The Draft is two weeks and two days away. Free agency is three weeks away. And all we have is speculation – a lot of it – which is exactly how Sean Marks & co. want it. The number and range of possibilities is near infinite, at least by NBA standards: Stay at Nos. 6, 33 and 43, move up, …
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Josh Hart bemoans ‘ridiculous’ ticket prices keeping loyal Knicks fans away from NBA Finals at MSG
Some have waited 53 years for this moment. Some have waited their entire lives. But most of the Knicks’ most loyal and devoted fans will watch the most-anticipated games of the century somewhere other than Madison Square Garden. Advertisement As of Sunday, the cheapest ticket on the secondary market for Game 3 of the NBA Finals was listed at more …
Read More »Fat Joe backs ‘very misunderstood’ James Dolan after Knicks owner had his back with Dan Gilbert threat
As Knicks coach Mike Brown and his players spoke to the media Sunday ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, rapper Fat Joe sat in the back of the room at Madison Square Garden. He teased Brown about his shoes. Advertisement He shouted “wooo” after Jalen Brunson said talent evaluators missed “everything” by allowing him to slip to the …
Read More »Sixers promoting Nelson to executive VP of basketball operations under Gansey
Sixers promoting Nelson to executive VP of basketball operations under Gansey originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Along with hiring Mike Gansey as their new president of basketball operations, the Sixers are making other significant front office changes. Advertisement ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Sunday that the team is promoting Jameer Nelson to executive vice president of basketball operations, the No. …
Read More »Courtside chair Taylor Swift sat in for Cavs-Knicks game is up for auction
Courtside chair Taylor Swift sat in for Cavs-Knicks game is up for auction originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The courtside seats in Cleveland will soon have a blank space. The chair Taylor Swift sat in during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks has been listed for auction. Advertisement According to …
Read More »The Spurs Need More From Keldon Johnson Right Now
The Spurs find themselves 0-2 in the Finals, and the way they got there isn’t surprising. The Knicks have been a horrific matchup for a while in no small part because San Antonio lacks size at the forward spots, an issue that has been apparent for a while but has only recently become troublesome. And Johnson was expected to be …
Read More »Elton Brand out as GM, Jameer Nelson promoted in 76ers shakeup
Former NBA guard Jameer Nelson is taking on a significantly larger role within the 76ers organization following a dramatic front-office shakeup. With Daryl Morey no longer the team president, the 76ers have also removed Elton Brand from his role as general manager — a position he held since September 2018. Advertisement Taking his place will be Nelson, the Philadelphia native …
Read More »The Spurs have defended Jalen Brunson well — except when it matters the most
As the Spurs head into Game 3, they have some positives to build on defensively. In Games 1 and 2, they utilized a similar defensive stratagem on Jalen Brunson that worked in the Western Conference Finals against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. So far, they have limited the Knicks star point guard from taking over. In San Antonio, the Spurs stayed within striking …
Read More »Knicks vs. Spurs: 3 keys for New York in Game 3 of NBA Finals
The Knicks have found pretty much every way to win a game during their 13-game playoff win streak. They’ve blown out opponents by as much as 51 points, and they’ve also had some nail-biters. Added to the win streak was another close affair on Friday night. The Knicks won Game 2 of the NBA Finals 105-104 in dramatic fashion. New …
Read More »NBA rescinds Knicks center Mitchell Robinson’s controversial technical foul from Game 2
Mitchell Robinson no longer has a technical foul from Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals on his ledger. The NBA on Saturday rescinded the tech given to the Knicks center during the second quarter of their 105-104 win over the Spurs in San Antonio on Friday after the league reviewed the play. Advertisement Robinson and 7-foot-4 Spurs star Victor …
Read More »Jerry Stackhouse reveals best lesson Steve Kerr taught him as Warriors assistant
Jerry Stackhouse reveals best lesson Steve Kerr taught him as Warriors assistant originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jerry Stackhouse won’t be returning as a Warriors assistant for the 2026-27 NBA season, but he gained some valuable knowledge while coaching under Steve Kerr for the last two years. Advertisement On a recent episode of FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back,” …
Read More »The “sometimes when you lose, you really win” tanking paradox—The Week in Green
In 1919, eight members of the Chicago White Sox attended a series of meetings and plans were hatched to throw the World Series in favor of the Cincinnati Reds. The fix was far from the first in baseball. At the time, America’s pastime was in its infancy and the notion of ‘integrity of the game’ was also in its infancy. …
Read More »Knicks expect ‘electric’ NBA Finals Game 3 atmosphere, but ‘still a lot of work to be done’
After taking the first two games of the 2026 NBA Finals in San Antonio, the Knicks head home to Madison Square Garden for the next two games with a chance to secure a sweep, which would cap off one of the greatest winning steaks in NBA postseason history. And while the Knicks, currently on a 13-game winning streak, aren’t allowing …
Read More »One team willing to making Giannis Antetokounmpo trade ‘no matter the risk’ of contract uncertainty
The Trail Blazers are willing to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo without long-term assurances. Antetokounmpo has just one year left on his deal worth more than $58 million and he’s expected to decline his 2027-28 player option for over $62 million in favor of a new, and potentially final, long-term max contract. Giannis Antetokounmpo has played with the Milwaukee Bucks since …
Read More »Lakers host draft workout including Skyy Clark, Trey Kaufman-Ren
With the 2026 NBA Draft lauded as one of the deepest in quite some time, even teams like the Lakers, who have a late pick, are looking to add a quality player to their roster. Los Angeles is doing everything possible to find a draft prospect who can help the team win now. They’ve hired former Virginia coach Tony Bennett …
Read More »Young Knicks fans are expecting the best. I’m torn
The loudest I’ve ever heard Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden was May 16, 1997. Game 6, Knicks vs. Heat. 48 hours earlier, P.J. Brown lit the match that David Stern’s dumb de jure brain fanned into the fire that torched the ’90s Knicks last shot at MJ and the Bulls, ergo their last shot at a title. 19,763 New …
Read More »Stacey King, Bulls champion and broadcaster, dead at 59
Stacey King, a big man during the first Bulls three-peat in the early 1990s who became a beloved game analyst for the team’s television broadcasts, died Sunday, the team announced. He was 59. A cause of death was not disclosed. Advertisement “Stacey King was a cherished member of the Bulls family and one of the truly unique personalities in our …
Read More »Landry Shamet an unsung hero who can’t be ignored in Knicks’ incredible postseason run
It takes 12 players, multiple coaches, a medical staff, front office and much more to win a championship, but to the general public, most of the credit falls on the big stars. For the Knicks, now two wins away from their first chip in over half a century, that’s Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, but their roster of unsung heroes …
Read More »With NBA Finals shifting to New York, can Spurs slow Knicks’ roll to the title?
Through two games, the New York Knicks have been clearly the better team in the NBA Finals. They have the best player in the series so far in Karl-Anthony Towns, the most clutch player in Jalen Brunson, and they have been the better defensive team. Now those Knicks — winners of 13 playoff games in a row — head home …
Read More »Long Island bishop using Knicks’ NBA Finals run to convince long-suffering fans there is a God
He has Knicks fans believing they can go all the way — to heaven. A Long Island bishop who used to play college hoops is using his beloved Knicks and their biblical 13-game postseason winning streak to get New Yorkers closer to God. Advertisement “Like Peter, James, and John were called from fishing nets, I was called from basketball nets,” …
Read More »The Cam Johnson trade rumor worth unpacking
The NBA has largely accomplished what it set out to do. With the implementation of the tax aprons, building long-term, sustainable success has become increasingly difficult. If the league’s goal was to reduce dynasties, mission accomplished. Once the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks finish the 2026 NBA Finals, the league will crown its eighth different champion in eight …
Read More »There is still Reason to Believe
There are two popular songs titled “Reason to Believe”. The first was written in 1968 by a very underrated songwriter named Tim Hardin. His version of Reason to Believe has been covered by many artists, including Rod Stewart, The Carpenters and Johnny Cash. The most famous is the Rod Stewart version: As Wikipedia describes it: “The lyrics to ‘Reason to …
Read More »Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/7/26
SAN ANTONIO, TX – MARCH 10: The sneakers worn by Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs during the game against the Boston Celtics on March 10, 2026 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms …
Read More »Knicks’ Josh Hart laments ‘ridiculous’ NBA Finals ticket prices for fans wanting to attend Games 3 and 4 at MSG
Josh Hart feels for New York Knicks fans who are being priced out of attending Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. “I kind of wish the ticket prices weren’t as crazy as they are,” Hart said when speaking to reporters on Sunday. Advertisement “I feel like a lot of people who have been waiting …
Read More »Spurs vs Knicks Props & NBA Finals Game 3 Best Bets
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. This was not assigned as a 3-pointers props article, but that is what this look at the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks organically became. There is a bounty of value beyond the arc in Game 3, though some of it comes …
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