Yearly Archives: 2026

Knicks Bulletin: ‘Hope has been brought back to the city’

Remember those long breaks between the second and third rounds, then the Conference Finals and the Finals? Having an extra day of rest between Games 2 and 3 felt like twice as long to me. Thank God we’re back at it. Advertisement Here’s another humongous Bulletin ahead of Game 3, covering everything that went down on practice day at MSG …

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2026 NBA Draft scouting report: Karim Lopez

Australia’s relationship with the NBA has been a passionate and long-standing one, and its own domestic league, the NBL, has an enormous following. The NBL has contributed to the NBA Draft across the decades, but ever since LaMelo Ball plied his trade as an emerging guard with the Illawarra Hawks as part of the 2020 NBA Draft class, there has …

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Rockets reveal new uniforms – Yahoo Sports

The Rockets debuted new jerseys and a complete makeover late last week. This makes sense because the video was a follow-up to the Rockets account’s Twitter video, which featured Rudy Tomjanovich’s dinner and honored the ’93-’94 and ’94-’95 Rockets teams that wore the Ketchup and Mustard jerseys, making them a fan favorite remembered by Rockets fans worldwide, regardless of age. …

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Jayson Tatum Is Not Well Thought Of By NBA Fans

This will come as a bit of a surprise to Duke fans, but the nation’s second-most hated NBA player? According to RotoWire, it’s former Blue Devil Jayson Tatum. He’s also the second-most hated NBA player nationally, including in Los Angeles, which is understandable given the intensity of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, and also, for some reason, Hawaii. Advertisement He’s also the …

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Trading Evan Mobley is the Cavs best chance to improve

Cleveland Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman delivered his requisite end-of-season interview with the media a few days ago, several weeks earlier than he probably would have liked. His answers made it seem like the team will be running it back, indicating that this group has another attainable gear to hit. Altman is standing behind head coach Kenny Atkinson, …

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Boiler Alert Podcast: Our Thoughts on Mike Bobinski

With the big news in Purdue world being about the announcement of Mike Bobisnki retiring Ryan and I had to talk about it on the podcast. We talked about the interesting process that will take place considering that Purdue will not have a permanent president in the immediate future. What should Purdue do? Hire a president and then let that …

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Mikal Bridges Is Quietly Becoming The Knicks’ X-Factor

The New York Knicks were never going to win the trade. Not in November. Not in December. Not in January. Not in April or May. Simply put, Mikal Bridges would forever need to carry the weight of landing in Manhattan by way of five draft picks sent across the bridge to Brooklyn. The Knicks’ package was loaded with first-round picks, …

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YouTube Gold: Duke Destroys Kentucky In 1988

In the 1988-89 season, Duke and Kentucky were headed in very different directions. Kentucky was embroiled in scandal after an envelope with $1,000 to Chris Mills’ father came open en route. The carrier, Emery Worldwide, investigated, and when it went public, Kentucky was in big trouble. This was compounded when it was discovered that Eric Manuel cheated on a college …

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Cavs final report card: Koby Altman and front office

We’re beginning our end-of-season review series for the Cleveland Cavaliers. This time, we’re going to go with the report card format. As is the case with our postgame report cards, a “B” grade represents a player or group meeting their standards. Advertisement We’ll start with Koby Altman and the front office. Key moves The Cavs had more postseason success this …

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Kentucky Wildcats News: Mo Williams’ Impact on UK Basketball

Kentucky Basketball had quite the finish to the weekend as head coach Mark Pope and his staff landed one of the best players in the 2027 recruiting class. Ryan Hampton, a 6-foot-6 forward from Daytona Beach, is ranked No. 6 in the ‘27 class and at the top for his position. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Landing Hampton came just a handful …

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Madison Square Garden hosts first NBA Finals game since 1999: A look back

There are any number of reasons why New York’s Madison Square Garden is called “The World’s Most Famous Arena.” It’s hosted classic boxing matches, from Joe Louis vs. Rocky Marciano to the “Fight of the Century” between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Advertisement It’s the birthplace of the Big East and the mecca of college basketball. It’s a legendary concert …

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Liberty feel sense of connection to Knicks and ‘special type of energy’ title chase brings to city

Before Liberty star Breanna Stewart sat down for her obligatory media availability after Wednesday’s win against the Toronto Tempo, she checked the score of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs. Two nights later, Stewart was watching Game 2. Advertisement But since the Liberty were hosting the Indiana Fever on Saturday, she had to turn off …

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Game Three Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks

Down two games to zero, the San Antonio Spurs are playing not only against the New York Knicks, but against history. Only five teams in NBA history have come back from a 0-2 defecit in the NBA Finals: the 1969 Boston Celtics, the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers, the 2006 Miami Heat, the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers, and the 2021 Milwaukee Bucks. …

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