In 1949, the Basketball Association of America merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association, and the first official NBA Finals were held in 1950. How many of the winning coaches from every NBA Finals can you name in six minutes?
The Knicks’ trip to the NBA Finals is a roster-construction case study: a contender built on trades, free agency and second-round value, with a rotation that barely resembles the usual homegrown template.
The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs in two of their three meetings this season, which includes the NBA Cup final. A lot has changed for both teams, though, and the difference in the NBA Finals might hinge upon three key factors.
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 and San Antonio Spurs tip off in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday. Ahead of the best-of-seven series, here are five things we're keeping an eye on that could decide the NBA championship.
Despite the viral memes about Timothée Chalamet “manspreading” on her, fellow New York Knicks superfan Tina Fey addressed her plans to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden (MSG).
The New York Knicks haven’t lost a game since April 23, when the Atlanta Hawks left them searching their souls for the adjustments fueling their 11-game win streak and first NBA Finals trip since 1999.
Just one more sleep, and the lights will shine bright. Just one more day for the Knicks to finally grace the NBA Finals stage once again. We’ve been waiting for 27 years.
The New York Knicks rolled to the NBA Finals after sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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.
The Knicks are only four wins away from winning their first NBA title since 1973. But it won’t be easy, as they’ll be facing Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, who dethroned the defending NBA champs, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in a thrilling seven-game series.
The 2026 NBA Finals are pitting New York against Texas. Two of America's biggest and boldest states will be facing off in the 2026 NBA Finals, which begin on Wednesday night.
Winning a seven-game series in basketball isn't easy, despite what the Knicks' path to the NBA Finals might indicate. The Knicks are riding a historic 11-game win streak into the final round of the postseason.
I still cannot believe that the following sentence is reality. We are two days away from the New York Knicks playing in the NBA Finals. Despite how dominant they’ve been in the postseason, the Knicks are considerable underdogs to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, but this isn’t some David vs.
The New York Knicks are currently gearing up for the NBA Finals, which are slated to begin on Wednesday evening against the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks have been on a dominant run over the last month-plus, sweeping both the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers en route to the Finals.
Knicks coach Mike Brown has plenty of history with San Antonio. Before becoming an NBA head coach, Brown spent three seasons as an assistant under Gregg Popovich, helping launch a coaching career that has now spanned more than two decades.
As the New York Knicks prepare to face the San Antonio Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals, Karl-Anthony Towns is keeping what’s at stake in perspective. In a recent media availability, Towns spoke about what’s actually important in this championship series.
The City of New York - and its kids - officially does not have a bed time for the next few weeks, as the NBA Finals are scheduled to begin. New York City
The Knicks finished Cleveland on May 25 and tip off Game 1 in San Antonio on June 3, an eight-day gap that has read as a rest edge all week. The Spurs played Game 7 on Saturday and travel home from Oklahoma City with three days between games.
Mitchell Robinson was working on his own at Knicks practice, wearing protection over his right pinky finger following surgery, and Mike Brown didn’t provide a clear update on his status for Game 1 in San Antonio on Wednesday.
Jalen Brunson has led the Knicks to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999. According to longtime Knicks and ESPN broadcaster Mike Breen, that’s no accident.
NBA fans noticed something cool about the shirt Karl-Anthony Towns wore to his first New York Knicks game in 2024 in light of the NBA Finals matchup. The San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday to clinch a berth in the Finals against the Knicks.
While the Knicks' main rotation features many veteran players brought in as outside additions, the Finals are uncharted territory for most of them. In fact, only Jordan Clakrson and Mikal Bridges have played for the title before.