Basketball news

• 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
  
  Read more

• 3 champions, 3 blueprints, one lesson for the Suns

  15-06-2026 02:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 16: A generic photo of the Larry O'Brien championship trophy during the NBC Sports and Rockefeller Center 30 Rocks Activation in Celebration of the NBA's Return to NBC and Peacock on October 16, 2025 at Rockefeller Center in New York , New York. 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 202
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• WFAN’s Joe Benigno rejoices in Knicks’ championship win: ‘The dragon has been slain’

  14-06-2026 23:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Saturday’s Game 5 victory that sealed the first Knicks championship since 1973 was an emotional moment for fans everywhere, many of whom have been waiting their entire lives for a championship.On Sunday morning, Joe Benigno joined WFAN to share a message to Knicks fans who have been waiting patiently for this moment for many years.“All the pain, all the disasters. Oh my God, all the ghosts are buried now. The dragon has been slain. It’s unbelievable,” he said. “All
  
  Read more

• ESSAY: The quiet alienation of a New York Knicks title.

  14-06-2026 23:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gregory Shamus/Getty Images It’s tremendously alienating. I’ve had plenty of time to reckon with this inevitable championship for the Knicks, not just a great team but the clear Team of Destiny for weeks now, but it’s still hard to swallow.I am not actually happy for the innumerable Knicks fans around me. I am not quite “happy for the city” either, a begrudging middle ground that, as a born-and-raised Manhattanite who roots for the Yankees, Giants, and even the Rang
  
  Read more

• Mike Brown let Knicks stars air grievances in meetings before playoff run

  14-06-2026 23:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The airing of grievances is a Festivus tradition.The Knicks’ playoff run began with a Festivus of their own.Head coach Mike Brown met individually with each of his five starters — Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart — and then all of them collectively for them to air their grievances before the Knicks entered the postseason, according to SNY.Knicks head coach Mike Brown (l.) and guard Jalen Brunson (11) talks to a referee during Game 5 of
  
  Read more

• Box Grades: Spurs’ glorious season ends with a hard lesson

  14-06-2026 23:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jun 13, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) speaks to the media after the New York Knicks defeat the Spurs during game five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images | Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images I must admit, the way this series has gone, I felt pretty certain heading into the fourth that San Antonio was going to lose this game. Simply put, the Spurs showed time and again that they could play well enou
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Spike Lee already thinking about Knicks’ next championship: ‘Back to back’

  14-06-2026 23:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Spike Lee looks on before Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at Frost Bank Center on June 13, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. Spike Lee saw one championship and immediately started thinking about the next one.After the Knicks clinched their first NBA Finals championship since 1973 on Saturday night, the longtime fan was asked his thoughts.“Back to back!” Lee answered with a smile.View this post on InstagramThe Knicks superfan has been a
  
  Read more

• Jalen Brunson’s sister goes after his critics after Knicks’ NBA title win: ‘Now what?’

  14-06-2026 23:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jalen Brunson didn’t address his haters after winning the NBA Finals MVP, but his sister Erica took a different approach.Erica took to X the morning after the Knicks won their first title in 53 years, calling out critics of her older brother who claimed that he was not a player capable of leading his team to a championship.The critics were clearly proven wrong on Saturday night, when Brunson scored 45 points in the deciding Game 5.Erica Brunson called out critics of her older brother after
  
  Read more

• Knicks Jose Alvarado, Jordan Clarkson keep championship party going at NYC’s Knickerbocker Puerto Rican Parade

  14-06-2026 22:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Knicks point guard Jose Alvarado started his victory tour in his native Brooklyn by making a surprise appearance in the Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday.Alvarado ditched his white tank top and waved it over his head while the crowd chanted “Knicks in five!” during the eighth annual parade in Bushwick.“Thank you guys so much, it means the world to me. Really,” Alvarado said as he stood on a float. “I’m a kid from Brooklyn. And the Knicks p
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• How much extra money Knicks players make for winning NBA championship

  14-06-2026 22:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  James Dolan and the Knicks celebrate their NBA championship win on June 13, 2026.For their first NBA championship in 53 years, the Knicks will also get a bump in their bank accounts.Per Sportico’s Kurt Badenhausen, each player on the Knicks will earn an additional approximately $770,000 for winning the title. The team share for winning the NBA Finals is $9,078,000, and this will be split amongst the team.James Dolan and the Knicks celebrate their NBA championship win on June 13, 2026. Jaso
  
  Read more

• Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson catches snake in San Antonio in wild video — for the second time in playoffs

  14-06-2026 21:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mere hours after his Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973, Mitchell Robinson celebrated another victory.Robinson posted a video on his Instagram Story on Sunday morning of him holding up a snake, which he says he caught in San Antonio before Game 5.Robinson, 28. shows the snake close-up on camera before being told to put it down.The rest of the Knicks are thrilled they won a title.
  Mitchell Robinson is thrilled he caught a snake.
  Never change @23savage____pic.twitter.com/DXdJvPSHOf
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• Air traffic controllers fanboy over Knicks’ Finals win as champions enjoy scenic flight home: ‘Plane’s rocking’

  14-06-2026 21:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Knicks’ championship celebration was cleared for takeoff.The party began on the ground in San Antonio, but continued high in the sky on the team’s chartered Delta flight to New York just hours after its first championship in 53 years.Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart pose with the Larry O’Brien NBA Finals trophy on board their flight home. Instagram/@jhartMembers of the Knicks deplane after arriving home from San Antonio. Courtesy of Delta Air LinesHead coach Mike Brown is s
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

• 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
  
  Read more

Follow @Newslocker_NBA on Twitter!