The New York Knicks set an all-time Fanatics merchandise record for any championship team ever across all sports in the first 24 hours following their clinching win in Game 5. The 2026 NBA Finals set a new league record for merchandise sales across https://t.co/j6HgV4pp7a, Fanatics, team stores and third-party retail, doubling the previous NBA Finals record set in 2020.
Knicks-Spurs was the most-watched NBA Finals in 28 years, averaging 20.6 million viewers per game on ABC and ESPN. The Knicks’ series-clinching win in Game 5 averaged 24.5 million viewers and peaked with 33 million viewers — marking the most-watched Game 5 in 28 years. The league also had its most-watched postseason in 28 years across ABC/ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and NBC/Peacock.
Victor Wembanyama needed Chris Paul in the finals, not De’Aaron Fox.
Replace CP3 with Fox, Spurs win the series.
Just imagine if CP3 was younger when he played with Wemby 😳
Everything Mikal said on his drunk IG live today 😂
• Shouted out Atlanta for pissing him off and turning him up
• Called Ariel Hukporti “35” and joked that he lied on his birth certificate
• Called Jalen Brunson the GOAT and said his big-ass head needs a statue.
• Referred to Victor Wembanyama as the “French Prince N****"
• Called KAT a “big foot ass n****"
• Said Yabusele is a savage for dunking on LeBron.
• Confirmed that Dolan told the team not to have sex for 10 weeks.
• Told Dolan to build a practice facility in the city.
• Admitted he could’ve played better and still has more to prove.
• Said he wishes he was in the room when Coldplay made “Lost!”
• Said Brunson and the Knicks are “ready for another run.”
• Said Leon Rose changed the culture and organization.
• Said Becky Hammon’s “1A” comments fueled Brunson to win a chip
• Called Chris Paul a troll for sending him a Nets football helmet after he got traded and called him an “old ass n****"
The Spurs did a lot of dumbass things to lose that game
1. Why is Wemby playin 44 minutes when you're dominating the game like that?
2. Why was Castle in the game late in the 2nd quarter up 25+ with 2 fouls?
3. Why is Keldon Johnson ever on the court?
4. Why would Fox take that layup?
5. Why would Fox foul Alvarado with 5 seconds left instead of saving your foul to give until after the timeout?
6. Why are you in the penalty for the last EIGHT minutes of the basketball game and not telling your players to attack the rim?
7. WHY IS DYLAN HARPER NOT GETTING THE BALL DOWN THE STRETCH?
8. Again, why is Keldon Johnson ever seeing the court?
“I’m just like the loudest fan.” 🎶
Tucked at the top of Madison Square Garden… Knicks organist Ray Castoldi has been providing the live arena soundtrack at @nyknicks home games since 1989. And now, for the third time, he gets to do so for the NBA Finals.