Basketball NewsWednesday, Jun 3, 2026

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJun 3, 6:02 AM ET

Fortunately for folks who aren’t Knicks fans, New York’s opponents are the San Antonio Spurs, who might be the most down-to-earth team in the NBA.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJun 3, 5:55 AM ET

The NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs tips off Wednesday. Here are the biggest matchups to watch.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJun 3, 1:41 AM ET

The NBA brought in Grammy-winning rap icon Nas and three-time Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell to help tell the tale of this season's NBA Finals. The league debuted a new spot — “History is Calling” — promoting the Finals early Wednesday, hours before the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks were set to begin this year's title series. Britell — the composer known for “Succession,” “Moonlight” and “Andor” — envisioned a piece that, the league said, “draws inspiration from the emotional ...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJun 3, 1:39 AM ET

No matter what, the basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion to celebrate when these NBA Finals are over. New York's Jordan Clarkson and San Antonio's Dylan Harper — who'll face off in the Finals that start Wednesday — were both born in the U.S., but both have links to the Philippines through their mothers. “He’s been really good throughout the whole year,” Clarkson said.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAOutlet infoJun 3, 6:16 AM ET

NEW YORK — Screams echoed from the visiting locker room at Barclays Center into the surrounding hallways. Another team traveled to Brooklyn and was celebrating leaving with a win. This time, it was the start-up Portland Fire, who were headed back to the Pacific Northwest with a seven-point victory against the supposedly bigger, better Liberty. A day before, it was the Dallas Wings. And days before that, it was the Golden State Valkyries. The Fire’s cheers carried well after the final buzzer soun

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJun 3, 2:21 AM ET

On the eve of the NBA Finals, the Spurs’ superstar center indicated his team was still in the process of refocusing for the next — and final — round against the Knicks.