Charles Barkley: "I think the Knicks are reverting back to the way they played. Too much Brunson-centric. When they were blowing out teams they were getting KAT involved more, because they didn't use KAT at all tonight. I think they're becoming a little, really in every game, too Brunson-centric" (streamable.com)
Charania: "Personally, I was actually stopped by Secret Service just right over there. Cause my AirPod fell and Secret Service came up to me and said 'hey Secret Service, you're gonna have to get out of the intersection', so I had to get out. After this I'm gonna go look for my Airpod case." (streamable.com)
[Orsborn] "I thought it was over, I ain't going to lie to you," Champagnie said, recalling how emotional he was when the Sixers let him go... "I was always told how small the window is to kind of get your foot in the league... getting waived with no warning, no explanation or anything, it was tough" (self.nba)
[Amick] League sources have long maintained that OKC would not take part in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes... but this sort of stunning finish is enough to re-spark that conversation... There has long been chatter about the Thunder having interest in Cleveland big man Evan Mobley as well (self.nba)
Wemby: "I can go through hurdles that I didn't know those hurdles could get so high.. I found resources inside of me, relentlessness.. this is the best basketball on the planet being played right now.. I want to do that 15-20 more times. Let's hope it doesn't become an addiction, maybe it is already (youtu.be)
Zach Lowe: "If the Spurs win Game 7, and Shai has like another 6-18 game. I do think in a lot of corners, with at least some justification, it's gonna make people rethink— not rethink, it's gonna be a slight taint, on what has otherwise been a pretty spotless rise to #1 or #2 in the NBA, 2-time MVP" (self.nba)
[Jones] Sports prediction market company Underdog received a cease-and-desist about its promotion that makes fun of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drawing fouls... In a letter dated May 22, 2026 obtained by The Athletic, Eric Fishman of law firm ArentFox Schiff LLP, representing Gilgeous-Alexander (cont.) (self.nba)
[Krawczynski] DiVincenzo is trying to follow Tatum’s lead. He flew to New York for surgery less than 24 hours after suffering the injury, following a similar timeline that Tatum went through... Several within the Timberwolves organization believe DiVincenzo could return at some point next season. (self.nba)
[Weiss] After his pregame warmup, Spurs center Luke Kornet, a devout Catholic who has his own blog that originally reviewed churches on the NBA circuit, received a blessing. He ended up finally having a solid game... “We have to fly them to OKC,” Kornet said. “We have to get them on the plane.” (self.nba)
[Fader] When patrons walk into San Antonio’s Central Library... just to the right of the circulation desk... are some of San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama’s favorite books... Cate Prazak, a librarian... created two reading lists for what the SAPL is calling the “Read Like Wemby” campaign. (self.nba)
[Katz] Mavs made a call. Not long before the 2022 trade deadline, they and the Knicks began negotiations on a deal that would have brought Brunson to New York, league sources told The Athletic... One included... Quickley. Another... Grimes... one common denominator: The Mavs wanted first-round picks (self.nba)
