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SAN ANTONIO — OG Anunoby does not drink. Correction: Anunoby did not drink. Then the New York Knicks won the NBA Finals. And for a few seconds, he drank. The locker room was already in hysteria, players drenched in champagne and beer as 50 Cent’s “In Da Club” blasted on the speakers. Mitchell Robinson and…

SAN ANTONIO — Some things can only be understood through experience. Heartbreak hits different. Nothing can prepare you for the weight of devastation. It seeps deep into your soul and crushes your spirit. It changes you. There it was, etched into the face of Devin Vassell, the brave soul who stepped to the podium after…

SAN ANTONIO — My father is not a religious man, nor is he a die-hard of any basketball team. For 77 years, he has committed himself to logic, driven by an unemotional, mathematical mind. On Wednesday, his brain chemistry rewired. Because he is Queens-born and has spent his life in New York, because he is…

SAN ANTONIO — The greatest tales, the ones passed down like heirlooms, often end with an underdog placing a foot on the chest of a giant. These stories survive because of the power packed within them. The lore of overachievers, of adversity conquerors, of those who prevail when defeat is expected, deliver the most inspiration.…

They stayed and waited. Celebrated. Exhaled. Internalized it. For a few minutes. For a half hour. For as long as it took. Game 4 was over, but they did not leave. To go would mean to lose this moment. They were fans, former players, celebrities, friends, family. So many of them just stood around Madison…

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama missed the final shot of the 2026 NBA Finals, untucked his jersey, and marched his thin, 7-foot-4 frame straight toward the San Antonio Spurs’ locker room in defeat. No congratulatory handshakes for the New York Knicks, who took Game 5, 94-90, and the finals, 4-1. No soaking in the scene,…

The New York Knicks are NBA Champions. Read it again. It’s real. For the first time since 1973, Larry O’Brien resides in the Big Apple. With a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs, the Knicks beat the Spurs in five games to clinch the franchise’s third-ever championship and first in 53 years. Throughout the…

New York City, your Knicks are champions, and for the first time in 53 years, the city will host an NBA championship parade. Shortly after the Knicks’ 94-90 win in Game 5 to secure the NBA Finals, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took to X to announce the parade will be held Thursday in…

After 53 years of waiting, New York is finally a city of basketball champions again. With a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the New York Knicks secured the franchise’s third NBA championship and first since 1973. A team that knocked on the door several times before…

After 53 years of waiting, the New York Knicks finally secured a long-awaited NBA championship. Although Madison Square Garden is raising a new championship banner next season, New York will not be the favorite to repeat as 2026-27 NBA champions. Even after the Knicks thoroughly dominated the last two months of the season, DraftKings’ 2026-27…