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Monday will mark 9,851 days between NBA Finals games hosted by the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. When it is time for Game 3, the series against the San Antonio Spurs could be split 1-1 or see the Knicks up 2-0 following their 105-95 win in Game 1. The excitement in New York City for this Knicks playoff …

Some sports fans think Buffalo Wild Wings is playing chicken over its response to the person who ran onto the court at the first game of the NBA Finals. On June 4, the wing chain took to X to address the incident at the game between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs a day earlier during which a …

The fan who made a “vulgar” taunt at New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson will reportedly not be allowed to sit in courtside seats if he attends another game during the 2026 NBA Finals, according to multiple reports. The NBA looked into the situation following the Knicks’ Game 1 win over the San Antonio Spurs, where Brunson addressed the issue …

Julian Champagnie is a fascinating figure in the 2026 NBA Finals because he’s the only player in the series who grew up in New York and then went to college in New York — and he happens to now play for the San Antonio Spurs. So the fourth-year pro isn’t just emerging as a valuable sharpshooter who was overlooked initially …

While the NBA Finals are drawing most of the headlines — especially with the Knicks in them, energizing America’s media capital — the NBA continues to move toward the draft, and with that free agency and trade rumors are flying around. Here are some of the latest. One of the Lakers’ offseason priorities is to re-sign Austin Reaves. He showed …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Paul Westhead had a coaching career like none other. He won an NBA championship as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980. He won a WNBA championship as coach of the Phoenix Mercury in 2007. And at the college level, his 1989-90 Loyola Marymount team that was led by Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble remains …

The New York Knicks rallied in Game 1, winning 105-95 and finishing on a 11-0 run, closing out a historic opening matchup of the 2026 NBA Finals versus the San Antonio Spurs. Jalen Brunson led the game in scoring with 30 points and could not be stopped down the stretch. The Knicks trailed by as many as 14 points as …

For the next month before the 2026 NBA Draft, we’ll take an in-depth look at different prospects here at Liberty Ballers and try to figure out which players would be the best fit for the Sixers at No. 22. Next up in this series is Baylor’s Cameron Carr. Carr is coming off a breakout season at Baylor, where he set a school scoring …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor is joined by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps from NBA Podcast Row in San Antonio, Texas for a deep dive into the teams with the most interesting offseasons. What’s next for teams like Atlanta Detroit and Denver now that their seasons are over? Advertisement Then, NBA Hall of Famer James Worthy joins the show …

Ketchup and mustard are back in Houston. The Rockets unveiled their uniforms for the 2026-27 season, bringing back — with an updated version — the classic red jerseys with a yellow accent. “We heard our fans…Ketchup and mustard is back!” Patrick Fertitta, Vice Chairman of the Houston Rockets and Comets, said in a statement announcing the new look. “From the …

Who’s the best NBA free agent in the summer of the 2026? There’s not a lot of great options. LeBron James remains the biggest name, but he’s set to turn 42 years old midway through the season. Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu are both solid players, but they were most recently in a sixth man role. Norman Powell can get …

Elmo tried to keep the peace ahead of the 2026 NBA Finals, but Knicks fans were not having it.After the “Sesame Street” star posted on X that he hoped the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs would “have fun” before Game 1, fans flooded the replies demanding he pick a side – with many in New York arguing the …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Jalen Brunson added to his legacy for the New York Knicks with a fantastic fourth quarter in the opening game of the NBA Finals, helping steal a road win from the San Antonio Spurs. Advertisement While Big Apple basketball fans start measuring for …

When the New York Knicks return home to play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on June 8, those who actually want to get inside the game may have to take out a second or third mortgage just for seats in the upper levels of Madison Square Garden. Then again, it may be worth …

Just a few seasons ago, it looked and felt like the Cleveland Cavaliers were going to build around Darius Garland. When he signed his max contract extension in 2022, the thought was he would wear the number 10 in Wine and Gold for a long, long time. But, life comes at you fast in the NBA. When Cleveland acquired Donovan …

A noted Major League Baseball sabermetrics publication once argued that clutch performances were a myth, before there were enough statistics to prove otherwise. We always thought they existed, since we’d seen time and time again athletes come through when it mattered most, often more so than they did in less opportune times. It was not random. Instead, they summoned something …

When the Celtics entered the 2025 2nd round vs. the Knicks, it felt like they were on a different level than New York. That was proven wrong and since that point, it has become clear that it is New York who is on a different level than Boston. Three wins away from their first championship in 53 years, the Knicks …

It’s June. The second game of the NBA Finals is later today. But here we are, still think about the 2026 NBA Draft on June 23-24, 2026. FanDuel Sportsbook will say that AJ Dybantsa is the No. 1 pick and so will everyone’s mom, dad, sibling, better half and dog. Even Dybantsa thinks so himself. Ari Alexander of WHDH-TV in …

They call him “Captain Clutch” for a reason. After Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson erupted in the fourth quarter Wednesday, June 3 to propel New York to steal Game 1 of the NBA Finals over the San Antonio Spurs, his reputation as one of the premier clutch players of this generation is only growing. Advertisement The one thing missing from his …

SAN ANTONIO — Stephon Castle took a page out of James Harden’s playbook Thursday. While, yes, the Knicks won Game 1 of the NBA Finals despite not being at their best, the Spurs’ young guard remained just as confident in his team. Advertisement “I think [Victor Wembanyama] said it best: I don’t think we have anything to be too worried …

Barring a trade involving the selection, the Boston Celtics are currently slated to hold the 27th overall selection in the 2026 NBA Draft. This will mark just the second time in franchise history that the team has selected from this exact draft position. The first instance came in 2018, when Boston accomplished precisely what it hopes to replicate this year. With the pick, the Celtics …

Karl-Anthony Towns did not arrive in New York needing to prove he could play, but the Knicks surely enhanced his game, and the partnership saw the Big Bodega reach a stage he could never quite grace during his time in Minneapolis. If we’re talking legacies, Towns couldn’t have had a better start to building his. KAT was drafted with the …

Last month, St. John’s announced the signing of Senegalese forward Babacar Sane. Rick Pitino was quoted as being “extremely impressed” with Sane’s athletic ability. At 6-foot-8, Sane possesses the prototypical NBA forward frame, but his freakish 7-foot-2.5 wingspan places him alongside NBA champion Kawhi Leonard and Knicks forward OG Anunoby. The Senegal-born forward didn’t take the traditional route to college …

The NBA Draft is in less than three weeks, and the speculation about Cam Boozer is hitting new heights. Part of it may be gamesmanship, as various front offices try to push players up or down to get their true target. Advertisement Subterfuge is actually one of our favorite parts of the whole process. In Boozer’s case, though, we’re not …

Andrew Toney is somewhat overlooked today, which is really a shame. Drafted out of the University of Lousiana by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1980, Toney quickly established himself as a superb offensive guard. Advertisement He was particularly lethal against the Boston Celtics, to the point where Beantown media called him The Boston Strangler. He was a key part of the …