Jalen Brunson gave the New York Knicks a huge scare in the first quarter, limping off and leaving the floor to deal with what appeared to be some sort of knee and ankle issues.

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 NBA banned two people for life from its arenas on Thursday, after one of them was arrested shortly after running onto the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals and appearing to take a selfie next to San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama.

Getting to the NBA Finals proves that the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs have made plenty of smart moves along the way.

Sean Sweeney has been formally named coach of the Orlando Magic.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs had just won the Western Conference finals and earned a trip to the NBA Finals.

When the season ended, and when his team’s reign as NBA champions ended along with it, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tipped his cap.

Victor Wembanyama looked different in Game 6.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, Alex Caruso led another strong bench effort with 22 and the Oklahoma City Thunder moved one win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Tuesday night.

Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics was asked a couple months ago about the possibility of winning the Coach of the Year award this season, and his answer was succinct.

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

San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama wanted the ball for the final couple seconds of the first half.

Once again, San Antonio guard De’Aaron Fox tried to go through a pregame workout.

San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson sounds like he's been yelling a lot.

The numbers deserve a deeper look: 41 points, 24 rebounds, three blocked shots.

Victor Wembanyama is not going to get any shorter before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

Victor Wembanyama led the San Antonio Spurs to a 122-115 double-overtime win against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

San Antonio guard De’Aaron Fox was ruled out of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with right ankle soreness, a huge blow to the Spurs going into the series opener against the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

The NBA will reveal this season’s Most Valuable Player on Sunday, which just happens to be the day before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs.

NBA referees are calling about 11% more personal fouls per game so far in these playoffs than they did during the regular season, a differential that’s on pace to be one of the largest in NBA history.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama won't face further discipline from the NBA for elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid in Game 4 of the teams’ Western Conference semifinal series, according to a person with knowledge of the league’s decision.

Victor Wembanyama had to put in plenty of work to compile 39 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in a 115-108 victory in Game 3 that gave the San Antonio Spurs a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Rudy Gobert recognized Victor Wembanyama's potential when he was just 13.

Dallas’ Cooper Flagg has edged former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel of Charlotte to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award.

With Victor Wembanyama absent because of a concussion, the San Antonio Spurs' young players stepped up for a 120-108 victory over the Trail Blazers.

Stephon Castle had 33 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame the absence of Victor Wembanyama to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-108 on Friday night for a 2-1 series lead.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama did not play Friday night in Game 3 against Portland in the teams’ first-round playoff series while he continued to recover from a concussion.

Victor Wembanyama traveled with the San Antonio Spurs to Portland but his status for Game 3 against the Trail Blazers remains uncertain.

Keldon Johnson was the ultimate backup for the San Antonio Spurs this season.

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has a concussion.

It has proven almost as difficult to rattle Victor Wembanyama as it is to get a shot off against San Antonio’s 7-foot-4 star.

Victor Wembanyama has met every expectation since joining the San Antonio Spurs three years ago.

Merry Christmas.

Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic exited after playing the first half of the Denver Nuggets' regular-season finale against San Antonio on Sunday night for his 65th game played to qualify for NBA awards.

Plenty of players sat out as NBA teams played their second-to-last games of the season.

Victor Wembanyama suffered a left rib contusion and was ruled out of the second half of San Antonio’s 115-102 win over Philadelphia on Monday night, leaving the status of the Spurs’ center for the rest of the regular season in doubt.

NBA awards voting is ramping up, and Coach of the Year looks wide open.

Victor Wembanyama is making it clear: He wants to win the NBA’s MVP award this season.

The San Antonio Spurs went a sparkling 8-1 on their near month-long road trip.

San Antonio’s Harrison Barnes missed his first game since 2021 because he woke up from a pregame nap with a sore left ankle.

Victor Wembanyama was surprised.

Tempers flared in the first half of the San Antonio Spurs-Detroit Pistons game, a matchup of two of the NBA’s top teams on Monday night.

Victor Wembanyama began his 40-point performance against the Lakers with a 25-point first quarter.

NBA All-Star weekend is back in California for the second straight year.

Stephen Curry is teaming up with LeBron James and Kevin Durant at the NBA All-Star Game.

The long, strange trip the San Antonio Spurs faced to get home from the East Coast led to another time change for their game against the Orlando Magic.

The long, strange trip the San Antonio Spurs faced to get home from the East Coast led to another time change for their game against the Orlando Magic.

LeBron James is an All-Star again, marking his 22nd consecutive selection.

The San Antonio Spurs have emerged as a serious threat to the Oklahoma City Thunder's NBA dominance.

The San Antonio Spurs are the hottest team in the NBA just a year removed from two of the worst seasons in franchise history.

The San Antonio Spurs are off to a strong start this season, despite significant injuries to key players like Victor Wembanyama.

The San Antonio Spurs have unveiled a banner celebrating Gregg Popovich.

Victor Wembanyama is back in action after recovering from deep vein thrombosis.

The NBA's Media Day happens on Monday for most teams, marking the start of training camps.

The NBA has adjusted all-time wins leader Gregg Popovich’s career record with the San Antonio Spurs, removing the 77 games that he missed last season and crediting those wins and losses to new Spurs coach Mitch Johnson.

Gregg Popovich spoke publicly Monday for the first time since suffering a stroke six months ago, saying at the news conference where the San Antonio Spurs formally introduced Mitch Johnson as his replacement that the time was right to make that move.

Gregg Popovich stepped down.

Mitch Johnson never expected to be coach of the San Antonio Spurs, not even on an interim basis.

A list of moments in the coaching career of San Antonio's Gregg Popovich, who stepped down on Friday.

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich is doing well at home after needing medical attention earlier this week following an incident at a restaurant.

San Antonio guard Stephon Castle went through a little of everything in Year 1 of his NBA career.

The French sports newspaper L’Equipe published a photo of Victor Wembanyama across the entirety of its front page on Friday, the San Antonio star looking down with his hands on his hips.

De’Aaron Fox had a quick description of his first game as the point guard for 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama.

Medics attended to a fan who collapsed courtside before the San Antonio Spurs vs.

Victor Wembanyama has had enough.

San Antonio Spurs Hall of Famer Tony Parker says Victor Wembanyama can be the best player in the NBA.

The first enormous roar from the crowd came before the game even started.

Here are some of the things on Victor Wembanyama’s Paris itinerary to this point: arranging a shopping trip and then a dinner for San Antonio Spurs teammates on Monday, dedicating a pair of outdoor courts in his hometown and then some Fashion Week appearances on Tuesday and heading to the Paris Saint-Germain vs.

Indiana’s Rick Carlisle has coached more games against San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich than anyone else.

Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday.

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich expressed his gratitude and his desire to return to the bench in his first public statement since suffering a stroke last month.

Adversity finds every team in the NBA at some point.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama won't play against the Oklahoma City Thunder as he recovers from a bruised right knee.

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is out indefinitely while recovering from an illness that forced him to miss Saturday's victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.