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An arbitrator ruled last month that NBA free agent Terry Rozier violated his player’s contract and will forfeit his 2025-26 season salary of $26.6 million after being indicted for his role in a sports gambling scandal. According to court documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports, an arbitrator said Rozier should not be paid. The guard did not play for the …

The NBA Finals are here between the Knicks and Spurs, which means 28 other teams across the league are solely focused on their offseasons. Workouts are happening every day across the country right now, as teams are figuring out what their priorities will be come draft night. Based on all the latest intel around the league, here’s my latest two-round …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Entering the last two NBA Finals, there was an accepted feeling of fait accompli. Neither the Mavericks nor the Pacers really felt like they had a chance, though Indiana clearly proved that wrong last year. Advertisement These Finals feel different. While the New …

For a couple of New York Knicks, Game 1 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio isn’t just a work trip – it’s a homecoming. Jordan Clarkson and Kevin McCullar Jr. both attended Wagner High School in San Antonio, just a ten-minute drive from where they’ll be tipping off against their hometown team tonight. Advertisement It comes with a lot …

SAN ANTONIO — When news broke that Knicks reserve center Mitchell Robinson fractured a finger — it turned out to be his hand — and had surgery to repair it, there were understandable doubts he would be able to get healthy enough for Game 1. This is the kind of injury that usually takes more than a month to heal. …

The San Antonio Spurs have once again emerged as a force to be reckoned with, reaching the 2026 NBA Finals after six years without a playoff berth and nine years without a series win. A storied franchise that had previously never missed the playoffs in back-to-back years has come out of their worst stretch in team history with one of …

The New York Knicks will reportedly have center Mitchell Robinson available to them for Wednesday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Robinson underwent surgery last week to repair a fractured fifth metacarpal in his right hand. Despite the procedure, he was clear about being ready to play Game 1. Advertisement …

The New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years. As it turns out, of all possible opponents, the San Antonio Spurs will be waiting on the other end in a rematch of the 1999 Finals. San Antonio will have a slight edge over New York, holding home-court advantage thanks to its better …

After so many years off, I can’t believe we are getting round four of my all-time favorite series: Fraternizing with the Enemy, where I discuss happenings with a writer from the enemy other team. We’ve had three great series through the first three rounds of the playoffs, and now, not only have we reached the pinnacle known as the NBA …

About the only thing that seems certain on the Giannis Antetokounmpo is the timeline of a decision: The Bucks “open for business” and are seriously considering trade offers, and their co-owner, Jimmy Haslem, wants things wrapped up before the June 23 NBA Draft (a pick or picks in this year’s draft likely would be in play). Aside from that, there …

Madison Square Garden will again host a watch party for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. Tip-off is at 8:30 E.T., with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. The $10 tickets were snapped up quickly and sold out within an hour of the posting on Ticketmaster. Fans will be able to watch the …

For as unpredictable as the NBA can be, it doesn’t get many sea changes. That is, big, overhauling alterations to its topography or behavioral patterns – those things take more time. The 2025-2026 Playoffs have been mercurial, surprising, even enlightening, but it’s still not the basketball that’s brought about the most marked development. It was clear something was different when …

In Game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight, Karl-Anthony Towns will anchor the center position for the New York Knicks against the San Antonio Spurs. It’s been a long and bumpy road for the former number one overall pick, but Towns has finally reached the summit of the NBA Playoffs. KAT is playing the best basketball of his career. In …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. New York Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson has had one hell of a run in the playoffs. He’s scoring almost 27 points a night and has propelled New York to the NBA Finals, including back-to-back series sweeps to set up this showdown with …

Victor Wembanyama is listed as the tallest player in the NBA. The Spurs’ superstar is 7’4, according to the NBA website. I’m here to tell you that the Spurs are lying, and Wemby is actually even taller than that. Advertisement Wembanyama is taking centerstage in the 2026 NBA Finals as his San Antonio Spurs take on the New York Knicks. …

Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals is just hours away and the status of a key player is still up in the air. New York Knicks backup center Mitchell Robinson, who suffered a broken right pinky finger early last week, is the lone player to appear on the injury report for both the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Advertisement …

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 …