The San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks will face off to decide who becomes the new NBA champion in a reedition of the 1999 Finals. This time, it will be Victor Wembanyama and a young supporting cast trying to win their first ring instead of Tim Duncan and David Robinson for the Silver and Black, and Jalen Brunson …
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A former Phoenix Sun will be a champ for the first time since 2023
The NBA Finals are set. Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs will face off against Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in a finals that will break historic NBA clichés. Either an inexperienced team will prove you don’t need experience to win a title, or that you can win a championship with a small guard that isn’t the …
Read More »NBA Finals: Iconic Larry O’Brien Trophy decal returning to Knicks, Spurs courts for first time since 2009
The giant Larry O’Brien Trophy is back. The league released court designs for the NBA Finals matchup this summer on Sunday night, just days before the San Antonio Spurs host the New York Knicks in Game 1 of that series. A giant painted trophy sits behind each team’s logo, and the classic “Finals” script is painted on one corner of …
Read More »New York Knicks vs San Antonio Spurs NBA Finals Series Odds, Picks & Preview
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks have certainly waited long enough. The Eastern Conference champions will end up with 10 full days off before they face the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, compared to just three for the Western Conference champions. Advertisement Plenty …
Read More »Knicks embrace ‘tough’ 2026 NBA Finals matchup with ‘special’ Spurs
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs stand before the Knicks’ first NBA title since the 1973 season after San Antonio’s 111-103 Game 7 win Saturday at the Thunder dethroned reigning-champion Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals, setting the stage for a matchup that has New York laser-focused as prep begins for Wednesday’s opener. “They’re a special team,” Miles McBride said. …
Read More »Spurs vs. Thunder player grades: San Antonio’s young core shows up in Game Seven
This was a moment that nobody expected. At the start of the season, the San Antonio Spurs were seen as a borderline playoff team, possibly a play-in squad. Now, just seven months later, the Spurs are Western Conference champions. In the last game of a hard-fought series with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the Spurs went into enemy territory …
Read More »THAT way! Or no way at all?
How do title contending NBA teams build their rosters? This year’s NBA Finals is, as they say, a study in contrasts. The San Antonio Spurs are largely organic, with most of their key players selected in the NBA draft by the Spurs, or are the sort of players that any team can acquire to play for them at low cost. …
Read More »Knicks vs. Spurs NBA Finals: How each team was built is a study in contrasts
It’s 1999 all over again, as the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks will duke it out in the NBA Finals for the right to be crowned the kings of the NBA. (Man, we really need a new nickname for Sacramento, don’t we? I don’t mean for them to catch strays here, but … yikes.) Advertisement As the two …
Read More »Luke Kornet’s chase-down block solidifies his place in Spurs playoff lore
Coming into the playoffs, Luke Kornet was considered one of, if not the top backup center in the NBA. He’d already won a championship backing up Kristaps Porzingis in Boston two years ago and seemed primed to do it again backing up Victor Wembanyama. He was great all year, helping the Spurs thrive when Wemby missed 12 games early in …
Read More »Contender rumored to be interested in trading for Evan Mobley
We don’t yet know how the Cleveland Cavaliers will choose to handle this summer. What we do know, however, is that they’ll have plenty of options. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Oklahoma City Thunder won’t be interested in Giannis Antetokounmpo in a possible trade. They might, however, be open to trading for Evan Mobley. Advertisement “There has …
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – APRIL 24: The sneakers worn by VJ Edgecombe #77 of the Philadelphia 76ers during the game against the Boston Celtics during Round One Game Three of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2026 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, …
Read More »Warriors’ Best Performances of ’25-26: Pat Spencer hits career high on Suns
As we recap the individual best performances from Golden State Warriors from this past season, there’s a lot of heartbreak to parse through. The week before February 5 had been genuinely ugly for the Golden State Warriors. Jimmy Butler had the horrific ACL injury. Then the emotional whirlwind of a trade deadline as the team shipped out Jonathan Kuminga and …
Read More »Thunder, a day after playoff elimination in West finals, start process of looking ahead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren attempted two shots in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. He absorbed plenty of shots from critics afterward. And the Oklahoma City Thunder spent Day 1 of the offseason making clear that they support him. Advertisement If the ballyhooed matchup in the West finals was Holmgren vs. San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama, then it …
Read More »Message to the West: the Spurs are ahead of schedule
Let’s bring it back full circle, baby. The last time the San Antonio Spurs were genuinely feared in the Western Conference, Kawhi Leonard was arguably the most dangerous two-way player on the planet and the Warriors were the only thing standing between San Antonio and another dynastic chapter. Then came the 2017 Western Conference Finals when Kawhi’s tender ankle buckled …
Read More »The Spurs-Thunder series created a weird spot for Suns fans
I’m not gonna lie, the past two weeks have been weird. Awkward. Icky, if you will. Because as the Western Conference Finals progressed, one thing became clear. I was rooting for the San Antonio Spurs to win. Even typing those words feels awkward. The Spurs are a team I’ve “sports hated” for most of my life. They have left scars …
Read More »Garrett Wilson is rooting for the Knicks, but he won’t be paying for NBA Finals tickets
The New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals, for the first time since 1999. It’s a reminder that the Jets haven’t played in the Super Bowl since 1999. Jets receiver Garrett Wilson is nevertheless happy for the Knicks and the New York fans. And the situation makes him even more determined to deliver a similar experience for Jets …
Read More »Knicks beat the Spurs for the NBA Cup, but need to do it in the NBA Finals for the title they crave
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — When the New York Knicks declined to hang a banner after beating the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup, they did so because they were waiting to celebrate something bigger. That wait is at 53 years and it can only end now by beating the Spurs again. Advertisement Nearly a week after clinching their …
Read More »Knicks’ Robinson works out at practice, status for Game 1 uncertain
Mitchell Robinson did individual work at Knicks practice on Sunday, May 31 with his hand protected, but coach Mike Brown said the center is uncertain for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. That decision will ultimately belong to the medical staff. Robinson, 28, broke his right pinky finger during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Cleveland …
Read More »Victor Wembanyama’s respect for Gregg Popovich is clear. And Pop was vital to Spurs’ NBA Finals run
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama barely could get the words out. The question, a few minutes after he and the San Antonio Spurs won the Western Conference title and earned the right to go to this year’s NBA Finals to face the New York Knicks, was about his relationship with former coach Gregg Popovich and what this playoff run …
Read More »Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is not going to advise Thunder on offseason moves
OKLAHOMA CITY — With the financial hammer of the NBA’s tax aprons swinging their direction, the Thunder have some hard decisions to make this summer. Whatever moves Oklahoma City’s front office makes, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander does not plan on consulting with them. Advertisement “I will give zero input,” Gilgeous-Alexander said after a crushing Game 7 loss. “I will let Sam Presti, …
Read More »OG Anunoby is Knicks’ X-factor for 2026 NBA Finals vs. Spurs
Four wins stand in the way of the first championship in half a century for the Knicks. The San Antonio Spurs and phenom center Victor Wembanyama will be the toughest opponent New York has faced in these playoffs. To get over the hump, the Knicks will need great two-way play from wing OG Anunoby. He’s the X-Factor for New York …
Read More »Yankees Social Media Spotlight: Let the good times roll
It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! Ever since Aaron Judge dropped a home run into the short porch against the Tampa Bay Rays last Sunday, the Yankees have been on a roll — and yet, they are currently the second biggest sports story in the Big Apple. …
Read More »Spurs fans have massive celebrations in San Antonio following Game 7 win over Thunder
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 on Saturday night to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. Spurs fans flooded the streets of San Antonio, channeling the emotion that Victor Wembanyama showed after the huge Game 7 win. Even with the NBA Finals still to come, the Spurs faithful stayed in …
Read More »Western Conference Finals Game 7 showcase Kentucky’s NBA dominance
Kentucky Basketball has sent a lot of players to the NBA over the last decade plus, and more than a few former Wildcats showed up and showed out Saturday night with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. Oklahoma City was searching for a second consecutive NBA Finals appearance, led by NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. San Antonio was …
Read More »Knicks NBA Finals Series Primer: San Antonio Spurs
It’s here. After sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in an uncompetitive Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks have reached a place they have not been in 27 years. A long journey has resulted in entire generations of Knicks fans being able to experience something new. Advertisement But it certainly won’t be easy. A seven-game war out west for the right to play …
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