Ben Dickson

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[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

Great KAT interview with the Inside the NBA guys.

[John Asbury @JohnAsbury]

I’ll be at the Knicks watch party tonight at MSG.
If any Long Islanders are going tonight, DM me if you want to share your fandom for Newsday.

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

It might not look like it did in Atlanta, Philly and Cleveland, but Knicks fans will be in San Antonio for the team's first NBA Finals appearance this century.

“It's going to be insane. It's nothing I would ever have dreamed of growing up." @NewsdaySports https://t.co/2OqB90Dk7x

[Anthony Rieber @AnthonyRieber]

Spurs fans living on Long Island? We found two.

https://t.co/MS1jFBD91P

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

Knicks, Spurs have changed a lot since meeting in the NBA Cup championship game

"We haven’t been to the Finals. They haven’t been to the Finals. So it’s going to be totally different and a lot has happened since then…” @NewsdaySports
https://t.co/1xOZrD9dBf

[Steve Popper @StevePopper]

Founding father: Zev Rose is enjoying every moment as his son Leon's Knicks have taken off
https://t.co/2FTvtwaVjq

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

What a game. Man, this Spurs team is likable.

[Steve Popper @StevePopper]

Popper: Robinson's finger injury a dark cloud for Knicks
The Knicks were as cryptic and closed-lipped about Mitchell Robinson's broken pinkie.
https://t.co/teoNQXJCKC

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

Karl-Anthony Towns has checked most of the boxes in his 11 NBA seasons. But one thing was missing: a trip to the NBA Finals.

“He can be able to display to the entire world that he's more than just a talented scorer.” @NewsdaySports story:
https://t.co/EsbJcP4Nuw

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

Five days until the Knicks’ first NBA Finals appearance since 1999.

[Steve Popper @StevePopper]

Popper: Knicks getting a lot of love, and they're trying to block it out
https://t.co/IVyRmWIpgl

[Steve Popper @StevePopper]

Knicks' Robinson suffers broken pinky ahead of NBA Finals, source says
A league source told Newsday that Mitchell Robinson has suffered a broken right pinky with no timeline for a return.
https://t.co/AjPyUFh4yu

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

Knicks working to minimize negative effects of long layoff before NBA Finals

"The last time we went through this, we started off a little slow in that game, and we can't afford to do that again..." @NewsdaySports https://t.co/X1P3CEOTCe

[Steve Popper @StevePopper]

Knicks won't let long layoff lead to slow start in NBA Finals — from @bendickson_
https://t.co/ynn7e9Fu7e

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

At Knicks practice six days before the start of the NBA Finals.

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

For Long Island Knicks fans under 30, this NBA Finals run means a lot

“It's just been such a whirlwind of emotions, thinking about how bad the Knicks used to be and how far they've come now.” @NewsdaySports https://t.co/q1JmDQBeVq

[Roger Rubin @RogRubin]

COLUMN: Cam Schlittler didn't have to be excellent on a night when the #Yankees lineup crushed the Royals for 24 hits and 15 runs. He still was. A look at how the rising ace is seen in the clubhouse. From @NewsdaySports: https://t.co/tQ90YvaQPu.

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

Mets' starting rotation has been particularly bad since Clay Holmes suffered broken leg

“It’s a lot of innings to pick up and a lot of zeros that we got to start getting up in order to kind of replace that.” @NewsdaySports
https://t.co/I9baao3IF0

[Ben Dickson @bendickson__]

FINAL: Reds 7, Mets 2

It’s a fifth straight loss for the Mets, who fall to 22-33.