The Heat–Knicks brawl in the ’98 playoffs.
1.4 seconds left. Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson, ex-Hornets teammates, start throwing haymakers and somehow land basically nothing.
Jeff Van Gundy tries to play peacemaker and ends up clinging to Mourning’s leg like a backpack.
17 YEARS AGO TODAY
Dwight Howard put up 40 PTS (14/21 FG) & 14 REBS as the Magic eliminated LeBron (25/7/7) & the Cavs in GM6 of the ECF
The loss prevented the "LeBron vs Kobe Finals" many wanted to see
San Antonio wins the series, 4-3!
▪️ Wemby's 41/24 and Harper's 24 in 2OT G1
▪️ Wemby scores 33, SAS evens up series in G4
▪️ A full-team effort at home in G6 forces G7
▪️ Wemby's 22 and Champagnie's 20 leads San Antonio back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014!
The Spurs will face the Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals starting Wednesday, June 3 at 8:30pm/et on ABC!
On this day in 1996, MJ didn’t just sweep Orlando, he hit “end credits” on the Shaq & Penny era.
Jordan dropped 45 in Game 4, the Bulls finished the Magic 106–101, and Orlando’s dream duo never played another playoff game together.
Prime MVP Shaq looked like the final boss after you beat the whole video game. 46 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blocks against Sacramento in Game 1 of the 2000 playoffs.
This was peak “how are we supposed to stop this?” energy. Like dropping Hulk into a pickup run at LA Fitness.