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Editor’s Note: Click here for live coverage and all the latest news from Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee is hoping his team has some divine intervention to lead them to their first championship since 1973. Advertisement The Academy Award-winning director was seen wearing a …

Editor’s Note: Click here for live coverage and all the latest news from Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Game 3 of the NBA Finals will be the first NBA championship game at Madison Square Garden in 27 years. The energy was high in New York City all day on Monday, …

President Donald Trump is a “genuine” New York Knicks fan, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver said his presence at Game 3 of the NBA Finals is worth the hassle for fans. Trump is a guest of Knicks owner James Dolan at Monday night’s game between the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. This is the first Finals game at Madison …

Donald Trump was loudly booed when he was shown on the video screens at Madison Square Garden on Monday night before Game 3 of the NBA finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. Trump was shown on the jumbotron while the Star-Spangled Banner was being sung before the game, and jeers and boos broke out around the …

SAN ANTONIO, TX – JUNE 5: Mikal Bridges #25 of the New York Knicks drives to the basket during the game against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Two of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 5, 2026 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using …

Monday was the dawn of a new era for the Philadelphia 76ers. Out is Daryl Morey, who served as the franchise’s president of basketball operations for six seasons. In is Mike Gansey, who previously served as the general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Advertisement Gansey spoke to reporters for the first time at the team’s practice facility in Camden. He …

NBA insider Marc Stein is reporting that Nikola Vucevic is not expected to return to the Celtics: “Former All-Star center Nikola Vucevic is increasingly regarded as a certainty to switch teams this summer after a fractured right ring finger in March helped derail his brief stint as a Boston Celtic in the spring. He’ll be 36 in October but figures …

CLEVELAND, OH – MARCH 8: The sneakers worn by Derrick White #9 of the Boston Celtics during the game against the New York Knicks on March 8, 2026 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the …

For the first time in 27 years, the NBA Finals have returned to Madison Square Garden. The New York Knicks bring a 2-0 lead over the San Antonio Spurs back home, and the court isn’t the only place where the stars will be shining. We’ve seen the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller, Tracy Morgan, Spike Lee, and others make …

Editor’s Note: Click here for live coverage and all the latest news from Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. The New York Knicks didn’t have to search too far for a halftime performer. Advertisement The Knicks tapped Grammy award-winning rapper and New York native Cardi B to provide halftime entertainment for …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Basketball bettors are in a New York state of mind for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The New York Knicks are home and holding a 2-0 series edge over the San Antonio Spurs, who enter what will be a madhouse inside Madison …

A tectonic shift may be required to change the course of the 2026 NBA Finals (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) | Getty Images Two Games, Same Story Twice in this series, San Antonio has built significant leads. Twice, it hasn’t mattered. Through two games, the Spurs have been good enough to control stretches but not disciplined enough to finish them. …

Midtown Manhattan was already going to be a wild scene with the NBA Finals returning to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 27 years — and with the Knicks up 2-0 on the Spurs, New Yorkers believe they are witnessing a coronation. They are also witnessing the most intense security around an NBA game anyone can remember. What …

During an end-of-season press conference on Monday, Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti addressed criticism of star player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander head-on — and did not hold back. In a scathing defense of Gilgeous-Alexander, Presti spoke for nearly seven minutes straight about how the reigning league MVP doesn’t deserve much of the criticism he is given. The GM made a …

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks has added to the hype and hassle around Madison Square Garden. The 8:30 p.m. June 8 game is expected to mark the first time that a seated U.S. president has attended the NBA Finals. And, …

The legacy Stacey King left behind with the Chicago Bulls as a player and broadcaster came pouring out in tributes during the 24 hours since the team announced the 59-year-old’s death on Sunday, June 7. He was a constant link between the franchise’s greatest years and its current generation of players, with achievements that helped establish the most famous Bull …

It’s not all that surprising that a former Villanova player hasn’t won NBA Finals MVP. Main Line legends have plenty of championship hardware — from Herman “Red” Klotz in 1948 to the historic 1956 run with Paul “Pitchin’ Paul” Arizin and Larry Hennessy, and the 1967 squad featuring Wali Jones and Bill Melchionni. Advertisement More recently, Chris Ford (1981), John …

Stacey King spent nearly 20 years making bad basketball worth watching. Now, he’s gone. King died Sunday, June 9 at 59 years old and Chicago is in mourning. King was the sixth pick out of Oklahoma in the 1989 draft, a 6-foot-11 big man who won three NBA titles alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in his first five seasons …

Monday’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals is the most anticipated home game in New York Knicks history. Due to the planned appearance of President Donald Trump, accessing Madison Square Garden is turning into a headache for everybody involved, including fans, arena staffers, media and even the players playing in the game. Advertisement San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox spoke …

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan was “deeply saddened” to learn about the death of his former teammates Stacey King. In a statement Monday, Jordan paid tribute to King, who died at 59 over the weekend, the Bulls announced Sunday. Jordan’s full statement read: “I’m deeply saddened to learn of Stacey’s passing. We shared some special years together as teammates, and …

The New York Knicks are back home for Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals with a chance to wrap up the series against the San Antonio Spurs. Despite having a 2-0 lead in the series, Jalen Brunson and the Knicks are trying to keep their focus ahead of Game 3. Advertisement “I do my best to stay present …

The Minnesota Timberwolves are returning to their roots next NBA season with a new logo, new uniforms and a new court. The team revealed their wholesale updates on Sunday, June 7, including some subtle nods to the design elements present in the team’s 1989 debut. Advertisement “This franchise means something different to every generation of fans,” Timberwolves CEO Matt Caldwell …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Give Mike Gansey a pinch of credit for his acknowledgment of the most obvious part of the condition of the franchise as he takes over — kind of, sort of — the 76ers. “It’s not a championship caliber team right now,” Gansey said. Advertisement Gansey is already at work as Philadelphia’s latest president of basketball operations, trying …

NEW YORK — Analytics have taken kind of a beating in these 2026 NBA playoffs, thanks to Kenny Atkinson’s well-intentioned commentaries on shot quality eventually becoming the stuff of memes and Josh Hart getting Comedy Cellar laughs for recycling Villanova coach Jay Wright’s line about analytics, lampposts and drunks. At base, though, “analytics” is just information: a way of taking …

Stacey King, a three-time NBA champion and beloved TV broadcaster with the Chicago Bulls, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 59. No cause of death has been disclosed. “Stacey King was a cherished member of the Bulls family and one of the truly unique personalities in our organization’s history,” Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said in a statement. “His …