
Elusive NBA Cup title is about way more than glory to Knicks
NY Post
The Knicks have reached this point twice previously. Each time, they lost in the quarterfinals of the opening two installments of the NBA Cup.
Even though he isn’t dwelling on the defeat to Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2023 or the infamous Trae Young dice roll on the MSG midcourt logo a year ago, Jalen Brunson understands the consequences of falling again Tuesday night in Toronto.
No win, no Las Vegas.
“The dice roll is not in my mind. The past is the past. But there has to be a level of urgency,” Brunson said. “This isn’t a series. This is one game. This is win-or-go-home, so we got to be ready to go. There is no easing into this.”

Cade Cunningham, almost inarguably the best player in the East this season, is likely out for the remainder of the regular season. That’s the word out of Detroit following the depressing news that Cunningham punctured a lung when he took a knee to his side Tuesday from Washington’s Tre Johnson while chasing a loose ball.

Wednesday was another positive day at Yankees camp. For the first time since March 6, 2025 — an outing in which he knew “something wasn’t right,” which began a weeks-long saga that ended on the operating table for Tommy John surgery — Gerrit Cole was back on a mound and facing hitters in game action.











