Knicks links: 1 more day until Game 1

The Knicks return to the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years when they face the Spurs in Game 1 on Wednesday in San Antonio. Newsday's Knicks beat reporter Steve Popper breaks down the key storylines. Credit: Newsday Studios

June 2, 2026

The 2-year-old photo that resurfaced this week of Karl-Anthony Towns wearing a vintage T-shirt promoting the 1999 NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs turns out now to be a kind of foreshadowing. Not quite, says KAT.

The Knicks were built for this moment, but also built for a window, a stretch of seasons in which the roster was assembled by team president Leon Rose and his front office with the intention of holding them together.

The Knicks have demoralized teams early in closeout games on run to NBA Finals.

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