner James Dolan told players in a pre-playoff speech that he thought they might give up sex for 10 weeks as a way to stay focused, according to excerpts later shared by Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart.
- Those excerpts went public after players circulated them on the 'Roommates' podcast and social media, turning a private locker-room talk into a national anecdote.
- Karl-Anthony Towns and his fiancée Jordyn Woods have since said they did not follow Dolan’s suggestion, with Woods saying she “can’t say” she abided by it.
- Dolan framed the comment as part of broader advice about discipline and communicating priorities to partners and reportedly offered to cover partners’ championship rings if the team won.
- Reporters and players framed the episode as an eccentric, humorous behind-the-scenes moment tied to the Knicks’ first title in decades and there is no public record of team or NBA discipline resulting from the remark.