1-on-1 with Wemby: Victor Wembanyama’s blood clot threatened to take away almost everything he held dearly. It also lit a fire within him to expand his world. Months later, he found himself standing in front of Big Red and the captains of his passion project that he hand selected, delivering the first PowerPoint presentation of his life. From tears to puke to cheers, this is the crazy story of Wemby and the Jackals, the NBA’s first ultras fan group. Wemby wanted to build something bigger than himself. It became so much more. New Wemby exclusive on @TheAthleticNBA theathletic.com/6966415/2026…

tonight in a nutshell

Jalen Brunson: Finals MVP

Mitch Johnson: "We weren't ready to win an NBA championship. Better team won, we did a lot of good things, and we didn't finish the job, and that's what it is"

“LET’S GO KNICKS!” Chants ring out

New York Knicks: NBA Champions

My Spurs obit from a special season that came up short. nytimes.com/athletic/7316661…

The Knicks were special, the totality of everything you look for in a champion. An unshakable identity, an all-time great closer, and a crew of grinders who kept coming through. The Spurs just couldn't execute at the same level and didn't have the clarity of how they wanted to win in the very end. They still have a lot of growing to do to get there, but they certainly have the talent to win the title soon.

The season all comes down to the Spurs being able to make a 3. The basktball gods wrote this one up perfectly. Can they finally hit one with everything on the line?

Cannot believe the call was a 3 for Victor off the catch instead of to Vassell or putting Champagnie in. Insanely lucky Castle got that bounce.

Robinson just buried Wembanyama under the rim. Just completely owned him.

Mitch Robinson with a potential championship-winning rebound. The perfect ending to the Knicks' magical story.

After all his heroics tonight, Harper missed the layup to tie the game. The shot he has hit countless times. Tragic.

About time Wemby woke up and decided to play like a star. Finally played with real physicality. He's not gonna win a championship unless he plays like that and hunts for the contact. Not KAT is out of the game.

Fox bricks a mid-range pull up with 10 seconds on the shot clock. Mitch Johnson said yesterday that Fox is gonna have the ball in his hands at the end of the game. Is he going to rest their season on that bet?

Brunson is the best foul seller in the game. Won't call him a flopper, but the guy is an elite salesman.

Strange call by Scott Foster as KAT shoves Wemby in the air and Hart runs into Wemby and Wemby gets the foul call. Spurs likely gonna win this challenge.

Wemby was guarding KAT in the corner and when Brunson drove at him, he ran out to KAT and gave up the open layup. That's the danger of the Knicks' spacing.

Landry Shamet rolls an ankle landing on his layup and falling into the crowd and is hobbling down the floor. He's gonna leave the game.

Fox has had some great moments on defense tonight. That verticality stop on Brunson on the break was massive.

Another everyone is shaking their head in disbelief watching 20-year-old Dylan Harper go beast mode game.