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Sports2026 NBA Draft Begins June 23 as Wizards Weigh Dybantsa and Peterson for No. 1 Pick
The 2026 NBA Draft opens June 23 with Washington holding the No. 1 pick and a genuine debate at the top: ESPN's final big board ranks Kansas guard Darryn Peterson ahead of BYU wing AJ Dybantsa.
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SneakersOG Anunoby's Skechers SKX Nexus 'NYC Blue' PE Opens for Pre-Order in July
Skechers will open pre-orders the first week of July for OG Anunoby's SKX Nexus 'NYC Blue' PE — the Knicks colorway he wore for his Game 4 Finals tip-in — with shipping in October.
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SportsStephen A. Smith Apologizes to the Knicks at Brunson and Hart's Podcast Taping
A day after the Knicks' title parade, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart confronted Stephen A. Smith on their ESPN-simulcast podcast over a decade of bad Knicks takes — and the booed host apologized: 'I was beyond wrong.'
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SportsKendrick Perkins Named Jackson State Men's Basketball GM
Kendrick Perkins, the 2008 NBA champion and ESPN analyst, has been named men's basketball general manager at Jackson State, joining a wave of NBA stars taking roles at college programs.
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SportsTrae Young to Decline $48.97M Wizards Option to Enter Free Agency
Four-time All-Star Trae Young plans to decline his $48.97 million player option and enter free agency Monday, betting on a longer-term deal with the Wizards still seen as the front-runner to keep him.
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SportsJames Dolan Says Knicks Won't Go Into Second Apron to Keep Roster Intact
Knicks owner James Dolan said on WFAN that the team will not spend into the NBA's second apron next season, even after winning the title — a stance that puts free agents Mitchell Robinson and Landry Shamet at risk.
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SportsKnicks Celebrate NBA Title With Ticker-Tape Parade Through the Canyon of Heroes
New York held a ticker-tape parade for the Knicks on June 18 — the team's first march through the Canyon of Heroes — capping its first NBA title in 53 years with a Key to the City ceremony from Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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SportsJames Dolan Tells Knicks Victory Rally He Almost Sold the Team
Knicks owner James Dolan gave a pre-playoff speech asking players to abstain from sex, improve diets, and channel Spartan discipline for 10 weeks. The team went 16-3 in the postseason and won its first championship since 1973.
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CultureFrench Montana Backs GoFundMe for NYC Cab Driver Attacked During Knicks Celebration
French Montana initiated a GoFundMe for Noureddine Bitat, a 59-year-old NYC cab driver who was attacked and had his taxi destroyed by a mob celebrating the Knicks' Game 4 win near Madison Square Garden.
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Sports2026 NBA Finals Averaged 19.6 Million Viewers Through Four Games, the Most Since 1998
Through its first four games, the 2026 NBA Finals averaged 19.6 million viewers across ABC and ESPN — the most-watched since 1998 — as the Knicks beat the Spurs 4-1 for their first title since 1973, with Game 4 drawing 20.9 million.
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SportsMikal Bridges Calls Brunson the GOAT and Confirms Dolan's Playoff No-Sex Request
After the Knicks' first title since 1973, Mikal Bridges hopped on a long Instagram Live — calling Jalen Brunson the GOAT, confirming owner James Dolan's playoff no-sex request, and prompting Brunson to joke it was time to take his phone.
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SportsBulls Hire Tiago Splitter as Head Coach, Replacing Billy Donovan
The Chicago Bulls are hiring Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, replacing Billy Donovan. Splitter went 42-39 as Portland's interim coach last season and earned the job over three other finalists on his player-development reputation.