The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks are battling it out in the NBA Finals, but a separate city competition is happening off the court.

The countdown is officially underway for the tip-off of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks.

After the San Antonio Spurs lost to the New York Knicks 105-95 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, KSAT caught up with a familiar face ahead of Game 2.

President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks.

Even though the Spurs led for more than half of the game and built a lead as large as 14 points, they couldn’t get things going offensively as smoothly as they would have liked.

As excitement builds around the championship series between the Spurs and the Knicks, soaring ticket prices on the resale market are making attendance increasingly unaffordable for average families.

President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks.

From Bay Ridge to the Bronx and beyond, the Big Apple has gone nuts for the New York Knicks making their first NBA Finals appearance in 27 years.

Dropping an early game in a playoff series isn’t new to these young San Antonio Spurs.

A juvenile fan who rushed the court in Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks was arrested and has been “banned for life” from all NBA arenas.

Victor Wembanyama got blessed by nuns before the game, got the loudest ovation when the starters were announced, pumped his fist to the crowd a few times and generally seemed to enjoy his first taste of the NBA Finals.

The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks brought out big crowds for Game 1 of the NBA Finals — and that included some famous faces in the stands.

The New York Knicks’ winning streak lives on, and they struck first in the NBA Finals.

The New York Knicks are auctioning two celebrity row seats for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, when the NBA Finals return to New York for the first time since 1999.

The San Antonio Spurs are making sure that the next generation of fans doesn’t miss out on history.

The San Antonio Spurs turned back the clock for a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals in hopes of repeating history against the New York Knicks.

The New York Knicks’ winning streak lives on, and they struck first in the NBA Finals.

The countdown is officially underway for the tip-off of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks.

No matter what, the basketball-crazed Philippines will have a champion to celebrate when these NBA Finals are over.

From morning through midday, both the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks had busy schedules. The teams held practice and met with the media on Tuesday at the Frost Bank Center. Hundreds of reporters were on hand.

It’s almost that time for the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks to tip off in the 2026 NBA Finals, marking the second time the two teams have met in the finals round.

Jalen Brunson might be playing for something more than a championship in these NBA Finals.

The San Antonio Spurs are giving fans plenty of ways to celebrate as the team prepares to face the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals.

The marquee outside of Madison Square Garden in December 1949 once promoted the following event, which was happening a couple of days later: “Geo Mikan vs Knicks.”.

State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins says the East Side has room to grow as the Spurs’ future shifts downtown.

The San Antonio Spurs are set to compete in its first NBA Finals in 12 years on Wednesday at the Frost Bank Center against a former teammate on the New York Knicks.

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has a broken right pinkie finger and there is no timetable for his return, a person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press.

President Donald Trump says he plans to take in an NBA Finals game in New York when the series comes to Madison Square Garden next month.

Travis Kelce is a three-time Super Bowl champion, four-time All-Pro and fiance of music superstar Taylor Swift.

Even before the New York Knicks won the Eastern Conference title, some of their fans took to the streets of Manhattan with a message.

The song selection at the New York Knicks’ watch party couldn’t have been more obvious.

Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers finally got past the second round and face-planted in the Eastern Conference finals.

Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.

The Knicks and their fans threatened to turn Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals into a Garden party.

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the New York Knicks moved within one game of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 with a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Turns out, Taylor Swift likes basketball, too.

Josh Hart was frustrated with a postseason shooting slump, wondering why what he was doing in practice wasn’t showing up in the games.

Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93.

Jalen Brunson against Donovan Mitchell was the matchup splashed across the screens to hype the Eastern Conference finals.

Call it a comeback.

Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and he finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

OG Anunoby fully practiced with the New York Knicks for the first time since injuring his hamstring, moving them closer to having their starting lineup intact for the Eastern Conference finals.

Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals, tying the NBA postseason record with 25 3-pointers in front of a raucous crowd rooting for the road team and rolling past the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 on Sunday to sweep the second-round series.

Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late to the delight of roaring Knicks fans, leading New York to a 108-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers for a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Joel Embiid is one loss away from an early offseason with the 76ers.

Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet joined Knicks fans for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the 76ers.

Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and helped New York seize control of a close game after a run of blowouts, leading the Knicks to a 108-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Philadelphia 76ers put up a good fight without Joel Embiid, though could have used their man in the middle when they struggled to score in the final minutes of Game 2.

Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse was away from the team Tuesday ahead of Game 2 of its second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks to attend the funeral of his brother.

Jalen Brunson scored 27 of his 35 points in the first half and the New York Knicks emphatically added to a historic postseason roll by overwhelming the Philadelphia 76ers 137-98 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

After debuting in Game 4 following appendectomy surgery last month, Joel Embiid played some of the best playoff basketball of his career over the final four games of the series to lead the 76ers to a 109-100 Game 7 victory over a Celtics team that had looked like a potential NBA title contender.

The New York Knicks ended the Atlanta Hawks' season in dominant fashion with a 140-89 win for their biggest postseason win.

Dyson Daniels and Mitchell Robinson have been ejected from Game 6 of the Hawks vs.

The biggest halftime lead in NBA playoff history.

Jalen Brunson scored 39 points, nearly extending his own franchise record for 40-point playoff games, and the New York Knicks routed the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 for a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Karl-Anthony Towns had his first postseason triple-double, OG Anunoby scored 22 points and the New York Knicks recovered after back-to-back losses to beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-98 on Saturday night, tying the Eastern Conference playoff series at 2-2.

CJ McCollum hit a jumper with 12.5 seconds left to ruin New York’s night again, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series.

CJ McCollum scored 32 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied late to stun the New York Knicks 107-106 on Monday night, tying their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.

Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 of his 25 in the second half and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series.

Jayson Tatum wanted to walk off the floor as a winner in his return to Madison Square Garden.

Luke Kornet called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City, saying he and other NBA players were surprised by the team’s decision to promote the adult entertainment club.

Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City.

Mikal Bridges had 25 points, Jalen Brunson scored 24 and the New York Knicks snapped the San Antonio Spurs’ 11-game winning streak with a 114-89 victory on Sunday.

The San Antonio Spurs are set to face the New York Knicks at noon Sunday. You can watch the game live on KSAT 12.

Stocks edged a bit lower on Wall Street as the first week of corporate earnings season closes out with markets trading near record levels.

Coach Steve Kerr spoke with Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga during the morning shootaround Thursday about the player’s situation being out of the rotation for more than a month now with expectations he will be traded before the deadline next month.

Victor Wembanyama scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, including a game-sealing jumper with 19.2 seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 100-95.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high seven assists, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and the New York Knicks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 123-111 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

Victor Wembanyama is taking a few more days off to deal with a sore left knee.

The San Antonio Spurs say an MRI showed center Victor Wembanyama sustained no ligament damage in his injured left knee, and their All-Star center will not play Friday in Indiana.

Julian Champagnie had a career-high 36 points and the San Antonio Spurs survived an injury scare to Victor Wembanyama, rallying to beat the New York Knicks 134-132 on Wednesday night in a rematch of the NBA Cup final.

San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama left Wednesday night’s rematch with the New York Knicks in the fourth quarter after suffering an apparent left leg injury, but returned to the bench in time to see the Spurs win 134-132.

The NBA announces its best Christmas Day viewership numbers in 15 years.

Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, reserve Jordan Clarkson had 25 and the New York Knicks came from 17 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Thursday and win on Christmas Day for the third straight year.

The New York Knicks celebrated their NBA Cup championship Friday night, even though they aren’t commemorating it with a banner at Madison Square Garden.

San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox is in elite company on the NBA Cup all-tournament team.

Victor Wembanyama played in Tuesday night’s NBA Cup final with a heavy heart.

OG Anunoby scored 28 points and Jalen Brunson added 25 as the New York Knicks rally to beat the Spurs 124-113 and win the NBA Cup.

Fans are invited to an official NBA Cup Finals watch party at The Rock at La Cantera on Tuesday when the San Antonio Spurs take on the New York Knicks.

The San Antonio Spurs (18-7) will play the New York Knicks (18-7) for the Emirates NBA Cup championship in Las Vegas.

The New York Knicks jumped on the Utah Jazz with a 23-0 lead Friday night, the largest game-opening run in the NBA since the league began keeping detailed play-by-play for all four quarters.

The NBA Cup quarterfinal field is set, with Miami facing Orlando and New York taking on Toronto in the Eastern Conference.

New York Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 28 points in a 113-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks after sitting out two games with a grade 1 ankle sprain.

New York Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson will miss at least one game with a sprained right ankle.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is missing his first game of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks face the Golden State Warriors.

Knicks forward Josh Hart was ejected from the opening game of the preseason after slipping to the court and then throwing the ball when a Philadelphia player tried to take it from him while he was on his back.

A few changes have been made to the 2025 Global Citizen Festival held in New York City's Central Park on Saturday.

Florida has formally restored basketball great Vernon Maxwell’s final two years of college statistics.

Dawn Staley said she would have felt compelled to leave South Carolina for the New York Knicks head coaching job if she'd been offered the position.

Attorneys for NBA free agent Malik Beasley say federal investigators no longer consider their client a target in their gambling probe.

The father of Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with attempted murder after reportedly stabbing another man in a parking lot.

A person with knowledge of the details says Mikal Bridges has agreed to a four-year, $150 million extension with the New York Knicks.

The Boston Celtics face major changes after Jayson Tatum suffered an Achilles injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Wagner High School Jordan Clarkson is officially a member of the New York Knicks after signing a one-year deal, according to Spotrac.

The New York Knicks have hired Mike Brown, turning to the two-time NBA Coach of the Year after firing Tom Thibodeau.

A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks have offered their coaching job to Mike Brown and are working to finalize a deal with the two-time NBA Coach of the Year.

A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks will interview two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown for a second time as they seek Tom Thibodeau’s replacement.

NBA free agent Malik Beasley is under investigation by the U.S. District Attorney’s office regarding gambling allegations tied to league games, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.

When Jayson Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the Celtics’ conference semifinals loss the the New York Knicks, everything about Boston’s immediate future changed.

Kristaps Porzingis is being traded by the Boston Celtics to the Atlanta Hawks, and part of what will be a three-team deal gives the Brooklyn Nets another selection in Wednesday’s first round of the NBA draft, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement.