Madison Square Garden is about to become the center of the NBA universe—and the political world—when the Knicks host the Spurs for Game 3.

Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller and other Knicks superfans returned to San Antonio for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, as New York held off the Spurs 105-104 to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

Atlanta Hawks guard C.J. McCollum is impressed by the way the New York Knicks have turned around their postseason since going down 2-1 in their first-round series against the Hawks.

A tough NBA Finals loss has sparked criticism from one of basketball’s biggest legends. Shaquille O’Neal publicly questioned Victor Wembanyama’s postgame comments, adding another layer of pressure to the Spurs superstar as San Antonio falls behind in the championship series.

Kimmel mocks Trump’s NBA Finals visit as sports and politics collide

The New York Knicks entered the 2026 NBA Finals with basketball's hottest, most overwhelming offense, averaging a scorching 126.7 points per 100 non-garbage-time possessions — a rate of offensive efficiency that would've led the NBA in every season of the league's existence.

If the Spurs and Thunder meet on basketball’s biggest stage, the showdown between Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could become the defining rivalry of the next decade.