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MINNEAPOLIS — When the net snapped, after the horn blared, Anthony Edwards roared. Target Center trembled. His buzzer-beating 3-pointer, which seemed to exit the atmosphere before descending into the rim, merely punctuated the first quarter. But its loudness trumpeted a proclamation. Ant was back. “The guy is ridiculous,” San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said…

PHILADELPHIA — When the Philadelphia 76ers improbably defeated the Boston Celtics and advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, most knew it would be difficult for them to beat the New York Knicks. Still, even if the oddsmakers and analysts didn’t think Philadelphia had a chance, the 76ers believed they could beat…

PHILADELPHIA — To win a championship, the first order of business is to play championship-level ball. The New York Knicks are doing that. They are meeting the base requirement to make basketball history in a great basketball town. That does not mean the Knicks will achieve anything of the sort, of course. The Oklahoma City…

PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Clarkson could have taken the easy way out, and no one would have blamed him. Last offseason, the veteran guard agreed to a buyout with the Utah Jazz, for which he had played since 2019. The goal for Clarkson was to play for a contender. The New York Knicks, with limited financial…

Big market, small market … does it really matter? Stardom isn’t about the city. AJ Dybantsa has shown it’s hard for any city, regardless of size, to contain his shine. Indiana? Sacramento? Memphis? The presumptive first pick in the 2026 NBA Draft isn’t sweating the amount of attention he’ll get because he’s proved wherever he…

The New York Knicks are suddenly rolling this postseason. The Knicks have won six in a row and haven’t been tested during most of that winning streak. As a result, the Knicks are -140 to make it to the NBA Finals. Their chances of winning the finals aren’t that great, with the Oklahoma City Thunder…

The San Antonio Spurs overcame a hostile Minnesota Timberwolves crowd, a full dose of Anthony Edwards, and foul trouble to star Victor Wembanyama on Friday night, battling to a 115-108 victory and a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series. Spurs coach Mitch Johnson rolled the dice in the fourth quarter, leaving Wembanyama in…

The New York Knicks are now one win away from completing a second-round sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers after taking down Philly 108-94 on Friday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Joel Embiid returned to the lineup after missing Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series with ankle and hip injuries, finishing with 18 points,…

Charles Barkley says he won’t get into a war of words or battle of stature with Draymond Green. On Wednesday’s episode of “Inside the NBA,” the Golden State Warriors forward took a shot at the twilight years of Barkley’s Hall of Fame career, when he played for the Houston Rockets. “I think the goal is…

Darryn Peterson, a projected top pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, said the cramping issues that plagued his 2025-26 season at Kansas were caused by high doses of creatine, telling ESPN doctors discovered the issue after the season. “I’d never taken (creatine) before (college),” Peterson told ESPN in an article published Friday. “But after the…