Karl-Anthony Towns spent years as Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal’s favourite punching bag, the big man they said played soft. Two games into the Finals, both have flipped, and they are calling him the MVP of the series.
The Knicks haven’t just brought playoff basketball back to Madison Square Garden, they’ve brought a level of frenzy New York hasn’t felt in decades. And nothing captured that energy more than the jaw‑dropping auction that closed ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals: two celebrity row seats, sold for a staggering $1 million.
Intense playoff basketball calls for heightened scrutiny on the margins. Every rotation matters. The margins are small enough that each small schematic shift can not only swing games, but also define entire seasons.
Paul Rudd has spent decades wondering what New York would sound like if the Knicks finally won another NBA championship. Speaking before Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals, with the Knicks up 2-0 over the San Antonio Spurs as the series shifts to Madison Square Garden, Rudd’s comments hit differently than the usual celebrity courtside chatter.
OG Anunoby had no interest in turning Donald Trump’s expected Madison Square Garden appearance into a Knicks distraction. The New York forward was asked about Trump attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, June 8.
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.
Jalen Brunson once turned down the kind of Michael Jordan souvenir most basketball fans would keep forever. The Knicks star was still a child when he met Jordan during the Washington Wizards chapter of MJ’s career.
A New York Knicks fan tried to speak an NBA title into existence on Sunday. A day before the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs resume their battle in Game
The New York Knickerbockers are on a run for the ages. You’d have to go back to April 23 to find the last time they lost a game. More impressively, 12 of their last 13 victories have been by 10 or more points.
Stephen A. Smith doesn't want President Trump attending Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Monday night. President Trump, 79, is expected to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
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.
Josh Hart understands why Madison Square Garden will feel historic on Monday, but he knows Knicks fans have been priced out of the room. Game 3 is the Knicks’ first home NBA Finals game since 1999, and their first at MSG with a series lead since the 1973 title run.
Karl-Anthony Towns has been one of the biggest reasons the Knicks are two wins away from an NBA championship. As it turns out, plenty of people in Minnesota are enjoying the ride, too.
Due to increased security with President Donald Trump set to be in attendance, there will be no watch party outside of Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, the New York Police Department announced Sunday afternoon.
NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks being on the verge of an NBA title only feels unprecedented to the legions of fans who weren't born the last time it happened in 1973.
Despite Jalen Brunson shooting just 33.9% from the field in the NBA Finals, the Knicks hold a 2-0 lead on their way back to Madison Square Garden. With the help of Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, and OG Anunoby, New York hasn’t needed the Captain to play at his very best in the first three quarters.
New York Knicks owner James Dolan may be deeply unpopular among the team’s fans, but at least one of their celebrity supporters is a huge fan. Rapper Fat
Before the 2026 NBA Finals tipped off last week in San Antonio, we wrote about what veteran guard Jordan Clarkson would have to do to get back into Mike Brown’s rotation after falling out of it during the Eastern Conference Finals.
The New York Knicks made their first appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000. Surely, these should have been enough signs to be content with the current roster and the head coach.
The Knicks are -500 favorites at DraftKings to win the 2026 NBA title. Up 2-0 on the Spurs, they are two wins away from ending a 53-year championship drought.