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There were intense security protocols in place Monday ahead of the New York Knicks’ first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden since 1999 due to President Donald Trump’s attendance. Only ticketed fans and those with business inside the immediate area of the stadium could frequent a designated radius around the arena, marked by a…

With just over 30 seconds left in Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals, New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson grabbed a rebound and advanced into the frontcourt. The San Antonio Spurs led 111-105, so Brunson had to make something happen. He drove San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper enough to send him inside the…

NEW YORK – Ladies and gentlemen, we have a series. Deservedly. The Knicks and Spurs have played three straight thrilling, back-and-forth games that became one-possession contests at some point in the final minute. The aggregate score is Knicks 321, Spurs 314, a mere seven-point difference across three games. Anything other than 2-1 at this point…

NEW YORK — A body language expert might have detected something subtle about the New York Knicks as they arrived at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday to meet the media. Perhaps there was not quite the same twinkle in their eyes or pep in their step. Even with a 2-1 lead in their first NBA…

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks force-fed their scorers all the way down to the last possession. With only the slightest sliver of a chance at victory, a team that hadn’t lost a game in a month and a half readied to inbound the basketball. Josh Hart stood on the right sideline, the Knicks…

NEW YORK — The San Antonio Spurs don’t win Game 3, and stay alive in these NBA Finals against the New York Knicks in the process, without having a significant level of collective self-belief. This was a young team coming off two painful losses at home and facing one of the most intimidating road environments…

MINNEAPOLIS — In a trainer’s room adjacent to the Minnesota Timberwolves locker room at Target Center, Anthony Edwards looked his best friend in the eye and told him he was done. It was Game 4 of the first-round series against Denver, and Edwards’ left knee had just buckled in a way knees aren’t supposed to…

NEW YORK — The Knicks were last atop the NBA in May 1973, just a week before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, chaired by an avuncular old owl of a senator named Sam Ervin, who happened to revere the U.S. Constitution, began its televised hearings to find out exactly what had…

A series doesn’t start until a home team wins a game. Wait, that’s not how that goes. After three games of the NBA Finals, the road team has won every game, leaving some confusion and plenty of uncertainty as Game 4 between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs is set to tip on…

NEW YORK — By now, the story of the ‘Nova Knicks is almost allegorical. Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson played together in college at Villanova and then reunited in New York. Now, the Knicks are in the NBA Finals, and the trio is the backbone of a team two wins away from the…