SAN ANTONIO — Jalen Brunson turned both his knee and ankle in the Knicks’ victory over the Spurs in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. The Knicks captain didn’t show any lingering signs of ailment ahead of team practice at Frost Bank Center on Thursday.

Spurs forward Harrison Barnes fell into Brunson’s right knee midway through the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Josh Hart scored only three points and shot just 20% in his NBA Finals debut.

Yet the Knicks outscored the San Antonio Spurs by 22 points with Hart on the floor in Game 1, and he played all but four minutes in the second half.

Why?

Because Hart lived up to his last name in Wednesday night’s 105-95 victory at the Frost Bank ...Read more

SAN ANTONIO — Jalen Brunson delivered in the clutch, but Rick Brunson saved the day.

The Knicks watched the Spurs march to the free-throw line time and time again in the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday, and they began to lose their cool, beginning with head coach Mike Brown, who admitted as much during...Read more

The Knicks brought “The Alien” back down to Earth.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson hounded Victor Wembanyama defensively.

Jalen Brunson attacked the paint whenever Wembanyama was out of the game.

And the Knicks made Wembanyama work for absolutely everything, mitigating the 7-4 superstar’s impact in Wednesday night’s 105-95 ...Read more

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump plans to cheer on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden at Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday, turning “The World’s Most Famous Arena” into a high-security frozen zone that will affect both basketball fans and everyday New Yorkers.

Multiple sources say that Trump will be attending Game 3. The president ...Read more

For most of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, it did not look like Jalen Brunson was about to deliver anything close to a signature performance.

He started 1-of-8 from the field, a rut that would extend to 5 of 18.

For the game, he shot just 12 of 31.

Between all of those misses, Brunson endured a pair of injury scares, including one that caused him ...Read more

SAN ANTONIO — Maybe the Knicks play their best basketball with their backs against the wall. Because once again, they spotted a playoff opponent a double-digit lead. And once again, they mounted a ferocious comeback — only this time, there are no excuses. No caveats or asterisks for the team that’s become the NBA’s grave-digging ...Read more

By now, it’s a mistake to think this Knicks team will go down without a fight.

It was a mistake to think that with New York down 2-1 in a first-round series against the Hawks, and it was a mistake to think that down 22 points in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

And yes, it was again a mistake to think ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said there’s interest from multiple interested parties regarding owning expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle.

Silver, addressing the media Wednesday in San Antonio ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, said the league has spoken with those groups...Read more

It’s well-documented that these NBA Finals are a rematch of the 1999 championship series, but that’s hardly the only reason this matchup between the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs felt cosmically destined to happen.

Up and down both rosters, there are players with personal storylines that make these Finals even more compelling.

Here are some...Read more

MIAMI — As Terry Rozier awaits trial on federal charges in relation to his alleged involvement in an NBA betting scheme, papers filed Wednesday show that the former Miami Heat guard will not be receiving the majority of his salary from this past season, but has regained the right to again interact with the Heat.

The paperwork, titled, “...Read more

Caitlin Clark says everybody making a big deal about a heated moment on the bench between her and Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White has gotten it "blatantly wrong."

"I know there's a camera on me ... but there's a lot of people out there in the media or on TV that think they know a lot of things, and they're just blatantly wrong," the ...Read more

SAN ANTONIO — How do you prepare for 7-foot-4?

“I don’t know if you can,” said Josh Hart, “because there’s not a situation that’s similar.”

It’s the question of the hour, the day — perhaps the season — for a Knicks team standing four wins from its first NBA championship since 1973.

Back then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the ...Read more

SAN ANTONIO — Jalen Brunson, meet the final boss.

And in this case, it’s not 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama.

It’s Stephon Castle, the Spurs’ pit bull at the point of attack and the latest defender tasked with slowing down the engine powering the Knicks’ run to the NBA Finals.

“I think what’s worked for me is trying to be physical ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The sentencing of Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg to 14 years in federal prison on Monday brings the NBA a step closer to concluding its nine-month investigation into the Clippers allegedly circumventing the salary cap.

Sanberg pleaded guilty in October to federal charges of conspiring to bilk investors out of $248 million ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Dan Hurley has been a Knicks fan all his life. Favorite player: Bernard King.

But this isn’t about a Jersey City guy and a love affair with the darlings of Madison Square Garden. This is about UConn basketball family, now. The Knicks may be in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, may be going for their first ...Read more

NEW YORK — Knicks president Leon Rose took a calculated risk.

It was December of 2023, and an ascendant Knicks core was only eight months removed from the franchise’s first playoff-series victory in a decade.

But to achieve a higher ceiling, the Knicks needed a go-to defensive stopper.

They needed a third scoring option who could better ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has landed the top available player in the college basketball transfer portal, and Mark Pope’s program will now be considered a national contender going into the 2026-27 season.

Former Iowa State standout Milan Momcilovic, who pulled out of the NBA draft just hours before the withdrawal deadline last Wednesday ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mike Breen’s recent interactions with Knicks fans have gone a little differently than they did during the decades prior.

Breen — a voice of the Knicks since 1991, including for MSG Networks since 1998 — has had a front-row seat for so many of the franchise’s highs and lows, including the 27-year NBA Finals drought that will...Read more