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DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have a preliminary agreement on a site for a new arena that would move the club out of downtown for the first time in 2031, a year after the franchise’s 50th anniversary. The Mavericks said Monday the agreement is for 104 acres on the former site of a mall about 10 miles north of …

We may only be a couple of days away from a fascinating NBA Finals, but the league’s offseason rumor mill is starting to spin faster and faster as we move towards the NBA Draft, when we can expect some big moves —likely starting with a decision about the headliner this summer, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Here are the latest rumors. Advertisement Miami, …

Steph Curry continues to connect from long range. Even when it comes to shoe deals. The Golden State Warriors star signed a 10-year endorsement contract with Chinese company Li-Ning, according to ESPN’s Sham Charania, citing industry sources on Monday, June 1. Advertisement Curry, 38, confirmed his partnership with the Chinese Company with a video posted on social media. “The next …

The Dallas Mavericks are moving arenas. Following the conclusion of the 2030-2031 season — which marks the end of the team’s 30-year lease with the city of Dallas — the Mavericks will move north to where the old Valley View Mall used to be in northern Dallas to play their home games. Advertisement The Mavericks moved to the American Airlines …

The youngest New York Knicks fans in New York City received permission from Mayor Zohran Mamdani to watch their team in the NBA Finals, no matter how late the games go. Mamdani signed an executive order on June 1 declaring that bedtimes had been “repealed” during the series as they “should not impede the ability of New York’s Cutest to …

Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Adelman died on Monday, June 1. He was 79. One of Adelman’s former teams, the Sacramento Kings, and the NBA Coaches Association (NBCA) announced the news that day. A cause of death has not been revealed. Advertisement Adelman spent 29 seasons as a coach in the NBA and reached the playoffs 16 times, including …

Longtime NBA coach and Hall of Famer Rick Adelman died on Monday, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced. He was 79. Specifics of his death are not yet known. Adelman spent seven years in the league as a player before jumping into coaching. He got his start with the San Diego Rockets in 1968, and he ended up averaging 7.7 …

Rick Adelman, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played for seven NBA seasons before becoming one of the game’s all-time winningest coaches, has died, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday. Adelman, the father of Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman, was 79. The cause of his death was not immediately announced. Advertisement Rick Adelman won 1,042 games as an …

Long-time former NBA coach and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinee Rick Adelman died Monday, June 1, the NBA Coaches Association (NBCA) announced. Adelman was 79. Adelman coached 29 seasons in the NBA, with head coaching stops at the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves. Over that span, he compiled a 1,042-749 …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry has a new long-term shoe and apparel deal with Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning. The Golden State star’s Curry Brand announced Monday the partnership to keep building Curry’s global reach in basketball, golf and lifestyle. Curry and Li-Ning will team up on brand creation and product development along with sports culture initiatives with what they …

Isaiah Hartenstein almost had the chance to face off with his former Knicks teammates in the NBA Finals. The Thunder took the Spurs down to the wire in their quest for back-to-back titles, but they were ultimately defeated in seven games in the Western Conference Finals. Advertisement So now, instead, Hartenstein will be stuck watching the action from home. While …

Stephen Curry finally has his new shoe deal. Curry signed a massive 10-year shoe endorsement contract with Chinese company Li-Ning on Monday, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. While it’s unclear how much the deal is worth, Curry’s deal will include basketball deals, athleisure, a full golf line and the ability for him to sign other athletes under his brand in …

Late start times for championship matchups in sports have been an issue for years with TV networks wanting games played in prime time — and even after 8 p.m. ET to accommodate the West Coast market. The 2026 NBA Finals will be no exception with games scheduled to tip-off at 8:30 p.m. ET. Those starts make it difficult for younger …

I hope we fully appreciate what we witnessed in the Western Conference finals. A remember-where-you-were Game 1 was the start; a fight-to-the-figurative-death Game 7 was the end. In the middle were five games — decided by double-digits, but defined by absolute haymakers. Advertisement By virtue of net rating, the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs were the two best …

Giannis Antetokounmpo is maybe, possibly, conceivably getting traded from the Milwaukee Bucks this summer. Bucks ownership has indicated that it will trade the 31-year-old superstar before entering the final year of his contract if he does not sign an extension this summer. There are a number of potential landing spots for Antetokounmpo, but two teams are emerging as the most …

In a little over a calendar year, Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett requested a trade, signed a contract extension, broke the single-season sack record, adjusted his contract in a way that allowed for a trade, and was traded to the Los Angeles Rams. For the Browns, the future is the focus, including talented NFL draft classes in 2025 and 2026. …

It’s official: Myles Garrett is headed to Los Angeles. Just after 4 p.m. on Monday, the Browns and Rams both announced that Garrett has been traded to L.A. In exchange for Garrett, Cleveland will receive edge rusher Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick, and a 2029 third-round pick. Advertisement Browns General Manager Andrew Berry noted earlier …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. While the San Antonio Spurs are heavy favorites in the NBA championship odds, some particular New York Knicks players are the favorites in the prop categories. Advertisement If pondering a bet on the Knicks to spring the upset in the series, such a …

In his second season with the New York Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns became a target for disgruntled fans who saw him struggling on offense and thought he could be a trade piece for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Yet Towns eventually found his comfort zone in head coach Mike Brown’s offensive scheme, embracing more of a playmaking role, and the Knicks have become a …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks have a significant rest advantage over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. Those fresh legs, however, aren’t enough to convince basketball fans that New York can knock off San Antonio for the franchise’s first NBA title since …

NEW YORK (AP) — Getting to the NBA Finals proves that the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs have made plenty of smart moves along the way. You need a star, like a Jalen Brunson or a Victor Wembanyama. They need some help. They need the right coach. Advertisement But this finals matchup, which starts Wednesday in San Antonio, …

After an 82-game marathon, followed by three grueling rounds of postseason competition, we now approach the finish line of the 2025-26 NBA season. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs will take on the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals. It’s the first postseason meeting between the Spurs and Knicks since the 1999 NBA Finals, …

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot We have a fun episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones turn their attention to the NBA Finals! The San Antonio Spurs, fresh off knocking off the Oklahoma City Thunder in a thrilling Game 7, are set to take on the New York Knicks in a 1999 Finals …

The 2026 NBA Finals have arrived. The San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games to win the Western Conference finals and reach the NBA Finals, where they’ll play the New York Knicks. The Knicks are representing the Eastern Conference for the first time since 1999 after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team the Knicks faced in …

There’s a saying in New York that bonds together the generations of five boroughs and beyond. “Once a Knick, always a Knick.” If you suit up for the New York Knicks, at any point, no matter how briefly, you will achieve immortality within Madison Square Garden. Advertisement But there are levels to this. As any Knicks fan will readily attest, …