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James Dolan is recognizing the contributions of the Knicks’ significant others. The Knicks owner spoke to his team on April 3 before their playoff run that ended Saturday with a 94-90 win over the Spurs that clinched the team’s first championship since 1973. Advertisement At the time, Dolan assured his players that, should the Knicks bring home the championship, their …

The New York Knicks waited 53 years to raise another championship banner. When the moment finally arrived Saturday night, Jalen Brunson delivered the type of performance that cements legacies. Victor Wembanyama, meanwhile, left many talking about something entirely different. Dan Patrick praised Jalen Brunson and blasted Victor Wembanyama after the NBA Finals. Getty Images Following New York’s five-game NBA Finals …

The New York Mikals are your NBA Champi- I mean, the New York Knicks are your NBA Champions. This has honestly come as quite a shock to me. The Knicks were not the championship favorites coming into the season, the playoffs, the Conference Finals, or even the NBA Finals. I, like many foolish people, watched the Western Conference Finals thinking …

The Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years had a local flavor. Traded deadline acquisition Jose Alvarado, a Brooklyn native, offered his Christ the King in Middle Village, Queens coach a moment of reflection nearly a decade after the freshly minted champ played for him. Advertisement “I wasn’t thinking in this picture that Alvarado would one day win an NBA …

48ish hours later and still feeing . . . altered. In a good way. The best way. Saturday night, millions of Knicks fans finally caught that dragon we been chasing most if not all our lives. I’m still kinda in a daze. You? Advertisement I bring it up because for this mailbag invite, I need you to know I could …

Knicks owner James Dolan’s joke about giving up sex during the NBA playoffs has been revealed. “I had this idea that maybe you should give up sex for the next 10 weeks,” Dolan told the Knicks before the playoffs on Apr. 3. “You don’t have to give up sex for the next 10 weeks, but like Spartans — do you …

The Finals are over, and the Spurs lost. If you could describe how you feel about how they went in one word, what would it be and why? Marilyn Dubinski: The first word is “excruciating,” considering how easily the outcome could have been reversed if the Spurs simply could have executed down the stretch of games. But I made the …

Mike Brown sat to the right of James Dolan, Knicks players seated in front of them at the club’s practice facility. It was before the April 3 shootaround when Dolan gave an impassioned 15-minute speech, recorded on video, that implored his Knicks to sacrifice everything with an unyielding commitment across the next 10 weeks of the playoffs to compete a mission …

Following the Knicks’ closeout Game 5 on Saturday that gave the franchise its first title since 1973, captain and NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson made a special guest appearance on ABC’s “The View.” Host Whoopi Goldberg asked Brunson how he resisted retaliating against Victor Wembanyama after the Spurs star shoved Brunson to the ground in Game 3. Advertisement “I think …

In the days, weeks, months and years following the New York Knicks’ winning their first NBA championship since 1973, plenty of moments, stories and anecdotes will likely become the stuff of legend. OG Anunoby’s tip-in to win Game 4 of the NBA Finals, completing a comeback from a 29-point deficit? Undoubtedly. Jalen Brunson’s 45 points in Game 5 to lead …

Washington Wizards forward Alex Sarr underwent surgery to repair a fractured right foot on Monday, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Sarr, 21, suffered the injury during an offseason workout last week but is expected to return by the start of the 2026-27 season. Advertisement Depending on the severity, foot fractures typically require 6-to-8 weeks for the bone to knit together, …

It’s no secret that the Raptors’ roster has been a contentious topic since the rebuild began in 2024. Bringing on Brandon Ingram has just added more fuel to that fire, with his playoff woes and Toronto’s loss in Game 7 of the first round solidifying the idea that while the Raptors are on the right track, they don’t quite have …

Globe No, Jayson Tatum should not be traded … but he needs to be more of an initiator offensively Five players the Celtics could target to upgrade the roster (who aren’t Giannis) Jayson Tatum shouldn’t be traded. But Joe Mazzulla needs to have a difficult discussion with the team’s best player. Advertisement Celtics have better odds than the Knicks for …

According to FOX 5 NY, the New York City Mayor’s Office has finalized the logistics for the Knicks’ historic championship ticker-tape parade. The party hits the streets on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Here are the times and locations you need to know: Advertisement The Timeline & Route 10:00 AM ET – The Kickoff: The parade officially begins down at The …

Phoenix Suns all-time leading scorer Devin Booker is one of the greatest Suns players, if not the greatest player, in the history of the organization. That statement is factually true and cannot be argued against with any real weight.  In his 11 seasons with the franchise, Booker has taken the Suns as close to the pinnacle of the sport as …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Newly released 2027 NBA championship odds have the runner-up San Antonio Spurs as the co-favorites with the 2025 champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Advertisement Key Takeaways The Spurs and Thunder have a combined near-60% probability of winning the Finals. The Celtics are listed ahead …

San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson laid it plain in his closing press conference: “We weren’t ready to win an NBA championship.” The New York Knicks certainly were. They took every first quarter, first-half punch the Spurs threw and responded. Jalen Brunson got the buckets he needed; Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby filled gaps on both ends of the …

Apparently, Jalen Brunson, the Knicks, and New York fans were not done with Victor Wembanyama. Less than 24 hours after they beat Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs for their first NBA Championship in 53 years, they were celebrating at Fishfly, a private Manhattan club, Page Six reported. Video from @SMHighlights1 shows The NBA Finals MVP with teammates, family, friends …

Spike Lee couldn’t contain himself. “We did it!” the legendary filmmaker shouted during an ESPN interview after the New York Knicks sealed their first NBA championship since 1973 on Saturday night. “We did it! We did it! We did it!” Advertisement If any fan can be excused for using “we” when speaking of their favorite sports team, it would probably …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks winning their first NBA title since 1973 in five games was bad for sportsbooks. Key Takeaways The Knicks turned into a liability for BetMGM as the Finals went along. Bettors kept backing New York in both futures markets and …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks’ 16-3 run to the NBA Championship was impressive. Just not impressive enough to sway the NBA Championship odds at prediction markets like Kalshi to believe anyone other than the San Antonio Spurs or Oklahoma City Thunder can win the …

Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr had surgery performed on a fractured right foot on Monday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. Sarr, 21, sustained the injury last week during a workout in which a contact play was made. The 7-footer is expected to be healthy by the beginning of the upcoming season, which will be Sarr’s third NBA campaign. In his second …

After the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs to win the 2026 NBA Finals, front offices are all turning their attention to the 2026 NBA Draft. An exciting postseason gave us a better indication of which types of players thrive in the modern NBA when the games matter most. Additionally, pre-draft workouts as well as conversations with folks …

This has been a summer of change at Michigan State. First, the school’s president Kevin Guskiewicz left. Now, its athletic director J Batt has bolted for Kentucky after just one year in East Lansing. Tom Izzo has been one constant at MSU — 43 years to be exact — and he vented his frustrations Monday, June 15 about the instability …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor is joined by Sports Illustrated draft analyst Derek Parker to discuss the NBA Draft now that the Finals have concluded. Advertisement What should be made of Darryn Peterson only working out with the Washington Wizards? Are there any lessons from the New York Knicks’ Finals run that teams should consider when drafting? …