NEW YORK — The New York Knicks were in position to take a commanding 3-0 NBA Finals series lead over the San Antonio Spurs with stellar play of OG Anunoby and the rest of New York’s supporting cast.

Anunoby was the star of the night, and the Knicks’ consistent contributor on a night Jalen Brunson once again started slow out the gate (2 of...Read more

NEW YORK — Mike Brown calls it a “bunker mentality.” It’s something he learned from longtime and Hall of Fame-bound San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich as an assistant in the early 2000s.

“When you get to this level,” Brown said, “or you’re playing in a bigger market especially, there’s going to be a lot of noise.”

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NEW YORK — For many of the New York Knicks fans who attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, buying tickets was a waiting game.

The first Finals game at Madison Square Garden in 27 years commanded historic ticket prices — as in, what you’d expect to spend on a used car or several months of New York City rent — but some ...Read more

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump, the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game, got a chilly reception from the home crowd in Monday’s Game 3 matchup between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.

Prior to tip-off, Trump was shown on the jumbotron during the national anthem, which was met by a large chorus of boos from the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Victor Wembanyama knew his misses and miscues cost the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

He was uncharacteristically passive for much of that game, while his back-breaking bad pass and foul of Jalen Brunson in the waning seconds set up an all-time-dramatic New York Knicks victory.

“Am I going to regret it? Yes, of ...Read more

NEW YORK — There were 66 New York Police Department vehicles and two garbage trucks acting as barriers parked around the corner of 33rd Street and 8th Avenue. Forty-three of the vehicles, including 35 motorcycles, were lined up on 33rd alone.

Both streets were locked down, and it wasn’t because John Turturro was inside Madison Square Garden...Read more

CHICAGO — As condolences pour in for Stacey King, officials say it could take weeks to confirm the Chicago Bulls broadcaster and former player’s cause of death.

King was pronounced dead just after 8:30 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Bonnie Brae in west suburban River Forest, where he lived, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s...Read more

President Donald Trump’s national approval ratings are historically low for any number of reasons we won’t detail here. I try very hard to “stick to sports” in this space, though Trump himself makes it difficult by constantly foisting himself into the realm of athletes and games — as he is doing right now.

What we are reminded of ...Read more

NEW YORK — The area around Madison Square Garden was locked down starting at 4 p.m. Monday to thwart any threats as President Donald Trump watches the Knicks play the NBA Finals Game 3 — laying the groundwork for massive gridlock and disruptions for New Yorkers.

A frozen zone is being enforced from West 30th to West 35th streets between ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he paid $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to see the New York Knicks play their first Finals home game on Monday night.

Madison Square Garden sells off a limited number of the seatless tickets at a slightly lower price — though for this game, ticket prices have skyrocketed, with the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The area around Madison Square Garden will be locked down starting 4 p.m. Monday to thwart any threats as President Donald Trump watches the Knicks play the NBA Finals Game 3 — creating the possibility of massive gridlock and disruptions for New Yorkers.

A frozen zone will be enforced from West 30th to West 35th streets between ...Read more

SEATTLE — As Penny Lane from "Almost Famous" would say — it's all happening.

One of the country's great financial whales now swims at Seattle Center.

Earlier in the week, it was announced that billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates was joining One Roof Sports and Entertainment, the umbrella company overseeing the Kraken, Climate ...Read more

NEW YORK — The play stuck with Stephon Castle through the night into the morning after Game 2 in San Antonio: Victor Wembanyama threw the basketball — and a chance to tie the NBA Finals at one game apiece — off of the second-year guard’s back, off the Frost Bank Center hardwood floors, right into Jalen Brunson’s hands.

“I don’t ...Read more

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s plans to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals means fans won’t be able to gather outside Madison Square Garden to cheer the Knicks on, NYPD officials decided Sunday.

On Friday, an estimated 7,000 spectators flooded W. 33rd St. outside the Garden but revelers will have to take advantage of the multitude of ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Jameer Nelson has been promoted to the Philadelphia 76ers’ executive vice president of basketball operations, The Philadelphia Inquirer confirmed Sunday afternoon.

Nelson, the former St. Joseph’s star and 14-year NBA player, had been the organization’s assistant general manager. He will hold the front office’s No. 2 ...Read more

NEW YORK — An NYPD police officer was beaten and 26 people were arrested outside Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan Friday night as thousands of fans celebrated the Knicks’ Game 2 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, officials said.

The brazen attack has raised questions about celebrations next week outside The Garden as the NBA ...Read more

The Spurs knew an adjustment had to be made on Jalen Brunson, who torched San Antonio in the second half of a loss in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

And they did make that adjustment. But, they didn’t have an answer early for Karl-Anthony Towns, the Knicks’ best player on the floor for beginning of Friday’s 105-104 Game 2 win in Frost Bank ...Read more

All eyes were on Victor Wembanyama.

After the San Antonio Spurs’ all-world superstar disappointed in his NBA Finals debut, questions about how Wembanyama would respond dominated the discussion going into Friday night’s Game 2 at the Frost Bank Center.

Wembanyama, for one, wasn’t worried.

“It’s almost like I have to play normal, not ...Read more

Karl-Anthony Towns turned the corner, drove baseline and met the longest player in basketball at the rim.

Then he went through him.

Towns dunked on Victor Wembanyama in the second quarter Friday night, screamed in his direction and gave the Knicks the jolt they needed after the San Antonio Spurs spent the early minutes of Game 2 trying to ...Read more