
Why the NBA Cup is an investment opportunity for Knicks backup Matt Ryan
NY Post
DALLAS — In the hands of Knicks backup and budding Wall Street hedgie Matt Ryan, a half-million dollars can grow into something much bigger in his startup investment company.
As you might remember from the inaugural NBA Cup a year ago, Adam Silver desperately needed players to care about his beloved tournament. So the commish commissioned flat cash prizes per player on the championship team.
No sliding scale. No percentage of salary. Just $515,000 per roster spot.
Because salaries are often an indicator of playing time and production, the prize is disproportionately valuable to players contributing less.

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.











