Chiefs’ Travis Kelce gives a shout-out to a Knicks player from Kansas City
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- Travis Kelce praised Knicks' Landry Shamet after his 16-point performance off the bench.
- Shamet scored double-digit points in consecutive games, including 14 in Game 3.
- Shamet is shooting 55.3% from the field and 60% from three in the postseason.
When the Knicks finished a four-game sweep of the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday, a Kansas City native scored 16 points off the bench.
It was the second straight game that Landry Shamet, the former Park Hill High School star who played at Wichita State, scored in double-digits. Shamet also scored 14 points in Game 3 in Cleveland.
In the crowd at Game 3 was Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and he talked about his joy in seeing the NBA up close.
“I’ll tell you what, seeing it live in person, seeing how those guys react, seeing how well of a team they are,” Kelce said on the latest episode of the New Heights podcast. “I mean, I haven’t seen it in person for the Western Conference stuff, and I know they got a lot of big stars over there, and I believe both teams have a better record, but the Knicks right now, are just playing so good, man, and they’re knocking down big-time shots.”
Kelce praised Shamet, who was selected by the 76ers in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft. He was with Philadelphia and the Clippers as a rookie. He also played with Brooklyn, Phoenix and Washington before joining the Knicks ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Shamet is shooting 55.3% from the field in the postseason and has made 60% of his three-point shots.
Kelce saw that great shooting for himself.
“Kansas City kid Shamet, man,” Kelce said. “My dog’s been in the league, he’s kind of bounced around a little bit, but right now he is absolutely on fire for them, and I was happy to see him have a great game.”
