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NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is not shying away from the spotlight in the NBA Finals, and the San Antonio Spurs would not want it any other way. Less than 48 hours after missing a shot at the end of Game 2 that would have beaten the New York Knicks and evened the series, the 22-year-old big man from …

NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden has seen just about everything in sports and entertainment, from the first Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight to the first Wrestlemania. It just hasn’t seen much of the NBA Finals. Advertisement The New York Knicks have brought the finals back to their home court for the first time since 1999 and can make sure …

A planned watch party for Game 3 of the NBA Finals outside Madison Square Garden has been canceled. More than two dozen people were arrested at a similar party last Friday during Game 2 of the series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. But now, with President Donald Trump and NYC mayor Zohran Mandami planning to …

“You’re gonna have a dude. You have to have a 1A dude. And they’re missing that. He too small. “I have a philosophy: If your best player is small, you’re not winning. John Stockton, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, you can go down the list… Steph Curry is the only—he’s in a different class.” — Becky Hammon (Dec. 2023) Advertisement Sometimes, …

A Philly hoops legend is taking on a major role for his hometown team. The Sixers will reportedly promote Jameer Nelson to executive vice president of basketball operations, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Nelson was one of four candidates reportedly on Bob Myers’ short list to replace Daryl Morey before the franchise decided to hire Cleveland Cavaliers GM Mike Gansey. Nelson, …

Stacey King, a three-time NBA champion with the Jordan-era Chicago Bulls who returned to the organization to become an Emmy-winning broadcaster, has died at the age of 59, the team announced. “Stacey loved being a Bull,” team president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf said in a statement. “You could feel it in everything he did — the way he played, the …

CHICAGO (AP) — Stacey King, who played on three consecutive NBA championship teams with the Chicago Bulls from 1991-93 before returning to the organization as an Emmy-winning broadcaster, has died. He was 59. The Bulls announced that King died Sunday and said they were notified by a family member. No other details were immediately available. Advertisement “Stacey King was a …

Former NBA player Stacey King has died at the age of 59. The Chicago Bulls announced King’s passing on Sunday with a post on social media. “We are devastated by the passing of 3x NBA Champion and beloved broadcaster Stacey King,” said the post from the Bulls. King was the Bulls’ first-round pick in 1989 (No. 6 overall) out of …

Three-time NBA champion and beloved broadcaster Stacey King has died, the Chicago Bulls announced Sunday, June 7. King was 59 years old. In a statement on social media, Bulls’ owner Jerry Reinsdorf said “Stacey King was a cherished member of the Bulls family and one of the truly unique personalities in our organization’s history. His connection to Chicago, the Bulls …

The Philadelphia 76ers are reportedly promoting Jameer Nelson to be the franchise’s executive vice president of basketball operations, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Nelson, who played point guard for 14 years in the NBA between six franchises, had been working as the assistant general manager for Philadelphia. This was his first season in the role, and he impressed enough to earn …

Why do we have to wait one more day to enjoy another Knicks game? Who would have thought, but turns out ballers also rest on weekends. We don’t, so here’s another Bulletin presented by your very own. On not looking too far amid the NBA Finals: “One of the things that we preach is being present. In order to be …

President Donald Trump’s scheduled attendance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York on Monday — at the invitation of Knicks owner and governor James Dolan — will mean added security at the venue and fans going to the game need to plan accordingly. There will be a strict “no bag” policy, and fans should arrive two hours …

Let’s have an annoying conversation. Frankly, most discussion around the Houston Rockets these days airs on the side of irritating. They’re in an irritating position. The Rockets are young, but Durant isn’t. They’re good, but not good enough. They’re X, which is good, but they aren’t Y, which is better. The Rockets are like the time you saw your favorite …

With the New York Knicks up 2-0, so much of the 2026 NBA Finals comes down to this: all Victor Wembanyama has to do is get past Karl-Anthony Towns. So far in this series, Wembanyama hasn’t been able to. Certainly not in the biggest moments. With a minute left in Game 1 with the San Antonio Spurs down by four, …

SAN ANTONIO — The unborn will know their names. With another two wins, the Knicks will end the NBA’s most painful drought and capture their first championship in 53 years. With two more wins, the names of Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges will be passed down to future generations, just as Walt Frazier, Willis …

One of the unfortunate realities of being a Phoenix Suns fan is that whenever history enters the conversation, especially anything tied to championships or monumental moments, the Suns always seem to find themselves on the wrong side of it. As much as we try to outrun the past, we are constantly reminded that the Suns are a franchise that has …

The Washington Wizards entered 2026 with a projected $80 million in cap space for the 2026-27 season. But after acquiring four players before the February deadline — including Trae Young and Anthony Davis — and winning the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, the Wizards sit just $11 million below the luxury tax. Advertisement The current odds to …

Spurs legend Tony Parker spoke regarding the time he discovered Victor Wembanyama had worn his #9 Spurs jersey and what it meant to him. “Victor was with me in ASVEL, my team, the French team that I own. And the whole time you know he was with us I had a great time and we had great talks and we …

The New York Knicks are just two wins from earning their first championship since they last hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy all the way back in 1973. They might as well have won it already. After Friday’s 105-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, New York is standing in one of the rarest …

The New York Knicks are warning fans to bring as little as possible to Monday night’s Game 3 of the NBA finals, which Donald Trump plans to attend. The Knicks are encouraging fans to arrive at least two hours before tipoff as part of enhanced security measures due to the president’s attendance. Advertisement Related: NBA finals: Knicks within two wins …

What’s scary is that there is another level the Knicks can reach. Jalen Brunson in particular. He has been far from his best across the first two games of the Finals — he has shot just 19-for-56 from the field (33.9 percent) and 4-for-17 from 3-point range (23.5 percent). Advertisement He’s committed a combined eight turnovers. In Friday’s 105-104 Game …

I will always appreciate writing for NetsDaily. There are nearly 600 comments on Friday’s article, where I reported the league-wide consensus that the Brooklyn Nets have interest in Tennessee’s Nate Ament, whether at the #6 spot or in a trade-down. Thank you all for the engagement and consistent readership; I don’t even remember the Nets playing in the NBA Finals, …

NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time when Donald Trump was just another celebrity sitting courtside at New York Knicks games. He was famous, but not yet flanked by Secret Service agents or defined by the politics that have left him deeply unpopular in his hometown. Now, more than a decade after attending his last Knicks game at Madison …

As the NBA Draft draws closer, the Dallas Mavericks have made it clear that Cooper Flagg is now their cornerstone, their primary building block. That makes perfect sense. He’s coming off a spectacular rookie season, he is just 19 and will be 20 for most of next season, and he’s shown every sign of being able to carry the leadership …

“And David put his hand in his bag,” wrote the anonymous or eponymous author of the book of Samuel, “and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and …