Alan Butts served over 19 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. His conviction was recently overturned and last night, he left the courthouse a free man. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to help such an amazing person regain his freedom.

i broke down sam hoiberg's 2026 NBA Draft film with @samhoiberg

USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving. Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free. I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these." "They just come with the table, man." They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner. This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat. I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then — I must report this calmly — the basket emptied, and a new one appeared. "Did we…?" "Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless." Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined. My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude." Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished — an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man. I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy. Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived. I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most. Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.

Before Game 5, a reminder that some futures announce themselves early. This is a page from a 2005 Metro Hoops camp publication featuring future Knick: 4th grader Karl Towns Jr. (and Kyle Anderson aka Slomo!). The scouting report on Towns ends with: “Remember this kid’s name.” Now, 21 years later, he’s leading the #Knicks in the NBA Finals. Basketball is wild. 🏀🗽

2016-2018 Parquet Courts you'll never be forgotten

Spurs - Double Drag 5 Slip

Another one of those sentences you thought you'd never hear.

Los de Adidas pensaron que los mexicanos comprarían el jersey original cuando en cualquier esquina tenemos joyas cómo esta

I wrote about how the Knicks made a few subtle tweaks defensively to spearhead a historic 2nd-half comeback and move 1 win shy of an NBA title: jacksonjfrank.substack.com/p…

Buckle up!

It's the 1993-94 season and Wake Forest has a promising young freshman named Tim Duncan. Also on that team is a back-up sophomore guard named Stacey Castle. Tim Duncan would go on to college and NBA greatness. While the NBA wasn't in Stacey Castle's future, fatherhood was. In 2004, Stacey's son Stephon Javonte Castle was born. You know the rest. #Spurs #SanAntonio #WakeForest #TimDuncan #StephCastle #StephonCastle #NBA #NBAFinals #GoSpursGo #PorVida

Record-setting audience of 23.8M tuned in for the '26 #NBAFinals Game 3 on ABC & ESPN 👏 🏀 Largest NBA Finals Game 3 audience since '98 🏀 Most-watched NBA Finals Game 3 EVER on ABC & ESPN 🏀 Up 159% from last year's Game 3 🏀 26.3M peak viewers More: bit.ly/3Qgb6UO

.@fredkatz puts a number to the pre-switching/cross-matching in Game 3: "After guarding 48 pick-and-rolls over Games 1 and 2, Wembanyama defended only 14 in Game 3, according to Second Spectrum." Out of the action, on the back line, blowing up everything. nytimes.com/athletic/7343592…

Spurs ATO for Wemby! Game 3!

Yup, the two best

This is so cool, easy visualization tiers for a novice like me to get primed for who’s who in the World Cup

in the finals, brunson is shooting: 50% at the rim 21.1% from the mid-range 33.3% on non-corner 3's —he has 13 asts, 13 tnvs, and his usg is up ~10% from first three rounds —ny is -13 when on the court and 20 when off the court. —also: he's incredible! theringer.com/2026/06/09/nba…

New ✍🏼 after Game 3 of the Finals: substacktools.com/sharex/llW… 👽 Wemby’s 16 paint points 🏀 Spurs’ 28 assists 🔒 The KAT matchup change 🏰 Castle in crunch time 🏀 Better rotations defensively 🤔 What’s up with the 2Qs?

Wrote about the Spurs finding their rhythm offensively in Game 3. Some good adjustments from San Antonio and also a lot of uncharacteristic blunders defensively from the Knicks: jacksonjfrank.substack.com/p…

Spurs (ATO) 1 Stagger Away