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Today it was announced that NC State transfer Matt Able withdrew from the NBA Draft, and he will officially play for UNC for the 2026-27 season. His decision to officially make his way to campus is the break that Michael Malone and his staff needed after Henri Veesaar decided that he was done with college. Able faced a tough decision …

The NBA’s Western Conference Final is tied at two games apiece as the series moves back to Oklahoma City for tonight’s Game 5 between the Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs dominated Game 4 to even the series Sunday evening. Wemby’s stat line illustrated that dominance: 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. …

The more he plays, the more the legend of San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama grows. And if you need evidence of that, just take a look at what some of his rookie cards are starting to fetch on the open market. One particular Wembanyama rookie card reportedly sold for an astounding $5.11 million Tuesday, per the Collectibles Guru. Advertisement …

It has been 27 long, agonizing, painful years for New York Knicks fans since they were last in the NBA Finals. So many years of promise before watching them slip away, so many years of seeing Spike Lee age courtside before our eyes. The years of Starbury, Melo, and the hopes of landing LeBron — none of it led to …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor reacts to the Knicks sweeping the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Are we underestimating the Knicks? And what’s next for Cleveland? Advertisement Kevin is joined by Sam Vecenie to talk all things NBA Draft. They discuss the best fits for top prospects, players we’re underestimating, and which guys should stay in …

The New York Knicks completed their sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers to advance to their first NBA Finals since the 1998-99 season, when they lost in five games to the San Antonio Spurs. To put things in perspective, the New York Islanders were five years into their 23-season playoff series win drought at the time, coming off a 24-48-9-1 season, …

One of the great things about the NBA Draft process is the gamesmanship and skullduggery. If somebody wanted, say, BYU star AJ Dybantsa, that team might plant doubts about his workouts or attitude, hoping to push him down the draft order. Unless you get a crack at Shaquille O’Neal or Hakeem Olajuwon, where there’s no doubt who will go first, …

No team sets out to get swept in the Eastern Conference Finals. Cleveland put so much into its core — upgrading at the deadline only to fall short again despite being a top-four team in the East. The wheels came off at the worst time, losing to a Knicks team that has been unbeatable for two rounds. Still, for fantasy …

After the New York Knicks advanced to the 2026 NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani seized the moment to take a playful jab at the Cleveland Cavaliers on social media, reflecting the city’s excitement in the team’s historic run in 27 years. Just minutes after the Knicks defeated the Cavaliers 130-93 in …

CLEVELAND — Remember when Landry Shamet was buried on the bench? That feels like another universe. He drilled all four 3-pointers he took and recorded 16 points in the Knicks’ 130-93 Game 4 beatdown of the Cavaliers on Monday night at Rocket Arena that secured their place in the NBA Finals. He was at the heart of a 58-24 advantage …

The Houston Rockets’ offseason plans haven’t been made clear. The Rockets could go in a number of directions, as they’ve got glaring roster needs. Last season’s team lacked playmaking guards, not to mention the Rockets’ lack of outside shooters. The Rockets lost the math game essentially every night. And they could use more shot makers (and shot takers) in general. …

CLEVELAND — The leap between being a great team and being a championship-caliber one is the hardest to make. This series shows that the Cleveland Cavaliers have a lot of work to do before they can say they’re on that level. This was supposed to be a somewhat even matchup with the New York Knicks, but it wasn’t. Advertisement The …

CLEVELAND — Four years later, nobody is questioning that $104 million contract the Knicks gave to Jalen Brunson. Looking back now, it was a bargain. Brunson has the Larry Bird Trophy, given to the MVP of the Eastern Conference finals, as proof. Advertisement In his fourth postseason as a Knick, Brunson led the franchise back to the NBA Finals for …

CLEVELAND — These Knicks remind Clyde Frazier and Spike Lee of the versions in the 1970s. So to no surprise, both are predicting an end to the 53-year championship drought — regardless of whether the opponent is the Thunder or Spurs. Advertisement “The way we’re playing now, I don’t think it matters who we play,” Frazier said after the Knicks …

CLEVELAND (AP) — The New York Knicks have accomplished one of owner James Dolan’s mandates by reaching the NBA Finals. Up next: The opportunity to end a 53-year championship drought. Dolan said during a rare radio interview in January that the Knicks winning the Eastern Conference for the first time since 1999 was something “we absolutely got to do.” Advertisement …

NEW YORK (AP) — The song selection at the New York Knicks’ watch party couldn’t have been more obvious. Minutes after the Knicks finished their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, the DJ at Radio City Music Hall played Prince’s “1999.” Advertisement That was the last time the Knicks had reached the NBA Finals. And …

An NBA season can end in many ways. For about half of the league, the season ends without ever really beginning. Teams that finish in the lottery or lose in the Play-In Tournament never had much on the line. Advertisement Losing in the actual playoffs can vary. A hard-fought exit for a young team like the Toronto Raptors is still …

Everything is tied up heading into Game Five of the Western Conference Finals. The San Antonio Spurs played stout defense against the Oklahoma City Thunder on their way to a 103-82 victory in Game Four. Now the Spurs need to win two of the next three games, including one on the road, to reach the NBA Finals for the first …

After nearly three decades, the New York Knicks are finally looking at a real shot at an NBA title. The Knicks rolled past the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night to officially complete the series sweep and earn a trip to the NBA Finals. That’s something the Knicks haven’t pulled off since the …

I know what you’re thinking, and you’re right – Bennett Stirtz is definitely not one of the Big 3 prospects that the Jazz need to consider with their 2nd overall pick. However, players with Stirtz’s combination of ball handling, shooting versatility, and awareness don’t come around often, and deserve to be scouted in the event that the Jazz fall in …

You can make the case that no team in NBA history has played better basketball over an 11-game stretch than the New York Knicks are playing right now. They are just the fifth team to win 11 consecutive games in a single postseason, and their point differential of +262 is the highest for over any 11-game span, regular season or …

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season is over. A sweep in the Eastern Conference finals at the hands of the New York Knicks — capped off by a 37-point loss on their home floor, no less — is almost sure to bring a new level of scrutiny to a core that, while talented, has faltered time and time again in the playoffs. …

CLEVELAND — There would be no late-game heroics on Monday night. No pivoting, feinting and head-and-shoulder-shimmying his way into a fraction of a sliver of space — just enough to unfurl a feathery off-balance floater. No hunting his preferred quarry in the pick-and-roll without compunction or remorse, again and again, to carry his team out of a fourth-quarter deficit. No …

The New York Knicks reached the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years with a commanding 130-93 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks continued their fine form as they swept the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final 4-0 and extended their franchise record play-off win streak to 11 games. Advertisement Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks’ scoring with 19 points …

Closeout games are the hardest games to win. Home or on the road, your opponent is desperate trying to keep their season alive. For the 2026 Knicks, though, they continue to be no sweat. New York has dominated their opponents in general throughout the playoffs, but they’ve been especially stellar when given a chance to send their opponent packing. Advertisement …