Writes NBA, @TheAthletic, spot host, @SiriusXMNBA, @BBC contributor. The white line’s getting longer and the saddle’s getting colder. jvardon@theathletic.com
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Feb 13
Gambling. Racism. Gambling again. And now, alleged salary cap circumvention by the Clippers. When the NBA has problems of this magnitude, it calls the same law firm. W @MikeVorkunov @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7041653… via @NYTimes
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Jalen Brunson, the first building block for the Knicks' title, whose godfather runs the team and whose dad is an assistant coach, is your 2026 NBA Finals MVP, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7358507…
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Before they could be Kings of the NBA, they had to conquer the comeback. Missions accomplished. The New York Knicks are champs for the first time since 1973, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7355407…
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Jersey combo of the night
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Count U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D-Texas) as the latest pol to get in on the NBA Finals. His campaign made an ad buy in the San Antonio market for today with a Spurs ad. But...the Spurs trail 3-1, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/live-bl…
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Jun 12
Wrote my typical Top-20 prospects of the years that I’ve been scouting the draft article. Now up to 11 years.
The 2026 NBA Draft does not have one of my top-5 prospects. But it is the only draft to have 4 players within the top-20.
(Free to read link!)
nytimes.com/athletic/7339668…
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Jun 11
OG is an abbreviation for Ogugua, which, in the Igbo tribe of Nigerian culture, carries connotations of tranquility and comfort.
On Wednesday night, Anunoby brought pandemonium.
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Jun 12
The Spurs are being pelted with eggs, suffering historic meltdowns and facing elimination from the NBA Finals. Victor Wembanyama said they ‘believe’ they’ll win anyway, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7355191…
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Jun 12
Oh my God😂
Jun 11
Knicks legends backroom so packed it’s like something out of Goodfellas
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Jun 12
The raging debate about Brendan Sorsby's eligibility is completely missing the larger problem. He’s the latest face of America’s public health crisis. Free for all to read.
nytimes.com/athletic/7352694…
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Jun 11
Willis Reed? Larry Johnson? John Starks? Nah, Mike Brown and I are taking OG Anunoby’s putback for the most iconic shot in New York history, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7350412…
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Jun 11
For the second time this postseason, the Knicks left an opponent to explain the inexplicable. The Spurs tried, but there are no words to explain away what happened in Game 4, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7350369…
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Anything happen last night?
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Jun 10
Finals news and notes, at @TheAthletic
* On Gregg Popovich’s pre-Game 3 plane speech in San Antonio
* Talking with Steph Castle about why he pushed his way to San Antonio in the draft (and not Houston)
* Sources: Kings and Hornets talk Sabonis trade
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Jun 9
From @TheAthletic: "What could have been the best night in a New York Knicks fan’s life instead felt like a massive middle finger," our columnist writes. "James Dolan saw this night, this big New York moment, and strangled the fun out of it." nyti.ms/4eiiwPj
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Jun 10
In a statement released on Tuesday, the New York Knicks called NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani the city’s “biggest party poopers.”
More from @MikeVorkunov.
nytimes.com/athletic/7346591…
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Jun 9
President Donald J. Trump, the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, was roundly booed — during the national anthem — by his fellow New Yorkers. His history with the league is a checkered one, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7343354…
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Mike Brown was fired in Sacramento because he raised the bar. The Knicks fired their old coach because he raised the bar.
Brown and NY then found each other, and it’s since been a honeymoon that never feels like it’ll end.
On Mike Brown and redemption:
nytimes.com/athletic/7317807…
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Jun 7
First NBA Finals game in 27 years? Two wins from immortality? Trump in the audience, record prices, and canceled watch parties? Wemby? Yeah, not even New York has seen anything quite like what’s coming in Game 3, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7340406…
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Jalen Brunson thrives under pressure in a way few ever have.
Because of that, and my very recent 12-round bout with anxiety, I wanted to learn more about his relationship with pressure so I can continue to better understand myself.
Free for all:
nytimes.com/athletic/7337156…
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