[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (4-1) become the 2026 NBA Champions by defeating the San Antonio Spurs (1-4) in Game 5, 94-90, behind a legendary 45 point performance by Jalen Brunson
[Discussion] 2026 NBA Draft
Aerial footage of Rodman Spurs Fan 1v500’ing the entirety of New York
The New York Knicks are the only the third team in NBA history to win the NBA Championship without a player who received MVP votes for the regular season. Joining the 77-78 Washington Bullets and the 67-68 Celtics.
[Afseth] The Clippers are emerging as a potential third team for Jaylen Brown in Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks, with a deal that would send the No. 5 pick to Milwaukee.
Jalen Brunson walks past Knicks coaches without a second thought to shake Mitch Johnson’s hand after the final buzzer
Knicks radio announcers get emotional calling the end of Game 5
Pretty confident the Spurs would be getting less criticism if they lost in the 2nd round or the WCF.
Karl Malone’s 1996 NBA PSA: “I want people to know it’s wrong to abuse children”
[Katz] They Knicks the one NYC team that runs unopposed in New York. The Yankees have the Mets. The Giants have the Jets. The Rangers have the Islanders. The Knicks have … no one else.
The San Antonio Spurs finish the 2026 season with the Triple Silver Crown
We’re two weeks away from the NBA Draft and there’s still no resolution on the Kawhi/Clippers/Ballmer Aspiration scandal
[Charania] BYU’s AJ Dybantsa has conducted formal visits with both the Washington Wizards and Utah Jazz while Kansas’ Darryn Peterson only visited the Wizards.
Jalen Brunson when asked if leaving $113M on the table was worth it to win a championship: “100 percent worth it.”
Jose Alvarado is back in New York in the Puerto Rican Day Parade
Shots Fired in Times Square After Knicks Won Championship
Knicks Fan Ben Stiller Gets His Time With Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
Jalen Brunson when asked about his feelings for Texas: “I love Texas. I miss the Texas taxes.”
Is this the greatest all-time starting five divorced lineup?
[Scotto] Mike Brown: “Chris Jent, my associate head coach, I’m surprised he hasn’t gotten an interview. He’s our offensive coordinator. He’s been around for a long time. Somebody needs to give him an interview because he’ll help your team win at the highest level.”
Out of the 10 teams to never win a championship, who will win one first?
Mikal Bridges overcome with emotions after the Knicks Finals win.
Spurs HC Mitch Johnson calling for intentional foul down 3 with 14 seconds on shot clock but 26 seconds on game clock
The Spurs lead for 173 minutes (72% of the time) over the 5 Finals games.
Fox is catching way too much slack and blame for what was a collective team disaster by spurs.
[ESPN] Anunoby on the upcoming parade: “It’s gonna be amazing … they gonna be laud, they gonna set cars on fire.” SVP: “I hope not.” Anunoby: “Oh, yeah, maybe not cars on fire … please, don’t do that.”
Wemby: “I’m going to work even harder to keep a fresh mind and maintain control of the game at all times. That’s what really stands out about Jalen Brunson. There are too many moments where I’m passive, and it ended up costing us.”
While reflecting on the championship Patrick Ewing talks about Victor Wembanyama “I love him, I love him, I think hes special”
Can the NBA make it to 10 years in a row with 10 different champions? Can the steak last the entire decade?
[Bill Simmons Pod] Bill: “This was an incredibly disappointing Wemby series. For the future of the league, face of the league, this was a catastrophe for all those storylines.” Zach: “Storywise, this is the better outcome for the league.”
[BS Podcast] Lowe: The league is gonna be spared the #1 talking point between games 5 and 6 being ‘is Wemby going to be suspended for game 6’ because of a flagrant foul…they’re spared this whole officiating discussion because the Knicks saved their ass on it. Simmons: He would’ve gotten suspended.
The Fox-Castle-Harper Discussion is more complex than presented
Nike’s ad celebrating the Knicks finally winning the title
[Begley] James Dolan took a few minutes to address his team in the locker room. He talked to the players about the opportunity ahead of them, the importance of sacrificing for the next 10 weeks. (He jokingly asked the players to avoid fornication during the postseason.)
Since signing Brunson, the Knicks have won a playoff series in 4 straight seasons. That’s the longest active streak in the NBA.
[Highlights] All the 192 field goals made by Jalen Brunson in the 2026 NBA Playoffs for the New York Knicks.
Exactly 28 Years Ago Michael Jordan Hit “The Last Shot” - Chicago Bulls Win Their 6th NBA Championship and Jordan Wins His 6th FMVP
[Woike] The belief is that Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes are players the Lakers would prioritize bringing back… organization wanted to give (LeBon) James the space and time necessary to figure out whatever he plans to do next. Team sources have said that stance has not changed.
Chris Bosh, Lebron, Dwight Howard, CP3, Dwilliams Burgers At A Gas Station!
Karl-Anthony Towns Drops Episode 1 of Behind-the-Scenes For The Finals
[Highlight] “Thank you, mama. I appreciate you getting me one.” - Karl-Anthony Towns
Jalen Brunson is Unbelievable
Dick’s goes ahead and sells the KAT FMVP shirt 👀
OG Anunoby goes live from the locker room and doesn’t know how to end it.
THE NEW YORK KNICKS ARE YOUR 2026 NBA CHAMPIONS
The Knicks were the first team to not raise a banner for the NBA Cup. James Dolan on NBA Cup banner in January: “We are going to raise the banner. We’re going to raise the NBA championship banner. That’s what we’re going to raise.”
Jalen Brunson has the best playoff winning percentage of any star PG against 60-win teams in NBA history
Brunson’s Knicks intro press conference: “Everywhere I’ve gone since high school, it’s always been ‘Jalen Brunson’s good, but…’ Always that ‘but’ like they’re going to say something negative. Too slow, not athletic enough, too small, all those things that don’t measure heart. That’s what I have.”
Jalen Brunson Tonight: 45 PTs | Rest of Team: 49 PTs
Bill Russell played 13 seasons (1956–1969) and won 11 championships. From 1954–1978, no other NBA player won more than two titles without Russell as a teammate; over a 30+ year period through the mid-1980s, no other player won more than three.