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The Athletic has live coverage of Knicks vs. Spurs in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals. With the Cleveland Cavaliers missing out on playing in the NBA Finals, fans and collectors can now take home game-used memorabilia connected to the celebrities the team hosted during their Eastern Conference finals loss to the New York…

A red puppet standing 2 feet tall has enraged the internet. More specifically, the New York Knicks’ fanbase. Elmo, the lovably furry Muppet from the children’s show “Sesame Street,” dared to wish both the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs good luck in the NBA Finals on Wednesday, writing on X: “Elmo hopes both teams…

The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Game 2 of the NBA Finals is tonight at 8:30 ET on ABC. This is the only game of the weekend. The finals won’t be back until Monday. I’m sure the Knicks fans…

SAN ANTONIO — This is Wemby’s World, to be sure. The city, the franchise, its stellar history and fan base — they all now move to Victor Wembanyama’s syncopation, as they all should. The music and chanting and everything that transpires at Frost Bank Center for the home team — along with, again, the winning…

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs’ five starters may not have any NBA Finals experience among them, but you’ll forgive them for having a familiar feeling after a second-half offensive meltdown led to a 105-95 loss to New York in Game 1. In the words of a famous New York legend in a different…

SAN ANTONIO — The New York Knicks are feeling the love from back home, because back home has followed them around the country, from Atlanta to Philly to Cleveland to Texas. An army of blue-and-orange jerseys has executed a series of non-hostile takeovers on the way to a potential NBA championship, because the fans feel…

As Victor Wembanyama scanned the room, he was perhaps the only person who truly believed what he was about to say. Even though he was still recovering from a blood clot that threatened his career only months earlier, the 7-foot-4 San Antonio Spurs superstar had a declaration to make to the room filled with people…

The NBA Finals now go through Madison Square Garden. The New York Knicks won Game 1 of the Finals on the road in San Antonio on Wednesday and now only have to win at home to win the franchise’s first championship since 1973. With the 105-95 win in Game 1, New York is now favored…

SAN ANTONIO — The New York Knicks couldn’t score, and their center, a man best known for putting the ball in the basket, did not mind. Mired in a muddy, one-point game to begin the NBA Finals, Karl-Anthony Towns, towel draped over the back of his neck, leaned into his team’s huddle during a timeout.…

New York officials are hoping for another four-game sweep by the New York Knicks in this year’s NBA Finals to avoid a clash with a World Cup group stage match at MetLife Stadium. Should the series between the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs reach a Game 6, that match will tip off on Tues., June…