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• Flashback: What was happening the last time Knicks won NBA title in 1973?

  14-06-2026 05:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The New York Knicks brought cheer to long-suffering fans of the five boroughs by bringing home their first NBA championship since 1973 with a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the Finals.The franchise's third title was perhaps their most unlikely, although they began the season with the fourth-best odds to win the championship after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals the year before.Before tonight, the last time New York got to raise a banner in Madison Square Garden was
  
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• Dylan Harper Shines on Basketball’s Biggest Stage Despite Spurs’ Finals Defeat

  15-06-2026 00:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs four games to one last night, overcoming multiple double-digit deficits along the way. While much of New York City and New Jersey celebrate the Knicks’ extinguishing New York’s long title drought across the Big Four sports leagues (stretching back to the Giants in 2011), Rutgers nation can take pride in seeing one of their own step up big time for the Spurs. Dylan Harper not only played extensive minutes, but he looked like the best
  
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• Jose Alvarado takes Knicks' title celebration to Puerto Rican Day Parade alongside New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani: 'I'm blessed — and a little drunk'

  15-06-2026 00:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jose Alvarado didn't take long to take the Knicks' NBA championship celebration back to the streets of New York. Less than 24 hours after a Game 5 win over Spurs in San Antonio to clinch the title, the Knicks guard was back in New York, celebrating his heritage in one of the city's annual Puerto Rican Day parades.He did so alongside New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who's been basking in the Knicks' win alongside the rest of New York. Both fronted a float as it cruised through the streets of Alvara
  
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• Boston Celtics Daily Links 6/14/26

  14-06-2026 22:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON, MA - MAY 2: The sneakers worn by Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers before the game against the Boston Celtics during Round One Game Seven of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on May 2, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant
  
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• What we learned from the Spurs gut-wrenching, soul-crushing, series-ending Game 5 loss the Knicks

  14-06-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jun 13, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) looks back to control the ball during the first quarter during game five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images I was a big fan of Roger Ebert. I suppose, in a way, I still am. Any time I watch a film that I know was made prior to April of 2013, I scramble to look it up after the movie is over, curious to see if our assessments are in
  
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• NBA Championship Odds 2026-27: Spurs, Thunder Already Clashing

  14-06-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.As soon as the confetti hit the ground in San Antonio last night, it was time to look ahead to a new set of NBA Championship odds. And while the Spurs fell short in these NBA Finals, the NBA odds board has high hopes for Victor Wembanyama and the rest of this talented young core moving forward, listing San Antonio as a +250 favorite to win in 2027.It remains a tight field, though, with three more teams
  
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• Transaction season has arrived for the Suns

  14-06-2026 21:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Feb 27, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; A general view of the Phoenix Suns logo on the court before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images | Brett Davis-Imagn Images It’s over. Officially, it’s over. The season ended 48 days ago for the Phoenix Suns, but now the league itself has reached the finish line as the NBA Finals have concluded.So what does that mean? It means the transaction season can truly begin. It means conver
  
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• How Jalen Brunson transformed the Knicks into NBA Champions

  14-06-2026 20:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Much has been made of where Jalen Brunson ranks in the pantheon of current NBA stars. References to his status as a “1A” player have been debated constantly over the past several years. As the champagne dries and the cigar smoke clears in the road locker room in San Antonio on Sunday, Brunson has proven the doubters wrong. A 45-point masterpiece in the championship clincher was the end of a marvelous 16-3 playoff run for Brunson. The former second-round pick won NBA Finals MVP a
  
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• Yankees in awe of Knicks team that ‘will be immortalized’

  14-06-2026 20:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TORONTO — For the native New Yorker inside the Yankees clubhouse, Saturday night was a little different for Anthony Volpe than the rest of his teammates.The shortstop insists he always believed he would see the Knicks win a championship, though he also acknowledged that faith may have come in large part from his “childhood delusional fandom.”But as he watched Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night with his mom and sister, first at a restaurant and then back at the team hote
  
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• How Nico Harrison helped Jalen Brunson and the Knicks win the championship

  14-06-2026 20:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The New York Knicks were able to get their franchise player in Jalen Brunson.Then came the hard part: keeping him healthy. That task is where the story of the 2025-26 NBA champion Knicks really begins.We can point to 2022 — the summer in which the Knicks swiped Brunson away from the Dallas Mavericks — as the genesis of their magical run to the Larry O'Brien Trophy. But in order to win it all, they didn't just need to get their guy, they had to make sure he stayed in one piece, peakin
  
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• Rich Paul says 10-12 teams have reached out about LeBron James

  14-06-2026 20:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Lakers are once again dealing with LeBron James summer drama, which has become an annual tradition at this point. However, with James being an unrestricted free agent, this isn’t an offseason where we can all just laugh at the passive aggressiveness. Come the start of free agency, LeBron will no longer be a Laker and action from both sides will be required for him to return. Los Angeles has made it clear they want James back, but they aren’t the only ones interested in having LeB
  
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• NYC reveals new details about what could be its biggest parade ever to hail Knicks

  14-06-2026 20:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  New York Knicks owner James Dolan celebrates with his team after becoming the 2026 NBA Finals Champions.City officials revealed new details Sunday about what could be the biggest parade in Big Apple history — the ticker-tape extravaganza for the NBA champion Knicks.The hometown hoopster heroes will get a much-deserved victory parade up the Canyon of Heroes on Thursday morning after winning the finals against the San Antonio Spurs in five games.It was the team’s first title since 1973
  
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• Listen to Knicks radio voice Tyler Murray’s call of team’s monumental NBA title win

  14-06-2026 20:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Knicks radio voice Tyler Murray delivered as the clock ran out and the Knicks clinched their first NBA championship in 53 years.As the clock ran out in Game 5 and the Knicks sealed the 94-90 win for their third championship in franchise history, Murray gave a rousing radio call.“It’s happening, Knicks fans! It’s happening! It’s been 53 years, but for this moment, it was well worth the wait. A playoff run that will go down in history and a team that will live forever. Next
  
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• Newest Wildcat Luigi Suigo speaks about his decision process

  14-06-2026 20:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  KLAIPEDA, LITHUANIA - NOVEMBER 30: Luigi Suigo of Italy looks on during the FIBA World Cup Group D Qualifier between Lithuania and Italy at Svyturio Arena on November 30, 2025 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. (Photo by Rokas Lukosevicius/FIBA via Getty Images) | FIBA via Getty Images In an interview with Italian journalist lacopo De Santis of Pianeta Basket, Luigi Suigo broke down why he decided to withdraw from the NBA Draft, as well as his choice in playing for Villanova in 2026-27. On his NBA Draft pr
  
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• Former Alabama State basketball player denies role in point-shaving scheme

  14-06-2026 19:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  One of the four Alabama State men’s basketball players ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA earlier this month is disputing his alleged role in a point-shaving scheme.In an interview with the Memphis Commercial Appeal, a part of the USA TODAY network, TJ Madlock said he did not accept payments from gamblers to fix the outcome of his team’s 81-64 loss to Southern Miss on Dec. 5, 2024, adding that "nothing that (the NCAA) put out is true."Unlike his three teammates who were implica
  
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• Zohran Mamdani reacts to viral New York Knicks rhyme: ‘My mayor’s Muslim, my bagel’s Jewish’

  14-06-2026 19:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared his reaction to the viral rhyme that starts “My mayor’s Muslim, my bagel’s Jewish” and celebrates the New York Knicks ending their 53-year NBA championship drought. Mamdani, 34, was asked about the viral rhyme Sunday morning during an interview with MS Now’s Jacob Soboroff, hours after the Knicks overcame a 16-point deficit in game five of the NBA Finals, sealing their victory over the San Antonio Spurs.Soboroff played the v
  
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• Jalen Brunson is ‘the greatest Knick of all time’: Kendrick Perkins

  14-06-2026 19:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Add it to the trophy cabinet.After leading his Knicks to an NBA championship and being crowned Finals MVP, Jalen Brunson has received yet another accolade: being called the “greatest Knick of all-time” by Kendrick Perkins.The ESPN analyst and former NBA big man, who won a championship with the Celtics in 2008, has been a longtime fan of the Knicks guard and even coined his “Big Body Brunson” nickname.And after the Knicks’ Game 5 clincher, Perkins took a moment to pr
  
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• Knicks' Jalen Brunson joins Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar among few to achieve remarkable career feat

  14-06-2026 19:21 via cbssports.com
  
  Brunson's accomplishments have him entering another echelon of legendary players after leading the Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years
  
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• James Dolan jokingly told Knicks players to avoid sex during playoffs

  14-06-2026 19:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Knicks may be celebrating in more ways than one.Prior to their championship run this postseason, James Dolan jokingly asked the players to avoid sex during the playoffs, according to SNY’s Ian Begley.In the unexpected speech from Dolan, who took over control of the Knicks in 1999, he reportedly told players about the importance of sacrificing and how much he believed in this Knicks roster to end the team’s now-previous, 53-year title drought.“They were a little surprised, b
  
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• Video captures the exact moment NYC ‘lost its mind’ over Knicks’ historic championship

  14-06-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Video shows the exact moment New York lost its collective mind as the Knicks secured an historic first NBA Championship since 1973.The viral clip shared on X was taken at the end of Saturday’s victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, as jubilant fans could be heard screaming across the city.“Hear the exact moment Manhattan lost its mind,” said the caption for the video, filmed from a high-rise balcony.Hear the exact moment Manhattan lost its mind pic.twitter.com/1zwsfcl2QH— T
  
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• Mike Brown now has been part of 5 NBA championship runs. The Knicks got this one right

  14-06-2026 18:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Mike Brown didn't seem to be the New York Knicks' first choice to take over as coach last spring, when the team fired Tom Thibodeau and was linked to at least a half-dozen other candidates who held various jobs around the NBA.In the end, he clearly was the right choice.Brown is now a five-time NBA champion coach — four of those rings won as an assistant, the fifth coming as head coach of the Knicks. He joins only Red Holzman on the list of those who won titles as c
  
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• Highlights: Spurs make valiant effort behind Harper and Wembanyama in Game 5

  14-06-2026 18:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jun 13, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) shoots past New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) in the second half during game five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images | Scott Wachter-Imagn Images Coming off one of the worst losses in franchise history, the Spurs faced elimination for the third time this postseason in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. At the Frost Bank Center, the crowd w
  
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• The NBA offseason begins, with lots of eyes on Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James and more

  14-06-2026 18:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  And just like that, it's next season in the NBA.The New York Knicks will be feted with a championship parade through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday after a postseason in which they successfully rallied from six double-digit deficits to win games in the playoffs, including all four of their victories in the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.It continued the unprecedented run of NBA parity, with eight different franchises winning championships in the last eight seasons — Toronto
  
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• 53 years in the making: Commemorate the Knicks’ 2026 championship with iconic Post covers

  14-06-2026 18:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
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  It only took 53 years! That’s how long Knicks fans have been waiting for this moment. Over a half-century later, New Yorkers are going bonkers over our Knickerbockers. Cheers of excitement were heard across the five boroughs last night as our beloved home team earned the NBA championship title in a nail-biting 94-90 win against the San Antoni
  
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• NBA champion Knicks return home to heroes’ welcome after historic Finals win

  14-06-2026 18:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  They’re home!The world champion New York Knicks were greeted by jubilant fans as they arrived at Westchester County Airport Sunday morning, just hours after snatching their first NBA title in 53 years.Knicks star Jordan Clarkson was greeted to raucous cheers at the team arrived back from their historic win. X/@notmoosenbaNew York Knicks coach Mike Brown greets fans as they return home from victory. X/@notmoosenbaThe Knicks clinched the title in Game 5 Saturday in San Antonio.THE NEW YORK K
  
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• Spurs fan in Dennis Rodman jersey tries fighting every Knicks supporter at Penn Station

  14-06-2026 18:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It was a tough scene for Spurs fans after their Game 5 loss to the Knicks Saturday night.Tempers flared with one fan sporting a Dennis Rodman Spurs jersey. Video went viral of him trying to fight every Knicks fan in his immediate vicinity inside Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, shoving and chasing down multiple people while throwing a few punches before a police officer came over to try to calm him down.Cops then escorted the fan away while Knicks fans taunted him.Spurs fan tries to fight ev
  
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• Jalen Brunson takes subtle swipe at New York’s cost of living after Knicks’ NBA Finals win: ‘Miss the Texas taxes’

  14-06-2026 17:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Knicks Finals MVP Jalen Brunson couldn’t help but make a subtle dig at New York’s high cost of living while celebrating his latest victory in Texas early Sunday.In his post-game interview, Brunson, 29, was reminded that his two big college championship victories were both won in Texas, leading one reporter to ask him what he has against the Lone Star State.“I have nothing against Texas. I love Texas. I miss the Texas taxes,” Brunson joked.Jalen Brunson speaks with the med
  
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• Ranking NBA's eight recent champions by their chances to win another title

  14-06-2026 17:07 via cbssports.com
  
  The Knicks have the fourth-best NBA title odds in 2027, but they're in a strong position to collect ring No. 2
  
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• Knicks Bulletin: ‘It’s everything I dreamed of. It’s why I came to New York.’

  14-06-2026 17:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JUNE 13: New York Knicks owner James Dolan is interviewed by Ernie Johnson Jr. after his team's victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 13, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images) | Getty Images New Y
  
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• Karl-Anthony Towns is an NBA Champion

  14-06-2026 17:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JUNE 13: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after the victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 13, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) | Getty Images As J
  
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