From Bay Ridge to the Bronx and beyond, the Big Apple has gone nuts for the New York Knicks making their first NBA Finals appearance in 27 years.

An update to the markets of Victor Wembanyama and Karl Anthony-Towns has led experts to update predictions and odds for the Knicks-Spurs Game 1 showdown of the NBA Finals on Friday, June 5, 2026.

The Knicks are counting on a breakthrough season from RJ Barrett (left) and a bounce-back year from Julius Randle.

Trump, a native New Yorker and self-described Knicks fan, said he was invited to attend a Knicks playoff game by the team's owner James Dolan, who has donated to Mr. Trump's political campaigns.

New York Knicks legend Jeremy Lin feels the San Antonio Spurs need to stop relying so much on Victor Wembanyama to drive offense in order to beat Lin's former team in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals.

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On Wednesday night, the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Championship. No one was happier about the big win than Bobby Shmurda. The Brooklyn rapper led a massive crowd of New Yorkers in a celebratory sing-along outside Madison Square Garden after the game.

San Antonio council members called on their New York counterparts to swap bagels for tacos and dress in Spurs gear if the Knicks lose the finals.