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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks’ 16-3 run to the NBA Championship was impressive. Just not impressive enough to sway the NBA Championship odds at prediction markets like Kalshi to believe anyone other than the San Antonio Spurs or Oklahoma City Thunder can win the …

Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr had surgery performed on a fractured right foot on Monday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. Sarr, 21, sustained the injury last week during a workout in which a contact play was made. The 7-footer is expected to be healthy by the beginning of the upcoming season, which will be Sarr’s third NBA campaign. In his second …

After the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs to win the 2026 NBA Finals, front offices are all turning their attention to the 2026 NBA Draft. An exciting postseason gave us a better indication of which types of players thrive in the modern NBA when the games matter most. Additionally, pre-draft workouts as well as conversations with folks …

This has been a summer of change at Michigan State. First, the school’s president Kevin Guskiewicz left. Now, its athletic director J Batt has bolted for Kentucky after just one year in East Lansing. Tom Izzo has been one constant at MSU — 43 years to be exact — and he vented his frustrations Monday, June 15 about the instability …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor is joined by Sports Illustrated draft analyst Derek Parker to discuss the NBA Draft now that the Finals have concluded. Advertisement What should be made of Darryn Peterson only working out with the Washington Wizards? Are there any lessons from the New York Knicks’ Finals run that teams should consider when drafting? …

The Chicago Bulls are in a new era, and Tiago Splitter will be leading it as the franchise’s next head coach. The Bulls hired Splitter on Monday after an impressive stint as the Portland Trail Blazers’ interim head coach this past season, where he led the team to its first playoff berth in five years after taking over for Chauncey …

With the NBA offseason finally here, talk will shift to player movement, and there is no bigger name on the market than the one who had a hand in making player movement such a big part of the league: LeBron James. Let’s break down the top small forwards in this year’s free agent market, including one of the all-time greats. …

The Portland Trail Blazers — specifically new owner Tom Dundon, according to league sources — were unsure about bringing back acting coach Tiago Splitter and giving him the job full-time. They took their time deciding between him and several other finalists, while Dundon was focused on his NHL team, the Carolina Hurricanes, winning the Stanley Cup. So the Chicago Bulls …

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team did not announce the deal, which was first reported by ESPN. …

NEW YORK (AP) — In the final moments before the Knicks ended their 53-year NBA championship drought, Yolanda Matos found herself hosting a scrum of anxious New Yorkers on the sidewalk outside her Brooklyn home. Heads lowered in quiet prayer. Boxes of pizza passed from people in jerseys to people in suits. And Matos — a retired correctional officer with …

The New York Knicks aren’t just NBA champions, they’re a lesson in perseverance. Proof positive why you should never quit on your team, no matter how dark it gets, no matter how bleak the future seems, no matter how much an owner tries to push you away. James Dolan’s name might be on the papers, but Saturday night proved that …

The Chicago Bulls are reportedly hiring former Portland Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday. Splitter took over as the Trail Blazers’ head coach after Chauncey Billups was placed on immediate leave after being arrested for his alleged involvement in rigged poker games. Advertisement Splitter, who has coached the team …

SAN ANTONIO – New York fans were a lovely bunch of coconuts during their stay in Texas, congratulating the hosts repeatedly for the Spurs’ shimmering future, checking the views of security guard’s faces to determine if a postgame pogo pit was appropriate behavior in the upper bowl for this sort of San Antonio scenario. It was. Knicks fans won over …

Ingrained in the minds of fans is the classic model of how to build an NBA Champion: Get a bunch of superstars together. Miami’s Big 3 with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Or Golden State’s superstar core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green (and eventually Kevin Durant). The Lakers with Kobe and Shaq (or later, Kobe …

: The San Antonio Spurs’ remarkable journey to the NBA Finals ended on Saturday as they lost the series to the New York Knicks in five games, 4-1. Despite having several chances, questionable coaching decisions and late-game struggles ultimately cost them a shot at the championship. Yet, with the depth and skill on this roster, it’s easy to see another …

The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Dennis Schroder in a deal alongside Keon Ellis with the Sacramento Kings for De’Andre Hunter around the trade deadline. Schroder was more of a salary match for the Cavaliers, but remained a mainstay of the Cavaliers’ rotation during their Eastern Conference Finals run. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Advertisement Regular …

Citi used to have a student loan management operation headquartered here in Sioux Falls. Some years ago, they announced they were getting out of the student loan business, and that put a big question mark around the people in that department. Advertisement Citi hadn’t announced layoffs—in fact they hadn’t announced anything. At one point, I asked a friend of mine …

If you’re Cameron Boozer, you can more or less relax in the run-up to the draft, because you almost certainly won’t go any lower than #4, and there’s a chance you could go #1. For anyone outside of the projected lottery picks though, you have no certainty whatsoever. Some guys are going to slip while others are going to rise, …

SAN ANTONIO, TX – JUNE 13: OG Anunoby #8 of the New York Knicks smiles after winning the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 13, 2026 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this …

Jared McCain’s NBA career has had an odd start. The former Duke star was a leading candidate for Rookie of the Year last season when he had a knee injury in mid-December. He suffered a thumb injury this year, and Philadelphia had a deeper backcourt rotation as well, and he didn’t get that much time. Then, on February 4th, he …

Second day waking up as a fan of the reigning NBA champs. Truth be told, it feels the same as it did yesterday, if not better. Here’s the latest, including a brief and unexpected cameo from the man who built the house! On his reaction to the Knicks’ championship: “Man, that’s how it goes. You may have some good things …

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Jalen Brunson and the Knicks returned home, it was as easy to find something orange around New York as at Halloween. The city was caught up in this championship run for nearly two months and the party will last at least a few days more, with the Knicks’ first parade through New York …

SAN ANTONIO — Over the past two seasons, there has been no bigger lightning rod on the Knicks roster than Mikal Bridges. He was an easy target for his inconsistency, but mostly because each of his performances was judged against the five first-round picks the Knicks used to get him from Brooklyn — picks that could have landed a superstar, …

The 53-year wait was over. But there was still a bit of business to attend to before Jalen Brunson could begin to celebrate. It was fitting. He finished the job the same way he conducted himself throughout the whole process. Advertisement With class. With humility. With champion identity. Immediately after the final buzzer of the Knicks’ 94-90 Game 5 win …

It was a tough scene for Spurs fans after their Game 5 loss to the Knicks Saturday night. Tempers flared with one fan sporting a Dennis Rodman Spurs jersey. Video went viral of him trying to fight every Knicks fan in his immediate vicinity inside Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, shoving and chasing down multiple people while throwing a …