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SAN ANTONIO — Growing up, Karl-Anthony Towns rooted for the Knicks. So, this run holds a special place in his heart, to see how excited New York City is about the Knicks again, after some dark times. “I can remember draft day a while ago. The Knicks were not good, and people didn’t seem to care as much about [them],” …

It looks like the Mavericks’ years in downtown Dallas are numbered. The franchise announced Monday its plans to head north, with hopes of moving into a new arena in time for the 2031-32 season after its American Airlines Center lease expires. The Mavericks confirmed that they’ve reached a preliminary agreement to build that arena and a corresponding entertainment district in …

SAN ANTONIO — A giant looms in the paint. Victor Wembanyama’s block numbers — he averaged 3.1 per game in the regular season and is averaging 3.5 per game in the postseason, both most in the NBA — don’t even properly reflect just how much of an impact he has inside. Because those don’t measure how many shots weren’t even …

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Spurs -4.5; over/under is 218.5 NBA FINALS: Spurs host first series matchup Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs host the New York Knicks to open the NBA Finals. San Antonio and New York …

Steph Curry’s sneaker free agency is over. In November, the Golden State Warriors superstar announced his shocking departure from Under Armour, the company he had been with for 13 years, and that he had signed a long-term deal with less than three years prior. What followed was one of the largest sneaker free agencies in NBA history. Over the course …

Stephen Curry ended his sneaker free agency Monday by signing a massive new deal with Li-Ning that will expand Curry Brand on a global scale. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Golden State Warriors superstar has signed a 10-year “landmark” shoe deal with Chinese company Li-Ning, a move that officially ends his brief period on the open market and expands …

SAN ANTONIO — The final frontier awaits. What the Knicks have dreamt of since childhood, what they’ve chased as men. On a team that won the Eastern Conference for the first time in 27 years and is seeking its first title in 53 years, OG Anunoby is the only player with a ring, but he has never played a minute …

Former Knick Jamal Crawford, who is an analyst for NBC Sports and called the Western Conference Finals on NBC and Peacock alongside play-by-play man Mike Tirico and analyst Reggie Miller, takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Your thoughts on Wemby (Victor Wembanyama)? A: Transcendent, generational. His off-the-court view of life, his point of view …

Rick Adelman, the winningest coach in Sacramento Kings history and Basketball Hall of Famer, has died. He was 79. His cause of death is unknown. Adelman, a Lynwood, Calif. native who starred at Pius X High School in Downey outside of Los Angeles, led the Kings to the playoffs in all eight of his seasons at the helm from 1998-2006. …

The last time the Spurs and Knicks met in the NBA Finals, you could not have watched highlights from the game on your iPhone — the first iPhone was eight years away. There also would have been no highlights on YouTube (2005), Twitter (2006, now X), or Instagram (2010). Yet there are some similarities between those 1999 Finals and this …

The NBA lost a Hall of Famer on Monday, and one with ties to the Golden State Warriors. According to an announcement from the National Basketball Coaches Association, the legendary Rick Adelman has died at the age of 79. Adelman was a head coach for a whopping 23 NBA seasons, while also spending six years as an assistant coach. He …

While the Finals are set to start this week between the Spurs and Knicks, the Lakers are firmly into their offseason. It’ll be an important one, kicking off with the NBA Draft at the end of June. After that, the franchise will head into one of the most important offseasons in recent memory as they look to build around Luka …

The Spurs kept their composure and closed out Game 7. Should their poise in the Conference Finals finally put to rest the concerns about their inexperience? Marilyn Dubinski: They’re going to make mistakes, but so is everybody else, and they’ve put this narrative to rest.  They showed that an alleged “lack of experience” can be overcome with maturity, togetherness, chemistry, …

Mark Pope finally got his big portal win. Former Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic, the No. 1 player in USA TODAY Sports’ transfer portal rankings, committed to Kentucky per his Instagram page Monday night. Advertisement Momcilovic withdrew his name from the 2026 NBA Draft ahead of the deadline May 27 and stands to make a significant amount of money in …

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have a preliminary agreement on a site for a new arena that would move the club out of downtown for the first time in 2031, a year after the franchise’s 50th anniversary. The Mavericks said Monday the agreement is for 104 acres on the former site of a mall about 10 miles north of …

We may only be a couple of days away from a fascinating NBA Finals, but the league’s offseason rumor mill is starting to spin faster and faster as we move towards the NBA Draft, when we can expect some big moves —likely starting with a decision about the headliner this summer, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Here are the latest rumors. Advertisement Miami, …

Steph Curry continues to connect from long range. Even when it comes to shoe deals. The Golden State Warriors star signed a 10-year endorsement contract with Chinese company Li-Ning, according to ESPN’s Sham Charania, citing industry sources on Monday, June 1. Advertisement Curry, 38, confirmed his partnership with the Chinese Company with a video posted on social media. “The next …

The Dallas Mavericks are moving arenas. Following the conclusion of the 2030-2031 season — which marks the end of the team’s 30-year lease with the city of Dallas — the Mavericks will move north to where the old Valley View Mall used to be in northern Dallas to play their home games. Advertisement The Mavericks moved to the American Airlines …

The youngest New York Knicks fans in New York City received permission from Mayor Zohran Mamdani to watch their team in the NBA Finals, no matter how late the games go. Mamdani signed an executive order on June 1 declaring that bedtimes had been “repealed” during the series as they “should not impede the ability of New York’s Cutest to …

Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Adelman died on Monday, June 1. He was 79. One of Adelman’s former teams, the Sacramento Kings, and the NBA Coaches Association (NBCA) announced the news that day. A cause of death has not been revealed. Advertisement Adelman spent 29 seasons as a coach in the NBA and reached the playoffs 16 times, including …

Longtime NBA coach and Hall of Famer Rick Adelman died on Monday, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced. He was 79. Specifics of his death are not yet known. Adelman spent seven years in the league as a player before jumping into coaching. He got his start with the San Diego Rockets in 1968, and he ended up averaging 7.7 …

Rick Adelman, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played for seven NBA seasons before becoming one of the game’s all-time winningest coaches, has died, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday. Adelman, the father of Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman, was 79. The cause of his death was not immediately announced. Advertisement Rick Adelman won 1,042 games as an …

Long-time former NBA coach and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinee Rick Adelman died Monday, June 1, the NBA Coaches Association (NBCA) announced. Adelman was 79. Adelman coached 29 seasons in the NBA, with head coaching stops at the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves. Over that span, he compiled a 1,042-749 …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry has a new long-term shoe and apparel deal with Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning. The Golden State star’s Curry Brand announced Monday the partnership to keep building Curry’s global reach in basketball, golf and lifestyle. Curry and Li-Ning will team up on brand creation and product development along with sports culture initiatives with what they …

Isaiah Hartenstein almost had the chance to face off with his former Knicks teammates in the NBA Finals. The Thunder took the Spurs down to the wire in their quest for back-to-back titles, but they were ultimately defeated in seven games in the Western Conference Finals. Advertisement So now, instead, Hartenstein will be stuck watching the action from home. While …