Ballislife.com (@ Ballislife):
“Someone from the bench yelled, ‘Who this? LeBron James?’ We’ll see which one has more staying power in the record books of history.” 
(via @ Spurs_Nation)
Jeff Eisenband (@ JeffEisenband):
Julian Champagnie at Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn) and Dylan Harper at Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ).
Two Spurs coming home to New York to play against the Knicks in the NBA Finals.
USA TODAY Sports (@ usatodaysports):
The San Antonio Spurs will take on the New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals. Here’s who has the edge. usatoday.com/story…
Tommy Beer (@ TommyBeer):
How important/impressive has Stephon Castle been defensively this postseason?
Consider this:
According to NBA tracking data, the four players Castle has spent the most time defending in these playoffs are:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
Julius Randle,
Deni Avdija,
Anthony Edwards
NBARetweet (@ RTNBA):
The 76ers waived Julian Champagnie back in 2023.
3 years later, Julian is starting for the Spurs and just helped them book a trip to the NBA Finals.
After a 20-point @ GAME7 Julian said:
"I thought it was over. I ain’t gonna lie to you. Getting waived with no warning, no
Shea Serrano (@ SheaSerrano):
chet really and truly and for really went the final 40 minutes of game 7 of the western conference finals without even ATTEMPTING A SHOT
got thrown into the tiger cage with wemby and immediately rolled over onto his back
unbelievable
NBA (@ NBA):
“BLOCKED BY KORNET!”
Up 6 with 6:31 left to decide the Western Conference… Luke Kornet delivered this INCREDIBLE, momentum-shifting chasedown last night 
San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs):
woke up Western Conference Champions
Kurt Helin (@ basketballtalk):
Spurs’ Julian Champagnie, a Brooklyn kid, will live his dream and play in the NBA Finals in Madison Square Garden
SLAM (@ SLAMonline):
Always rises to the moment. Shoutout Devin Vassell.
(
: @ Tunde_Tifase)
Jon Krawczynski (@ JonKrawczynski):
This is why I’m against the doomerism right after these series conclude. “Oh no, who is gonna beat Team X??”
SAS and OKC are loaded and will be tough. But seasons are long. The CBA is designed to prevent dynasties and tanking will be hard. Stay in the fight. A lot can happen.
NBA (@ NBA):
Nothing better than celebrating with the fam 
Hugs all around for the Wembanyamas last night… the Spurs are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014! 
Game 1: Wednesday, June 3 at 8:30pm/et on ABC
San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs):
still thinking about that Luke block tbh 
Ballislife.com (@ Ballislife):
Jamal Crawford: “Can you do the @ JCrossover double behind-the-back shake and bake? Can you do that move in a game?”
Wemby: “Yes.”
Chris Walder (@ WalderSports):
I love looking at the Houston Rockets and their unwillingness to acquire a point guard after FVV got hurt.
And then the Spurs, in the same division, had Fox, Harper, and Castle.
Unreal.
NBA (@ NBA):
PURE EMOTION.
@ wemby (22p, 7r, 3 3pm) left it all on the court, putting up another big performance in his first-ever Game 7 
Spurs will face the Knicks in a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals beginning Wednesday June 3rd at 8:30pm/et on ABC!
Dan Woike (@ DanWoikeSports):
A series never comes down to one thing, but the Thunder and Chet Holmgren have a lot of work to do this summer to figure out how he can be better against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs nytimes.com/athletic…
ESPN (@ espn):
The Finals are set 
EVERYTHING you need to know ahead of Knicks-Spurs 
espn.com/nba…
The Ringer (@ ringer):
“That was a disaster.”
@ BillSimmons and @ ZachLowe_NBA react to Chet Holmgren’s underwhelming performance in the WCF against Wemby and the Spurs.
NBA (@ NBA):
Julian Champagnie (20 PTS, 6-10 3PM) was HUGE in the Spurs’ Game 7 win!
He joins Klay Thompson (2016) and Stephen Curry (2x) as the only players in NBA history to knock down 6+ 3PM in a Conference Finals Game 7
Ballislife.com (@ Ballislife):
x.com/NBA… twitter.com/chesscom…
The Ringer (@ ringer):
It’s been said plenty that the Spurs are ahead of schedule. But, whose schedule, exactly? Wemby is already here, and the NBA is transforming in real time.
@ dannychau:
Tim MacMahon (@ BannedMacMahon):
The Hoop Collective with @ WindhorstESPN and @ TimBontemps: Spurs win the first chapter of the NBA’s next great rivalry youtube.com/watch…
Shea Serrano (@ SheaSerrano):
these exact articles are why sportswriters matter so much to the game
Christian Clark (@ christianpclark):
Final tally:
Thunder against the Spurs this season: 4-8
Thunder against everyone else: 71-14
Esfandiar Baraheni (@ JustEsBaraheni):
27 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.7 blocks in nearly 38 minutes through 7 gruelling games of action in Victor Wembanyama’s first Western Conference Finals.
Insane.
SportsCenter (@ SportsCenter):
“[Victor Wembanyama] wants to have this feeling and do this 15-20 more times in his career.”
@ anthonyVslater on Wemby’s ‘outwardly emotional’ reaction to the Spurs winning the Western Conference finals
Sam Quinn (@ SamQuinnCBS):
People are pouring dirt on the Thunder way too early. They went seven in this series despite being the more injured team. There are paths to upgrading if they want them. Their guys are young and will get better. I don’t think either OKC or the Spurs are in their final form yet.
Ethan Strauss (@ SherwoodStrauss):
Perhaps the question should be, “Which East teams should be trying to buy low on Chet?”
Chris Bosh (@ chrisbosh):
The Spurs defy the odds to advance! Bring on the rematch of 1999! ＃Spurs #Knicks #NBA #NBAPlayoffs #NBAFinals
Legion Hoops (@ LegionHoops):
For the first time in NBA history, a Filipino American player will be an NBA champion 
Shea Serrano (@ SheaSerrano):
keep thinking about that fourth quarter dylan harper going one on one against alex caruso and then one on one against SGA and giving both of them back-breaker buckets
i love him so much
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
Here’s the latest pod in video format:
San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs):
22 PTS, 7 REB and 2 AST for our Western Conference Finals MVP in Game 7 
Tom Haberstroh (@ tomhaberstroh):
if they were healthy is exactly my point!
HoopsHabit (@ HoopsHabit):
The Knicks enter the NBA Finals red-hot, but can they topple the Spurs en route to their first title in more than 50 years? Per @ HoopTakesNBA. #NewYorkForever #PorVida #GoSpursGo
NBARetweet (@ RTNBA):
Victor Wembanyama on Gregg Popovich:
"[Pop] goes through some things we can’t even imagine. I need to call him. I need to see him, I need to talk to him because there’s no way I can understand right now how he feels. When I talk to him, it’s gonna be only a story in my head,
Shea Serrano (@ SheaSerrano):
this was the craziest moment of the game
chet had been terrible all night but he gets matched up against wemby in the 4th with a chance to foul him out
all you gotta do is be smarter and meaner than him for one play
ONE PLAY!!
and you don’t even try???
Kevin O’Connor (@ KevinOConnor):
Wemby’s effort level on this closeout is insane
Tom Petrini (@ RealTomPetrini):
I think the Thunder players and the entire crowd were all so stunned they forgot to be mad about this
Esfandiar Baraheni (@ JustEsBaraheni):
I wasn’t alive but a lot of the rivalry aspects of Spurs-Thunder reminds of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry from the 80s.
Bird and Magic had one of the biggest college hoops showdowns ever. Bird won ROTY. Magic won the ring. That sparked a decade long battle between their teams.
Sam Quinn (@ SamQuinnCBS):
If Hart’s shots aren’t going in I do expect to see a fair bit of the lineup the Knicks closed with at the end of Game 1 vs. Cleveland, with Shamet in his place.
The Spurs haven’t played a true five-out team yet, but the Knicks have the shooters to do that.
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
Closing out Spurs - Thunder:
OKC got just 10 wide open 3PAs (defender 6+ feet away) in Game 7 last night, not only their fewest of the series, but that matches the season low for a Spurs opponent that hadn’t been met since January 17.
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
As the series went along, and really ever since the Spurs stopped the halfcourt traps on SGA, OKC started to see less wide open 3s
Paul Garcia (@ PaulGarciaNBA):
For the Spurs, here’s their roller coaster shooting from three during the series.
Their best shooting night came when it mattered most in Game 7, where they went 17-of-40
Esfandiar Baraheni (@ JustEsBaraheni):
You go down a rabbit hole to find out Max Zaslofsky is 1) a real NBA player and 2) made four All-NBA teams for the Chicago Stags.
Fred Katz (@ FredKatz):
Deuce McBride on the Spurs’ young guards: “They’re relentless. They’re young. … (They) just go out there and make it a tough game. I love that.”
San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs):
Secured our spot back in the NBA Finals with a complete team W last night 
#PorVida | @ HEB | @ Ledger
SpursMuse (@ spurs_muse):
Number of Finals games played per roster:
New York Knicks — 11
6 — Mikal Bridges
3 — Dillon Jones
2 — Jordan Clarkson
San Antonio Spurs — 24
13 — Harrison Barnes
6 — Luke Kornet
5 — Kelly Olynyk
And they say we’re inexperienced. 
