NBA correspondent: marcstein.Substack.com. Inquiries: marcstein@substack.com. Past: @nytimes @espn @dallasnews @ladailynews @sbsun @washingtonpost @ocregister
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6 Sep 2019
Not sure @kobebryant collectors will get too excited about this one ... but there’s pretty much nothing I’d rather show 10-year-old me if I had a time machine. You are too much, @PaniniAmerica!!!
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The Knicks’ Jalen Brunson is named NBA Finals MVP by a unanimous 11-0 vote.
The NBA's first league and cup double: New York Knicks are Larry O'Brien Trophy and NBA Cup winners in 2025-26.
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The Knicks are flying back to New York tonight to finish celebrating, sources tell me.
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The NBA's first league and cup double: New York Knicks are Larry O'Brien Trophy and NBA Cup winners in 2025-26.
The New York Knicks are NBA champions.
For the first time since 1973.
The Knicks take Game 5 of the NBA Finals with yet another comeback as Jalen Brunson's 45 points set a franchise Finals record and deliver a 94-90 closeout in San Antonio.
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The New York Knicks are NBA champions.
For the first time since 1973.
The Knicks take Game 5 of the NBA Finals with yet another comeback as Jalen Brunson's 45 points set a franchise Finals record and deliver a 94-90 closeout in San Antonio.
Guards with a 45-point closeout game in the Finals (since merger):
— Michael Jordan
— Jalen Brunson
That's it.
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Jalen Brunson: 40 points
All other Knicks: 43
83-83 with 4:25 to go in Game 5 of the NBA Finals ...
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This wasn't called as a foul against Victor Wembanyama in real time, so the same dance ensues if San Antonio wins this Game 5 as seen after Game 3.
The play will be reviewed by the league office. A retroactive flagrant foul for Wemby would mean a one-game suspension for Game 6.
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The Spurs say Luke Kornet will be active for tonight’s Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
Jun 12
The Spurs list Luke Kornet as questionable for Game 5 of the NBA Finals:
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The Thunder say Nikola Topić will be ready for the start of training camp after undergoing a minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy procedure.
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Two monster helpings of around-the-NBA Trade Intel (and more) ...
From me Friday: tinyurl.com/yw2sa5d6
From @JakeLFischer on Thursday: tinyurl.com/yjxcp93z
Jun 12
My latest assemblage of NBA trade Intel, all in one place, just went live: tinyurl.com/yw2sa5d6
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Jun 12
Our guy Stein reports that, despite receiving trade interest, the Mavs "have been messaging to teams that (Kyrie) Irving is not available."
Lots of good intel in here!
tinyurl.com/yw2sa5d6
Jun 12
My latest assemblage of NBA trade Intel, all in one place, just went live: tinyurl.com/yw2sa5d6
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Jun 12
Among today's topics covered: Sources say New Orleans has established a very high trade threshold for teams that covet Trey Murphy III and that this is the first time its new front office regime has been truly willing to field offers for him.
Full story: tinyurl.com/yw2sa5d6
Jun 12
My latest assemblage of NBA trade Intel, all in one place, just went live: tinyurl.com/yw2sa5d6
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We need the whole buildup. Show every pass!
Jun 13
Gio Reyna's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal was a trivela to seal it for the @USMNT 🤯
It's the first four-goal outing for the US men's squad in a FIFA World Cup
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Jun 13
Pulisic going anywhere he wants. On a plate for Balogun.
Fun Friday night!
Jun 13
Silky skill ... McKennie and Pulisic ... inside 10 minutes.
Beautiful to watch.
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Silky skill ... McKennie and Pulisic ... inside 10 minutes.
Beautiful to watch.
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Jun 12
My latest assemblage of NBA trade Intel, all in one place, just went live: tinyurl.com/yw2sa5d6
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The NBA says that the 2026 Finals featuring New York and San Antonio, through four games, are the league’s most-watched since Michael Jordan’s last Finals with Chicago against Utah in 1998.
The Game 4 figures:
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