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Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks will be held on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Game 3 was overshadowed by President Donald Trump’s attendance, which led to heightened security, including a restricted zone around the Garden and the cancellation of the watch party outside of …

The latest updates on the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade situation feel more like confirmations of things we already knew and expected. Things have largely felt quiet on the Antetokounmpo front, and Adam Silver and the league are good with that — they would like to avoid a repeat of last year, when the news of Kevin Durant’s trade to Houston fell …

The New York Knicks are known for rolling out the celebrity carpet for those who sit in the famed courtside seats, and they continue to bring out the big guns for NBA Finals halftime entertainment. For Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, the halftime entertainment at Madison Square Garden was Cardi B, …

The San Antonio Spurs were knocked off their rocker in the first two games of the NBA Finals at home by the New York Knicks. Entering as heavy favorites, many Spurs players eased off the gas pedal. UConn’s Stephon Castle averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists across those first two games. However, he was part of a critical …

Let’s not be so quick to crown the 2025-26 NBA champions. The San Antonio Spurs finally cooled off the New York Knicks with a 115-111 victory in Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. Now they’ll look to even the NBA Finals at two games apiece when the teams meet again in New York on Wednesday, June 10. Advertisement Can the …

From cleansing Madison Square Garden to sneaking in lucky items, New York Knicks fans are sparing no effort to manifest an NBA Finals win. But after the team’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3, some are saying the superstitions even apply to the president of the United States. Advertisement President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. …

NEW YORK — Through the first two games of the 2026 NBA Finals, Victor Wembanyama had taken more shots outside the paint (22) than inside the paint (20). His first three shots of Game 3: an alley-oop dunk, a dunk after rolling to the rim following a low ball screen and a layup after catching a half-court alley-oop from Stephon …

Prior to Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals, New York Knicks fans were salivating at the opportunity to watch their team clinch its first championships since 1973 at home. Because of that, ticket prices for Game 4 reached astronomical figures, with the get-in price reaching over $13,000. But a Knicks loss in Game 3 ended any hope of a …

NEW YORK (AP) — Sometime in these NBA Finals, the home team figures to get a victory. If the New York Knicks do it Wednesday night, they will be on the doorstep of a championship. The Knicks can take a 3-1 lead over the San Antonio Spurs, who hope the long arms of 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama already have started swinging …

The 2026 NBA Draft is just two short weeks away, which means it’s peak smoke screen season for your Dallas Mavericks. Information is coming fast and furious from all over the place, and it’s still very hard to decipher what’s real from what isn’t. One thing that can’t be denied is that there is a ton of smoke around the …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, who has played out of his mind in the postseason, shrank like a cheap t-shirt under the bright lights of Broadway in the loss to the San Antonio Spurs last time out. Advertisement However, my Spurs vs. Knicks …

Tuesday evening, the NBA announced that San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama would not be assessed a flagrant foul for his push of New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson during Monday’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Wembanyama, who discarded Brunson with a push to the back of his head during the first quarter, was not called for a common …

Game 4 of the NBA Finals is tonight at Madison Square Garden with the Knicks holding a 2-1 series lead following San Antonio’s 115-111 win in Game 3. After stealing the first two games on the road, New York looked poised to take full control of the series with a seven-point lead at halftime, but the Spurs responded in a …

The Cleveland Cavaliers will have the 29th pick in this month’s NBA Draft. We’ll see if they can find an impact player at that position. Let’s take a look at some of the recent mock drafts to see who the experts have the Cavs taking. Advertisement The Athletic – Meleek Thomas Sam Vecenie has the Cavs taking the 6’3”, 19-year-old …

In the wake of the Spurs taking Game 3, my mind is stuck on a postgame quote Dylan Harper gave about Stephon Castle, who hit two clutch free throws to seal the 115-111 victory on Monday. Harper was asked by ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt about what makes his teammate smile. He replied, “Nothing.” Stick with me. Let’s think about what …

How excited are New York Knicks fans to watch their team potentially win its first NBA championship since 1973? Knicks fans have come out in a major way to support their team all season, and that has only gotten more intense during the 2026 NBA Finals. Viewership is way up after the first two games of the Finals, with an …

The Knicks’ sluggish starts to games were a recurring problem in the regular season. But by the postseason, they largely fixed their propensity to come out of the gate slowly. In these Finals, though, it’s returned. Advertisement They’ve fallen to early first-quarter deficits in each of the three games of this series so far. In their Game 3 loss Monday, …

Shouts out to everybody who reads and enjoys and comments on the Knicks Bulletin pieces at P&T. Y’all keep it going even though my Kindle died in the making of this, the longest-ever edition of it. Advertisement You bet karma will make up for it tonight. Knicks in five! On returning to their winning offensive principles after the Game 3 …

The Dallas Mavericks are trying to figure out what direction to go in this offseason, especially after the dismissal of head coach Jason Kidd. The decision to move on from Kidd suggests that the Mavericks might be trying to go in a brand new direction, which could lead to a total youth movement that’s led by Cooper Flagg. However, veterans …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Now the NBA Finals get interesting. Assuredly, the New York Knicks will respond with vigor after their first loss since April, but the San Antonio Spurs have their own adjustments to make. Advertisement My Spurs vs. Knicks props and these NBA picks lean …

A rowdy mob pummeled a San Antonio Spurs fan and snatched his jersey in a viral caught-on-camera beatdown amid the mayhem that broke out in Midtown after Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The 39-year-old Spurs fan was walking back to his hotel just after midnight on Tuesday when the large crew descended upon him outside 306 West 47th Street, …

Craig Porter Jr. hoped to take the next step forward as a consistent rotational player for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. How close did he get? All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Advertisement Regular Season Stats Cleveland leaned on Porter during the first half of the season when injuries decimated their roster. He quickly made …

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama should have been called for a foul after he shoved Jalen Brunson hard in the first quarter of their Game 3 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night. Monty McCutchen, the NBA’s head of officiating, acknowledged that a foul was missed in the moment while speaking on ESPN on Tuesday. While the …

Editor’s note: No flagrant foul upgrading is coming for Victor Wembanyama. The San Antonio Spurs have officially made the 2026 NBA Finals a series after taking Game 3 on the road in Madison Square Garden. However, their victory may have come at a heavy cost. After reviewing a first quarter shove of New York’s Jalen Brunson by Victor Wembanyama, the …

They always say the series doesn’t start until a road team wins an away game on their opponent’s home court. Redundantly speaking, that thought process means this series started in Game 1 when the New York Knicks took the victory. After the “desperate” San Antonio Spurs won Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, one could argue that this series began …