Knicks win the title, what’s next for the Spurs & the crazy summer ahead with Tom Haberstroh
6/14/20261 hr 15 min
Kevin O’Connor and Tom Haberstroh recap the terrific Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.
The Knicks are champions after 53 years! What led to the Knicks’ seemingly improbable championship? What’s next for the San Antonio Spurs?
(0:43) New York Knicks are NBA Champions
(1:20) Jalen Brunson’s Finals performance
(16:25) Spurs have a De’Aaron Fox problem
(22:24) What went wrong with Wemby?
(43:23) Controversial no flagrant called on Wembanyama
(50:46) Karl-Anthony Towns’ Finals performance
(1:00:30) Trade suitors for De’Aaron Fox
(1:04:18) Final thoughts on 2026 Finals
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First 90 secondsKevin O'Connor· Host0:00
The New York Knicks are your NBA Finals champions. First time in 53 [laughs] years Knicks have won it all. Oh my God. Tom Haberstroh and I get into every single angle from this epic, epic NBA Finals. Another down-to-the-wire game, another comeback, down 16 this time. Not quite 29 like game four, but down 16 points. Knicks come back and win the NBA Finals. So Tom and I get into this Knicks roster, how incredible they were, and then for the Spurs, what they did to get here, but what they have to do to get over the top sometime in the future. That's all coming up right now with me and Tom Haberstroh. It's the best time of the year in the NBA right now with the Conference Finals, then the Finals, then the draft, then Summer League. And on Game Time, you get the advantage as a fan. It's the hack for unlocking amazing tickets in just a few taps. It's incredibly easy to use, and the Game Time guarantee means you can trust you'll get 100% authentic tickets to no matter the event that you're trying to go to. Plus, fees are always included, so you get to see what you pay. I'm very thankful to get credentials to these events in the basketball world, so I will be using the Game Time app instead for my summer concerts coming up. I'm very excited about it. One of the cooler features about the Game Time app is the seat views. You get to have a panoramic view of your seat in the app before you buy. And I've been