Former NBA guard Jameer Nelson is taking on a significantly larger role within the 76ers organization following a dramatic front-office shakeup. With Daryl Morey no longer the team president, the 76ers have also removed Elton Brand from his role as general manager — a position he held since September 2018. Advertisement Taking his place will be Nelson, the Philadelphia native …

As the Spurs head into Game 3, they have some positives to build on defensively. In Games 1 and 2, they utilized a similar defensive stratagem on Jalen Brunson that worked in the Western Conference Finals against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. So far, they have limited the Knicks star point guard from taking over. In San Antonio, the Spurs stayed within striking …

The Knicks have found pretty much every way to win a game during their 13-game playoff win streak. They’ve blown out opponents by as much as 51 points, and they’ve also had some nail-biters. Added to the win streak was another close affair on Friday night. The Knicks won Game 2 of the NBA Finals 105-104 in dramatic fashion. New …

Mitchell Robinson no longer has a technical foul from Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals on his ledger. The NBA on Saturday rescinded the tech given to the Knicks center during the second quarter of their 105-104 win over the Spurs in San Antonio on Friday after the league reviewed the play. Advertisement Robinson and 7-foot-4 Spurs star Victor …

Jerry Stackhouse reveals best lesson Steve Kerr taught him as Warriors assistant originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jerry Stackhouse won’t be returning as a Warriors assistant for the 2026-27 NBA season, but he gained some valuable knowledge while coaching under Steve Kerr for the last two years. Advertisement On a recent episode of FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back,” …

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In 1919, eight members of the Chicago White Sox attended a series of meetings and plans were hatched to throw the World Series in favor of the Cincinnati Reds. The fix was far from the first in baseball. At the time, America’s pastime was in its infancy and the notion of ‘integrity of the game’ was also in its infancy. …

After taking the first two games of the 2026 NBA Finals in San Antonio, the Knicks head home to Madison Square Garden for the next two games with a chance to secure a sweep, which would cap off one of the greatest winning steaks in NBA postseason history. And while the Knicks, currently on a 13-game winning streak, aren’t allowing …

The Trail Blazers are willing to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo without long-term assurances. Antetokounmpo has just one year left on his deal worth more than $58 million and he’s expected to decline his 2027-28 player option for over $62 million in favor of a new, and potentially final, long-term max contract. Giannis Antetokounmpo has played with the Milwaukee Bucks since …

The Auburn Tigers’ basketball program has had a rollercoaster of the last two seasons, with the 2024 squad making it all the way to the Final Four, while the following season’s roster missed out on March Madness altogether, instead settling for an NIT Championship win. In the wake of such a disappointing 2025 season, many Tiger fans believed that key …

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With the 2026 NBA Draft lauded as one of the deepest in quite some time, even teams like the Lakers, who have a late pick, are looking to add a quality player to their roster. Los Angeles is doing everything possible to find a draft prospect who can help the team win now. They’ve hired former Virginia coach Tony Bennett …

In the 1980s, the University of North Carolina was the center of the state’s sports culture. Dean Smith’s iconic Tar Heels were producing NBA talent left and right while also competing for national championships every year. While college athletes today enjoy some sense of popularity, it still doesn’t come close to the fame that surrounded UNC players during that period. …

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The loudest I’ve ever heard Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden was May 16, 1997. Game 6, Knicks vs. Heat. 48 hours earlier, P.J. Brown lit the match that David Stern’s dumb de jure brain fanned into the fire that torched the ’90s Knicks last shot at MJ and the Bulls, ergo their last shot at a title. 19,763 New …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs saw six players enter the transfer portal at the conclusion of last season, and now all six have officially found a new home at the Division 1 level. Joaquim ArauzMoore, who spent the past three seasons at Gonzaga, will join the High Point Panthers for the 2026-27 campaign, as announced by the men’s basketball program on social …

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Stacey King, a big man during the first Bulls three-peat in the early 1990s who became a beloved game analyst for the team’s television broadcasts, died Sunday, the team announced. He was 59. A cause of death was not disclosed. Advertisement “Stacey King was a cherished member of the Bulls family and one of the truly unique personalities in our …

Illinois basketball is poised to have a big year in 2026-27, especially with five of their key players returning to make another run for a title. Brad Underwood was extremely blessed this offseason, as Andrej Stojakovic, Jake Davis, David Mirkovic, and both Ivisic twins agreed to return to the Illini. Advertisement Illinois is building something special in Champaign, and are …

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It takes 12 players, multiple coaches, a medical staff, front office and much more to win a championship, but to the general public, most of the credit falls on the big stars. For the Knicks, now two wins away from their first chip in over half a century, that’s Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, but their roster of unsung heroes …

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Through two games, the New York Knicks have been clearly the better team in the NBA Finals. They have the best player in the series so far in Karl-Anthony Towns, the most clutch player in Jalen Brunson, and they have been the better defensive team. Now those Knicks — winners of 13 playoff games in a row — head home …

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He has Knicks fans believing they can go all the way — to heaven. A Long Island bishop who used to play college hoops is using his beloved Knicks and their biblical 13-game postseason winning streak to get New Yorkers closer to God. Advertisement “Like Peter, James, and John were called from fishing nets, I was called from basketball nets,” …