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‘Definitely not only because of Caitlin Clark’: WNBA would thrive without her, former ESPN star says

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The impact that Caitlin Clark has made on the WNBA is pretty undeniable, but one former ESPN star doesn’t think the league needs her to remain successful. It’s impossible to ignore the impact that Clark had on the WNBA, given just how much the league surged in popularity immediately after she entered the league in…

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Knicks focus on title after accomplishing Dolan's first mandate of reaching the NBA Finals

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The New York Knicks have accomplished one of owner James Dolan's mandates by reaching the NBA Finals. Dolan said during a rare radio interview in January that the Knicks winning the Eastern Conference for the first time since 1999 was something “we absolutely got to do.” New York did that on Monday night with a 130-93 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers to complete a four-game sweep in the conference finals.

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Knicks fans forget about the bad times and savor a record run to their first NBA Finals since 1999

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The song selection at the New York Knicks' watch party couldn't have been more obvious. Minutes after the Knicks finished their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, the DJ at Radio City Music Hall played Prince's “1999.” The Knicks have outscored Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland by a combined 262 points during their playoff winning streak, the largest margin in any 11-game span in NBA history.

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Seattle plays Washington following Hiedeman's 24-point game

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Washington Mystics (2-3, 2-1 Eastern Conference) at Seattle Storm (3-4, 0-1 Western Conference) Seattle; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT LINE: Mystics -2.5; over/under is 157.5 BOTTOM LINE: Seattle Storm hosts the Washington Mystics after Natisha Hiedeman scored 24 points in the Seattle Storm's 97-85 victory against the Washington Mystics. Seattle went 23-21 overall a season ago while going 10-12 at home. The Storm averaged 21.3 assists per game on 31.1 made field goals last season. Washington fin...

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A former Wizard will play in the NBA Finals for an 18th straight year

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The streak continues. Former Washington Wizards players Landry Shamet (2023-24), Dillon Jones (2025-26) and Trey Jemison III (2023-24) made the 2026 NBA Finals with the New York Knicks on Monday. It marked the 18th straight year that a former Wizard will grace an NBA Finals roster — a streak that dates back to 2009. Below […]

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