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OKLAHOMA CITY — Three hours before an elated Julian Champagnie tucked the Western Conference finals trophy safely under his arm Saturday night, the beautiful reward of a 110-103 Game 7 win, a wave of frustration was settling in. His routine pregame 3-point gauntlet was going off the rails. No matter how the shot left his fingertips or how he positioned …

The narrative for the Oklahoma City Thunder was clear as they entered Game 7: Someone needed to step up with both Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell out for the winner-take-all contest. That someone could easily have been Chet Holmgren. Should have been, even. The 7-foot-1 big man was a third-team All-NBA selection and finished second in Defensive Player of the …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When the season ended, and when his team’s reign as NBA champions ended along with it, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tipped his cap. The Oklahoma City guard — the back-to-back NBA Most Valuable Player — was great in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. The San Antonio Spurs were greater. And that meant there won’t be a …

It’s unenviable job to be the guy who takes the court every time Victor Wembanyama has to sit, but Luke Kornet has dutifully filled that role this season. However, he got his star moment in the San Antonio Spurs’ Game 7 win on Saturday. Here was the situation with 6:48 left in the fourth quarter: The Spurs were up by …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Luke Kornet’s final line from Game 7 of the Western Conference finals: six minutes, 0-for-3 shooting, two points, four rebounds. Oh, and a block. A block that will forever live in San Antonio Spurs lore. Advertisement The Spurs led the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-91 with about 6 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter on Saturday …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals. After rolling through the Eastern Conference behind Jalen Brunson’s playoff brilliance, the Knicks now face the San Antonio Spurs after Wemby & Co. eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the …

For some fans, the San Antonio Spurs’ thrilling Game 7 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder was hardly a surprise. After all, the corgi saw it coming. Air Corgi, a dog who predicts sports outcomes by acrobatically tapping balls into baskets, started going viral for her predictions for the Western Conference Finals after the picks aligned with the final results. …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The last time the New York Knicks made the NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs were the opponent and just happened to have a generational big man talent who was heading to the title round for the first time. Déjà vu. Advertisement Back then for the Spurs, it was Tim Duncan. This time for the Spurs, …

Mike Breen, the MSG Knicks announcer and NBA play-by-play man for ABC and ESPN, including the upcoming NBA Finals, makes the call to do some championship Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.  Q: Why does New York love the Knicks so much?  A: It’s always been a basketball town. This is why I fell in love with basketball, and I’m …

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I was never a fan of the Jalen Green trade, and this past season illustrated the problems I anticipated. The Suns were exceeding all expectations while Green was out with injury, but then fell to earth when he returned. If it felt like they were worse after he came back, you’d be right. The team was 17-15 (.531) when he …

It all comes down to this. By the end of the night Saturday, May 30, either the San Antonio Spurs or Oklahoma City Thunder will represent the Western Conference in the NBA Finals. The Thunder and the Spurs, the two best teams in the regular season, are battling in a winner-take-all Game 7 of the conference finals Saturday, May 30. …

When the Knicks were down 2-1 to the Hawks in the first round of the 2026 playoffs, things began to look existential for this core, from the bench all the way up to the President. Everybody was under the spotlight, as another two losses would be a catastrophic failure for a team with championship aspirations, after championship-level big swings. Firing …

Draymond Green slams NBA pundits’ ‘sickening’ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander criticism originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hoisted his second consecutive NBA MVP trophy less than two weeks ago, and that accomplishment didn’t happen by accident. Advertisement Gilgeous-Alexander has become one of the most dominant players the NBA has seen in recent memory, as he …

Mitchell Robinson is happy to have so much “love” and “support” after he suffered a broken bone in his right hand. But he had a scalding message for those who want to see him down. The Knicks big man took to Instagram on Saturday, days after it was revealed he broke his pinky in the lead-up to the NBA Finals. …

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Mitchell Robinson’s specific injury is identified. The backup center suffered a fracture of his fifth metacarpal, league sources told The Post, which is the bone connecting the wrist to the pinky finger. Advertisement It’s still unclear how or when Robinson suffered the injury to his right hand, but coach Mike Brown said it didn’t occur during Monday’s conference-clinching victory in …

Diving into Mike Gansey’s history, path to leading Sixers’ front office originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers are set to begin the Mike Gansey era. On Friday night, the news broke that Gansey has been hired as the franchise’s president of basketball operations. So, how did he get here and what can be gleaned from his history? Advertisement …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With Sean Sweeney, it was only a matter of time before he became a head coach. That’s one of the reasons San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson wasn’t surprised when told that Sweeney was leaving the Spurs to take over as the new coach of the Orlando Magic. Sweeney and the Magic reached a preliminary agreement in …

Kyrie Irving is looking forward to the NBA Finals. The former Nets guard said in a Friday Twitch stream that he was “excited” to watch the Knicks in their return to the NBA’s biggest stage, and gave a shoutout to the orange and blue faithful as well. Advertisement “The Knicks making the Finals is OD… a lot of those Knicks …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals is a gift from the Roundball Gods. Before this series between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, we all prayed for a thrilling back-and-forth battle between the NBA’s top two teams. Advertisement And while …

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As we continue to navigate the offseason, there are plenty of names worth looking at and analyzing as potential fits for the Phoenix Suns. We know this roster most likely is not going to experience a ton of turnover, which naturally makes some of the unrestricted free agent options feel more like pipe dreams than realistic additions. That being said, …

After having to buy their way into the draft in 2025, the Lakers own a first round pick in the upcoming 2026 NBA draft, giving them a chance to add a young talent at the start of the summer before an important offseason. As a result of losing out on a coin flip, the Lakers will have the No. 25 …

There is only one team in the last eight years that has won a road Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals. They wore blue and gold and they walked into a building where the reigning MVP was waiting with a full home crowd and nothing left to lose, and they beat him anyway. Along the way, Houston missed 27 …