14m ago / 5:26 PM EDTKnicks say $1 million was the winning bid for 2 celebrity row seats for Game 3 of the NBA Finals In the NBA Finals, celebrity row property is worth $1 million.The New York Knicks announced that it was the winning bid in an auction for two seats for Game 3 on Monday night, the first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden since 1999.The winning bid was split by the law firm Gibson Dunn and private equity firm Veritas Capital. The fundraiser benefited the Garden of Dreams Foundation, and the Knicks said it was the largest single donation in the history of the foundation, which works with MSG’s companies to assist children at need in the tristate area.Read the full article here.34m ago / 5:07 PM EDTNew York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing and super fan Tracy Morgan stop by the "TODAY" plaza ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals to celebrate basketball fever in New York City and discuss the Garden of Dreams Foundation. Then, they surprise young fans on the plaza with 250 tickets to Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden.59m ago / 4:41 PM EDTWith NBA Finals shifting to New York, can Spurs slow Knicks’ roll to the title?Through two games, the New York Knicks have been clearly the better team in the NBA Finals. They have the best player in the series so far in Karl-Anthony Towns, the most clutch player in Jalen Brunson, and they have been the better defensive team.Now those Knicks — winners of 13 playoff games in a row — head home to what will be a frenzied Madison Square Garden and home fans desperate for the team’s first title in 53 years — even President Donald Trump will be in attendance.“The Garden is going to be rocking,” Josh Hart said of the atmosphere. “Obviously, in this city, we love our Knicks. So we’re going to come out, show love, support. The energy is going to be electric.”What do the Spurs need to do to turn this series around and stop it from becoming a Knicks coronation?“Resilience,” De’Aaron Fox said. “Obviously, losing two games at home is never ideal, but we have to be able to let those two games go and look forward, look ahead toward the game that’s in front of us.”59m ago / 4:41 PM EDTThe Spurs’ secret weapon this postseason? A former coach offering pearls of wisdom The San Antonio Spurs had just lost Game 3 of the Western Conference finals in demoralizing fashion. Oklahoma City had beaten them by 15 points on the Spurs’ home court to take a 2-1 series lead, and San Antonio decided to have a closed-door meeting immediately following the game.This wasn’t just any team meeting, though. In the locker room were front office personnel, trainers, various staff — people who wouldn’t normally be in there postgame.“We closed the doors. ‘We don’t let anybody know what’s going on in here,’ Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox later recalled on a Peacock broadcast, evidently breaking the meeting’s one rule. Moments later, the door opened. “We see Pop come in, and it’s like, ‘ahhhh,’ ” Fox said, raising his voice in excitement.Gregg Popovich, the former Spurs head coach, wanted to convey a message to the team. “That’s BS. That’s not how we play basketball,” he said, according to Fox.59m ago / 4:41 PM EDTCan Spurs bounce back in Game 3 of NBA Finals?Trysta Krick and Vaughn Dalzell preview Game 3 of the NBA Finals and debate if the Spurs can get back in the series after surprisingly going down 2-0 to the New York Knicks.