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New York Knicks fans have turned NBA Finals tickets into a scorching-hot commodity. Madison Square Garden ticket prices have soared well into the thousands to watch the Knicks compete in their first finals since 1999. Soaring prices have caused strife for many gawking at the unaffordability for New York fans to watch their team attempt…

The Atlanta Hawks promoted general manager Onsi Saleh to the role of president of basketball operations, the organization announced Wednesday. Team sources also confirmed that Saleh was signed to a long-term contract extension. Saleh has been with the Hawks since 2024, first serving as the team’s assistant general manager. He was promoted to general manager…

On a late October day in 2021, hours after the New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics in double overtime in their season opener, the rest of the world got a window into what current Knick Landry Shamet recently called “a specific species of human that should be studied.” The viral video of Knicks fans…

Argentine police arrested two Chilean men accused of being part of a criminal group linked to a string of burglaries targeting NFL and NBA players, including Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow and Travis Kelce, the Argentine Federal Police announced Tuesday. The men were arrested as part of a joint operation with Chilean authorities and are in…

President Donald Trump said he plans to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden. “I think I’ll be going to one of the games,” Trump said to reporters at the White House on Wednesday. The president added that he had been invited by “numerous people,” including James Dolan, the owner of the New…

The Oklahoma City Thunder are now one game away from a return trip to the NBA Finals. The Thunder took care of business at home in Tuesday’s Game 5 and lead the Western Conference finals 3-2. The Thunder are a very strong -450 on DraftKings to win the series. However, the Spurs are favored for…

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have told themselves a season-long fib. They’ve tried to distance themselves from an experience as formative as an NBA championship. “Last year was last year,” they repeatedly scribbled in cursive on their chalk boards. Of course, nothing about last June’s title run could aid their chase to return…

How do you handicap the New York Knicks in these 2026 NBA Playoffs? That’s the question every sportsbook has been grappling while the newly-minted juggernaut has plowed through opponents during an unrelenting run of 11 straight wins. And so far, oddsmakers have struggled to find the right answer. These are not the Knicks we’ve seen…

The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. On this date in 1981, Julius Erving won the NBA MVP, becoming the only player to win the MVP award in both the ABA and the NBA. While memories might be fading, the…

OKLAHOMA CITY — For much of these Western Conference finals, Victor Wembanyama has looked superhuman. In Game 1, the San Antonio Spurs 7-foot-4 center did his best Steph Curry impression, pulling up just inside the half-court line and burying a 3 to force a second overtime. In Game 4, Wembanyama let go an even deeper…