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The Knicks hung a championship banner above them. But they didn’t have their legs beneath them. “All throughout the game,” coach Mike Brown said, “it looked like we were running in mud.” Advertisement The Knicks were sunk by a lack of pace in their 106-100 season-opening loss to the 76ers on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia 76ers’ Jaylen …

Six long months after the Brooklyn Nets closed out their third worst season in 59 years, they will return to the Barclays Center court Wednesday night vs. the Charlotte Hornets. A lot has changed but the team is still at 24.31 years on average, the youngest team in the NBA just as they were last year. They have three rookies …

After spotting Oklahoma City a 21 point halftime lead, De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper keyed a Spurs push spanning the third and fourth quarters that fell short under the glare of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s heady bucket getting combined with timely and accurate shooting from his supporting cast. San Antonio failed to demonstrate what Gregg Popovich would describe as ‘appropriate fear’ over …

What a difference a summer — and getting healthy — makes. Oklahoma City believes that if it had been healthy in the Western Conference Finals — specifically Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell — it would have had a chance to return to the NBA Finals and defend its title. Instead, they fell in 7 to the Spurs. Game 1 of …

SAN ANTONIO — It’s somewhat ironic that the Oklahoma City Thunder’s greatest display of strength came as their 7-foot center was flung to the ground by a man nearly a foot shorter, but rivalries are an inexact science.  Three minutes into the second quarter, with Oklahoma City firing on all cylinders and the San Antonio Spurs seemingly unable to keep …

LeBron James scored 14 points on his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers as they defeated champions the New York Knicks on the NBA season’s opening night. The 41-year-old James, entering a record-extending 24th season in the league with his fourth team after his summer move from the LA Lakers, also racked up seven assists as his new side triumphed 106-100. …

The Knicks will remember the night of October 20th for the rest of their lives. Championship banner. Huge rings. Adulation from a sold-out crowd. “It was really special to have that moment again here in New York after 53 years,” Karl-Anthony Towns said. Advertisement The rest of the night, though, was largely forgettable. The Knicks were, as Mike Brown said, …

NEW YORK — The thing to remember is, the New York Knicks didn’t want to leave VJ Edgecombe all by himself. Like, all things being equal, you’d imagine they’d prefer to cover a player who averaged 16 points per game and converted 61% of his point-blank tries as a rookie for the Philadelphia 76ers, and has the kind of rocket …

The Los Angeles Lakers begin the post LeBron James era on Wednesday, Oct. 21. It’ll be the first time in eight years that James won’t be suiting up at Crypto.com Arena to open the season (not counting the sciatica injury that delayed his 2025 debut). This is now unquestionably Luka Dončić’s team. The roster has been re-shaped around him to …

The Lakers open their season by hosting the Golden State Warriors at home on Wednesday. Los Angeles has won only two opening-night games in the last 10 years and will look to change that tomorrow. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors Advertisement When: 7 p.m. PT, Oct 21 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: ESPN …

Tempers flared on Tuesday night as the San Antonio Spurs faced off against the Oklahoma City Thunder on opening night of the 2026-27 NBA season. Early in the second quarter with the Thunder up 37-28, Ajay Mitchell tossed a pass under the net toward Chet Holmgren. The big man was defended by De’Aaron Fox, who shoved him and flipped him …

After a disappointing loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on banner night at Madison Square Garden, Knicks head coach Mike Brown was clear about his disappointment in his team’s poor attention to detail. “There were some things that we could’ve done better,” Brown began. “Our transition defense was not good with our starting group in the third quarter. All throughout the …

The Knicks saw their banner-raising night spoiled, as the defending champs couldn’t find that late-game magic they had so often last year just yet, falling to the 76ers in their season opener Tuesday night. New York struggled on both ends and looked, as head coach Mike Brown described them as being “stuck in the mud” in an ugly night, but …

The San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder rivalry continues. The two teams are facing off on opening night of the 2026-27 NBA season in San Antonio with Victor Wembanyama and company seeking to rebound after losing the NBA Finals to the New York Knicks. Advertisement The Thunder are up 65-44 at the half as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is finding his …

What LeBron James brings to the 76ers was on full display right after halftime of their season opener: Coach Nick Nurse switched up the matchups and had LeBron guarding Karl-Anthony Towns (putting Joel Embiid on Josh Hart). Versatility. He can defend multiple positions. He can get a bucket, but spent most of the game as a facilitator, making the smart …

The Knicks raised a championship banner for the first time in over half a century at Madison Square Garden, but the Philadelphia 76ers spoiled the party, handing New York a 106-100 loss on Tuesday night to open the 2026-27 NBA season. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 21 points (6-for-19 shooting), five rebounds, and three assists, but was a minus-11 …

Even three hours before the New York Knicks season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, you could sense the excitement outside of Madison Square Garden. The sun had come out, and the bars across the street were filled with the sound of energetic conversations and laughter hours before the workday was over. “Opening night’s always exciting for anybody and everybody,” said …

The New York Knicks picked up their NBA championship rings, but the Philadelphia 76ers left Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 victory Tuesday in the teams’ season opener. Tyrese Maxey had a game-high 28 points for the 76ers, whose overhauled roster was clicking well from the outset. Advertisement In their Philadelphia debuts, LeBron James had 14 points, nine rebounds and …

With the preseason wrapped up, the Phoenix Suns get ready for their season opener in Portland. This is a fun game for the Suns, who faced the Trail Blazers last year for the seventh spot in the Play-In tournament. Unfortunately for the Suns, the Blazers snuck up on them and stole the win, but the Suns were lucky enough to …

The moment that months of speculation has led to is here. The Minnesota Timberwolves travel to South Beach to take on the new look Miami Heat in what will kick off each team’s regular season. Two teams that made massive moves to overhaul their rosters step into the spotlight for the ESPN‘s first nationally televised game of the season. Advertisement …

Before Tuesday’s season-opening matchup with the Pistons, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla told reporters that he doesn’t believe we have seen the best version of Jayson Tatum yet. Well, after a dreadful 6-for-23 shooting performance in a 121-113 loss, we still haven’t seen the best version of Tatum. But we did see a glimpse into what Mazzulla meant, at least conceptually. …

The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs will close out the NBA’s first day of regular-season action Tuesday night, with tipoff set for 9:30 p.m. ET at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. It’s a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals, in which reigning Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs upset two-time MVP Shai …

The WORLD CHAMPION Knicks (0-0) open their season tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers (0-0) at Madison Square Garden. They’ll hang the new banner (53 years in the making) and distribute rings before tip-off. As of this writing, no Knicks stars are on the injury report; the 76ers list several players out or questionable, but none of their top stars. Jaylen …

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons erased a 22-point second-half deficit and used a 23-0 fourth-quarter run to defeat the Boston Celtics 121-113 Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena for their first win of the season. Boston took its largest lead at 72-50 early in the third quarter before Detroit completely flipped the game, storming back behind its bench and a fourth-quarter …

Put your shades on because these rings are dazzling! The New York Knicks received their championship rings on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Madison Square Garden ahead of their season opener. The arena was buzzing as Knicks and ABC play-by-play announcer Mike Breen led the ceremony. Knicks superfan Ben Stiller was in the crowd filming the festivities on his phone. Advertisement …