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New York Knick owner James Dolan in the centre of the celebrations.

Knicks break their drought and deliver long-awaited sporting glory to New York

After a 53-year wait, the New York Knicks are NBA champions again, thanks to another come-from-behind win.

  • Tim Reynolds

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Players and fans celebrate after the New York Knicks’ game four win over San Antonio.

Taylor Swift, stars and a stunning comeback: New York pull off the impossible in NBA finals thriller

The celebrities were in the house as the New York Knicks set a record for the biggest comeback in NBA finals history.

Boomers coach Adam Caporn has kept the door ajar for Ben Simmons, Joe Ingles, Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova playing in his team.

Battle of the ages: The veteran Boomers stars fighting for one last Olympic charge

In a rare interview, Boomers coach Adam Caporn discusses Patty Mills, Ben Simmons and Joe Ingles, and Australia’s new wave of basketball talent.

  • Jon Pierik
US President Donald Trump with Knicks owner James Dolan.

Donald Trump booed, appears to fall asleep at NBA Finals in New York

US President Donald Trump was given a hostile reception while attending game three of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

  • Jon Pierik
Brooklyn Rapper Kosha Dillz performs with New York Knicks fans outside Madison Square Garden.

‘Knicks in four’, hear them roar: $100,000 tickets as New York goes NBA crazy

The team in the biggest market in the NBA is playing finals for the first time since 1999 and has the chance to sweep the series, infecting New York with a joie de vivre beyond even its usual energy.

  • Michael Koziol
Courtside celebrities have made the New York Knicks’ finals run a must-see event. 

The Knicks’ celebrity row is the hottest place to be. But who deserves it most?

With the NBA Finals a star-studded affair, let’s sort out the real celebrity fans from the fakes.

  • Robert Moran
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Ben Simmons shows off a catch earlier this year after turning his attention from basketball to competitive fishing.

Ben Simmons has gone fishin’. An Olympic dream could lure him back to basketball

Fallen basketball star Ben Simmons still harbours aspirations of playing at the Olympics, and has been urged to join the NBL in a bid to revive his career.

  • Jon Pierik
Towering Australian basketball prodigy JK Mach in Sydney

The 229cm teenager with NBA scouts watching – and a dream to join Wemby

JK Mach is impossible to miss, and NBA scouts are most intrigued by what he could become.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Andrew Bogut and DeMarcus Cousins tangle in 2015.

‘Boogie’ battled ‘crazy as hell’ Bogut in the NBA and loves it here. So why didn’t he play in the NBL?

DeMarcus Cousins has turned his post-NBA career into an international odyssey and hits Melbourne this week. Before his visit, he opened up about why he never took up an offer to play in the NBL.

  • Roy Ward
Dyson Daniels was ejected for an elbow, which sparked a brawl.

Watch: Dyson Daniels ejected for elbow after fiery NBA brawl

The Australian basketballer was ejected during a rugged NBA play-off loss to the New York Knicks on Friday (AEST).

  • Jon Pierik