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Nick Wright does not think Victor Wembanyama was scared by the NBA Finals. His concern is worse than that. After the Spurs’ 105-95 Game 1 loss to the Knicks, Wright …

Karl-Anthony Towns did not describe Game 1 of the NBA Finals like a man overwhelmed by the stage. He described it like a man who felt protected inside it. The …

The New York Knicks waited twenty-seven years to return to the NBA Finals. Then, in Game 1, they played like a team that had no interest in easing back into …

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s sneaker empire did not begin with a signature shoe, an MVP trophy or a championship parade. It began with a small contract, a struggling family and one non-negotiable …

For decades, Europe has been the NBA’s most successful export market. The league found fans there long before it found offices. Michael Jordan jerseys became cultural symbols. Dirk Nowitzki changed …

Luke Kornet has always had a gift for becoming unexpectedly viral. First it was the “Kornet Contest,” his strange, hilarious and occasionally effective vertical eclipse of jump shooters. Now, on …

LeBron James did praise Dylan Harper. That part came first, and it matters. Dylan, the young Spurs guard and son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper, has quickly become one …

There are comebacks that change a game, and then there are comebacks that change the emotional temperature of an entire Finals. On June 2, 2011, in Miami, the Dallas Mavericks …

On Memorial Day in 1999, Sean Elliott hit a game-winning three-pointer to give the San Antonio Spurs a 86-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2 of the …