La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V likened Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial to a big sports event that 's worth the wait—such as the NBA Finals. Ortega made this comparison over the weekend even as he told Filipinos not to lose sight of the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson held up the golden NBA championship trophy for a forest of outstretched hands to touch as fans celebrated the New York Knicks ' first title in 53 years with a booming parade through Manhattan 's skyscraper-flanked “Canyon of Heroes.” “Damn, New York,...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday, June 15. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team did...
And just like that, it 's next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks will be feted with a championship parade through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday after a postseason in which they successfully rallied from six double-digit deficits to win games in the playoffs, including all four of...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had to watch the visiting team become champions, again. The Wemby era of the NBA is fully underway, with the 7-foot-4 French star unanimously winning the Defensive Player of the Year award this season, finishing third in the Most Valuable Player balloting and...
Jordan Clarkson became the first-ever Filipino-American NBA champion after the New York Knicks finished off the San Antonio Spurs, 94-90, in Game 5 of the Finals to end a 53-year title drought. The Knicks once again displayed unwavering resolve to pull off a thrilling comeback from 16 points down...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they 're the Champion Knicks. For the first time in 53 years, New York rules the NBA. Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs,...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The final moments in each of the first four games between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs in these NBA Finals had much in common, including that the outcome was still undecided with a minute left every time. Game 1, Knicks led by four with 58 seconds to go. Game 2,...
NEW YORK (AP) — If there is a saving grace from the bedlam that is about to ensue in New York City on Saturday, June 13, with the Knicks on the verge of a championship and Brazil taking on Morocco in the World Cup, it is that Game 5 of the NBA Finals is on the road. Of course, that won’t stop...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama surely knew he was overstating the obvious, when he pointed out that there are two possible outcomes for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night, June 13. — San Antonio wins and extends the series. — New York wins and becomes NBA champions. That 's...
NEW YORK (AP) — A record-breaking comeback, capped off by what could go down as a legendary play. The long road back to the top of the NBA is almost complete for the New York Knicks, and the step they took Wednesday night, June 10, was unforgettable. The Knicks came from 29 points down and moved...
NEW YORK (AP) — The last time the New York Knicks lost a game, they didn 't do it again for another month and a half. When they fell behind against Atlanta in the first round of the NBA playoffs, desperation turned into domination. The Knicks won 13 straight games, many of them blowouts, in...
