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Title-hunting Timberwolves reportedly add LaMelo Ball in trade with Hornets

Charlotte get Naz Reid, seven draft picksMinnesota also add guard Josh Green in swapBall to pair with fellow 2020 draftee Anthony EdwardsThe Charlotte Hornets have agreed to trade LaMelo Ball, their starting point guard, and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for power forward Naz Reid, a 203…

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Hammon acknowledges Brunson’s greatness but won’t apologize for questioning star

Las Vegas Aces coach had said guard was not a ‘1A dude’Hammon says Brunson ‘proved history wrong’Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon twice on Tuesday acknowledged what Jalen Brunson accomplished in leading the New York Knicks to the NBA championship was historic and her “opinion was wrong,” but she o…

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NBA draft 2026 first-round winners and losers: triumph of the tankers and the Jalen Brunson Effect

AJ Dybantsa went No 1 in a draft that proved to be low on drama, but loaded with generational talentThe tanking teams Continue reading...

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AJ Dybantsa chosen by Washington Wizards with No 1 pick in NBA draft

BYU freshman tops draft after scoring spreeWizards land first No 1 pick since WallDybantsa joins rebuilding WashingtonAJ Dybantsa is on his way to Washington and ready to start working as soon as he gets there.That’s not until Wednesday. Tuesday was a night for the NBA‘s No 1 draft pick to party. C…

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NBA draft 2026 predictions: a consensus at No 1 and a rising Mexican star

AJ Dybantsa is widely expected to have his name called first on Tuesday. But which other young stars are worth keeping an eye on?AJ Dybantsa looked like a pro among college kids in his lone season at BYU, becoming just the fifth Division I player in the last 40 years to average mor…

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Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly headed to Miami Heat in blockbuster trade

Miami acquire two-time MVP AntetokounmpoBucks get Herro, Jaquez Jr, prospects and picksGiannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. And the Heat finally have another superstar.The Heat landed Antetokounmpo – a two-time NBA MVP and 10-time All-Star – from the Milwaukee Bucks…

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The end of the NBA’s American empire: how the 1986 draft changed basketball for ever

European players had long been dismissed as a risk by NBA teams. But two picks by the Portland Trail Blazers helped usher in the league’s international eraNBA commissioner David Stern walked to the podium at the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden on 17 June 1986. “For the last pick of the first ro…

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Knicks mania grips New York City during team’s first-ever parade – in pictures

Hundreds of thousands of fans packed lower Manhattan after team’s historic NBA championship win Continue reading...

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Knicks to follow up Trump boos at Madison Square Garden with White House visit, says Dolan

Knicks owner Dolan is a longtime ally of US presidentNo NBA team has visited White House under TrumpNew York Knicks owner James Dolan says his team will become the first NBA champions to visit Donald Trump at the White House.“We just did receive an invitation from the White House, which we accepted…

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The year of New York and the Thunder weren’t inevitable: 15 things we learned from the NBA playoffs

The NBA postseason remains a psychodrama of moments, memes and memories unlike anything in sport. We look back at the biggest takeawaysSometimes it’s just your year. When infectiously optimistic young mayor Zohran Mamdani was elected this past fall, there was a palpable vibe shift in the city. That…

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New York Knicks owner James Dolan urged players to abstain from sex during title run

Dolan invoked Spartans in surprise April speechOwner urged 10 weeks of sacrifice to win titleKnicks won team’s first championship since 1973The New York Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years may have been built on many things: Jalen Brunson’s brilliance, Mike Brown’s steady hand, a suffocating…

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When I chose the New York Knicks, I was also choosing to live. This title moment is what it was all for

I became a fan of this team to connect with my father. Their NBA championship does not erase the heartbreaks and hurt of the past – it completes the journeyDo you know what you want your last thought to be? I have waited my whole life for mine.Most people, I imagine, don’t choose theirs. They arriv…

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A New York night: the World Cup may be in town but the Knicks rule in Manhattan

The bar may have been busy for the football but it was nothing compared with the crowd that surged in as team ended 53-year wait for the NBA titleAt John Doe’s bar on 28th and 5th in Manhattan, the crowd was already heaving energetically by early evening, as a multitude of TV screens beamed Viníciu…

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‘It’s euphoria’: New York City celebrates Knicks’ NBA title win after 53-year wait

Celebrations filled the streets, subways and bars as police reported some riots, damaged properties and violenceMarvita Davis, 70, was a teenager in Harlem the last time the New York Knicks won a championship, in 1973.“I was like, Oh, I like this game. I can get into this game,” recalled Davis, who…

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Knicks in five and the NBA is alive: New York’s era-defining title is a win for the believers

For a half century, New York was the center of the universe but the joke of the NBA. In these glamour-filled finals, the franchise finally got its momentThe New York Knicks had been here before. As Jalen Brunson and his band of not-so-merry men stood at the top of this year’s NBA finals, they confr…

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New York erupts in celebration after Knicks win first NBA title in 53 years – video

Fans thronged the streets to celebrate as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973. Crowds were dancing into the night after the nail-biting 94-90 finish to game 5 of the finals against San Antonio Spurs.
As the celebrations ran late into the night, hundreds of people als…

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'I'm pinching myself': Mike Brown on the Knicks winning first NBA title in 53 years – video

For the first time in 53 years, the New York Knicks won the NBA. Jalen Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night.The Knicks won the series 4-1, rallying from doubl…

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Ecstasy and chaos grip New York City after Knicks win long-sought NBA title – in pictures

Euphoric fans flooded midtown Manhattan on Saturday night to celebrate the New York Knicks’ first championship in 53 years Continue reading...

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‘He is him’: indomitable Jalen Brunson quiets doubters as Knicks end 53-year wait

The Knicks ended a decades-long title drought behind a 45-point explosion from Brunson, whose teammates say his influence extends far beyond the box scoreThe New York Knicks spent decades searching for the player who could carry them back to the top of the NBA. On Saturday night, Jalen Brunson remo…

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NBA finals: Knicks beat Spurs in Game 5 to win first title in 53 years – as it happened

New York are champions for first time since 1973Wembanyama and San Antonio fall short at homeReport: Brilliant Brunson shines again with 45 points‘He is him’: NBA finals MVP Brunson quiets doubtersPhotos: Ecstasy and chaos grip NYC after Knicks winIt’s national anthem time at the Frost Bank…

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