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Florida State head coach Luke Loucks wants to approach recruiting and the transfer portal a little differently than other big schools. The Seminoles aren’t a blue blood, but they can certainly outpace and outperform those schools under his watch. Coming from the NBA coaching circles, Loucks has seen the best of the best. He did help coach Steph Curry, Kevin …

As the Spurs head into Game 1 of the NBA Finals, comparisons have been made between the Tim Duncan era Spurs and what shall be known as the Victor Wembanyama era Spurs. Both Duncan and Wemby made their first run to the Finals as 22-year-olds. Both beat the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round and the Minnesota Timberwolves in …

The 1999 NBA Finals are set. Excuse me, I mean that the 2026 NBA Finals are set. But you can forgive me for having a momentary flashback. After all, the last time the New York Knicks were in the NBA Finals, they met the San Antonio Spurs. Now those two teams will meet again starting tonight, with a champion waiting …

Cameron Boozer’s NBA track is pretty set: unless something very strange happens, he’ll go between the #1 and the #4 picks, and lately, a lot of people have suggested that maybe he’ll be the first pick. Time will tell, obviously. Advertisement For his Duke teammate, Isaiah Evans, his path is less certain. He didn’t test that well athletically at the …

The 1998-99 season was a year of change in the NBA. Michael Jordan had retired for a second time, and the league’s owners, fed up with the league’s financial structure and players’ rising salaries, locked the players out after failing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. Advertisement Once a deal was reached, the season began on Feb. 5, and …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. As Victor Wembanyama goes, so go the San Antonio Spurs. It is not a knock on either of them that they may still be tired from the Western Conference Finals. That seven-game series clearly took everything Wembanyama and San Antonio had. Advertisement These …

NBA greats LeBron James and Steve Nash sat down on The Mind the Game podcast to talk about Cooper Flagg and his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel, and who had the most upside. Not surprisingly, they both agreed on Flagg. Advertisement That’s no knock on Knueppel, who had an unbelievable rookie year, vastly exceeding expectations. He played like he’s been …

The two teams in the NBA Finals, the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, are both looking to break their championship droughts. The Spurs haven’t hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy since 2014, and New York has waited even longer, last celebrating a title when the nation was enthralled by the Watergate scandal. Advertisement The Spurs dispatched the defending …

Good morning, BBN! The NBA Finals tip off tonight, and like many Finals in the past, this one has plenty of former Cats looking to get a ring. New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns Obviously, SGA has been showing out for UK, coming off a championship last year and back-to-back MVP awards. Advertisement This year, there will be at least one …

Across an NBA Finals, it’s often the matchups within the matchups that determine the victor. And, interestingly, both the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs feature players they can leverage in specific matchups to gain minor advantages in a game-by-game basis. Advertisement Of course, all eyes will be on Victor Wembanyama of the Spurs and Jalen Brunson of the …

The NBA Finals haven’t even begun and already the fixation with the New York Knicks is exhausting. Did you know this is their first trip to the Finals since 1999? Did you know they haven’t lost in more than a month? Did you know they have the most famous fans in the world? Did you know tickets to games at …

The idea of LeBron James wearing a Golden State Warriors jersey has lingered around the NBA for years. Now, one prominent Bay Area insider believes the possibility is more realistic than ever. Speaking about James’ uncertain future with the Los Angeles Lakers, The San Francisco Standard’s Tim Kawakami recently suggested the Warriors should be viewed as a legitimate contender if …

Just last year, the San Antonio Spurs were waiting on bated breath to see where their lottery pick would fall in the NBA Draft. Flash forward to today, when the Spurs’ young core will play in Game One of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. The stakes are clear: the Spurs have a chance to kick off a …

I’m most looking forward to … Where to even begin? Victor Wembanyama, the brightest young star in the NBA, appears on the biggest stage imaginable (in this galaxy, at least … I’m not sure how big the stages are where he comes from), while one of the most storied franchises in American sports has its return to relevance cemented. And, …

The Los Angeles Lakers have made another addition to the business operations side of their front office. Yao Williams II has been named vice president and head of global partnerships, the team announced in a statement on Tuesday, June 2. He will lead the Lakers’ global partnerships team in his role, which includes partnership sales, business solutions and partnership activation. …

The 2026 NBA Finals get going on Wednesday night, and three members of the New York Knicks will look to make some history beyond leading the franchise to its first NBA title since 1973. Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges were also teammates at the college level, sharing the court for two seasons at Villanova University. All three were …

Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals arrives Wednesday night with rare historical weight, as the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks meet in a rematch 27 years after their 1999 showdown. A team that missed the playoffs last season, the Spurs are powered by youth and a generational superstar in Victor Wembanyama. San Antonio is without question ahead …

Stephen Curry is a free agent no more. A sneaker free agent, that is. The four-time NBA champion has spent his entire playing career with the Golden State Warriors and is under contract through the end of next season. Advertisement He has been playing without a shoe deal, however, since parting ways with Under Armour in November. That won’t be …

Has any of the 2026 NBA Draft’s top four been in for workouts — and interviews at HSS Training Center? Not that we know of, although there were reports that A.J. Dybansta might drop by. Nothing new on the quintet of lead guards — Darius Acuff, Mikel Brown Jr., Kingston Flemings, Keaton Wagler nor Brayden Burries — nor big men …

We asked fans around New York: What would a Knicks championship mean for them and the city? In a word: Everything. Dear Knicks . . . “It’d be incredible. This team’s been getting close the past couple years. They’ve got a great young core. When the Knicks are doing well and they’re winning championships, it also helps us at the …

Some celebs were too superstitious to talk to The Post about the Knicks — but these famous superfans let nothing stop them from showing love for New York City’s blue and orange. Tracy Morgan Tracy Morgan greets Jose Alvarado on the court at Madison Square Garden. NBAE via Getty Images “30 Rock” alum Tracy Morgan says his favorite moment as a …

If there were any doubts that Mike Breen can be a neutral announcer during the NBA Finals with the New York Knicks facing the San Antonio Spurs, Joe Davis can put those at ease. The Fox Sports baseball announcer — who also calls Los Angeles Dodgers games locally — received a thoughtful critique from Breen when the Dodgers faced the …

The Post’s Steve Serby spoke with Knicks owner James Dolan on Friday. They discussed myriad topics, including how much the Knicks mean to the city, how this team was built and if he’s allowed himself yet to dream of the Canyon of Heroes. Q: Do you feel that this team represents New York … New York City? A: It represents …

The 2026 NBA Finals are now upon us, and while it’ll involve games just a few train stops away from the Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets couldn’t be further from the championship stage right now. You all know this, but the Nets didn’t have the greatest season in the world this past year. They fell out of playoff contention with …

I am not well. Allow me to clarify. Physically, I’m doing great. I’ve been going on morning jogs more often; I’m working on eating well (though McDonald’s Japan just dropped spicy McNuggets, and I’m only a man). I feel energetic and healthy, despite my seared corneas due to my numerous hours spent playing Mina the Hollower on my Nintendo Switch …