The New York Knicks are just days away from their first NBA Finals appearance in 27 years. While the team remains dominant, an unexpected injury to Mitchell Robinson left a question mark over their frontcourt rotation.
The New York Knicks' plans for the NBA Finals could change in a big way if Mitchell Robinson can’t tough it through a broken right pinky finger. ESPN's Shams Charania reported earlier Friday that the longest-tenured Knick underwent surgery and plans to play while wearing a brace on his hand.
The New York Knicks are officially back. Not just back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Not just back as the biggest story in basketball.
For the first time since 1999, the Knicks are back in the NBA Finals. They got there with a level of lineup consistency that has been a feature of their entire run, with the Villanova core providing a stability that lasted all the way through to the championship series.
June 5, 1994 Game 7. ECF. 34 and a half seconds left. Knicks down one. I’m 15, watching in the living room with my papi. My mother and sisters are elsewhere; they don’t want to deal with our stressing.
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
The New York Knicks reached the NBA Finals for the first time since the 1998-99 season. It’s been an incredible run with the team playing red hot throughout the postseason.
With the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, the team awaits the winner of Saturday night’s Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs.
The New York Knicks have a tricky situation going into their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999. While the roster mostly looks clean and ready, a significant injury concern has suddenly emerged.
The Knicks' awful injury luck during the regular season has mostly turned around in the playoffs. The starting lineup and top reserves have almost all been healthy together, save for OG Anunoby missing two games against the 76ers and Mitchell Robinson sitting one contest with an illness.
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
Zohran Mamdani is ready for Knicks Finals fever at Madison Square Garden, but New York’s mayor made it clear that Donald Trump is not part of his game-night plan.
United States men’s national team fans have revealed the extraordinary lengths they would go to in exchange for a 2026 FIFA World Cup win. With the tournament coming to American soil, this is not just another dream.
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson plans to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals with a broken right pinky finger, ESPN reported Friday. Robinson, 28, has undergone surgery to repair the fracture and will wear a brace on his hand, per the report.
New York’s Eastern Conference Finals clinch on May 25 gives the Knicks a solid break before Game 1 of the NBA Finals on June 3. That’s an eight-day gap, far longer than usual, and it provides a bigger advantage than the typical rest narrative.
The Knicks will enter the NBA Finals with eight days between games, while the Spurs-Thunder winner arrives off a Game 7. That changes the first layer of the matchup from rust talk to rotation math, and the historical record on that gap is less one-sided than it looks.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul took a “gotcha” shot at President Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed lifelong Knicks fandom this week, but her crossover attempt clanged off the rim.
The Knicks organization and its fans all have their eyes set on the elusive Larry O'Brien trophy, and rightfully so. It is their first Finals appearance since 1999, and it would be their first championship since 1973.
Draymond Green’s warning about Knicks misery now looks badly timed, because New York has reached the 2026 NBA Finals behind Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and a ruthless postseason surge.
The New York Knicks are preparing for their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999, when they faced the San Antonio Spurs and lost 4-1 in a lockout-shortened season.
The New York Knicks have come together in such dominant fashion during their run to the NBA Finals that this group may be sticking together for the long haul.
One of the most important hallmarks of basketball is its collaborative nature; nothing can be accomplished alone. Teams may have stars entrusted by the organization to guide them to the top, but winning is a group effort.
As the New York Knicks wait to see who they will play in the NBA Finals, the team has been busy doing its homework on this year’s draft class. The Knicks, who have three picks in next month’s NBA draft, have been bringing in prospects for workouts over the last few weeks.
The New York Knicks have yet to learn their 2026 NBA Finals opponent. New York will be taking on the winner of the Western Conference Finals series between the Thunder and the Spurs.
Mike Brown has experienced just about everything during his NBA coaching career. He’s won Coach of the Year awards. He’s been fired multiple times. And after being dismissed by the Sacramento Kings during the middle of last season, Brown admitted he wasn’t even sure another head coaching opportunity would come.