I'm over the moon about the Knicks winning, but I'm not over what the Refs did at the beginning of game 4. This was a foul called on Towns, the picture in the NBA rule book for "reach in foul". This call and the "bare contact" defensive foul before it, also on Towns, changed the whole game.

Apparently, Spurs can commit goaltending on both sides of the court.

Refs getting an early start on screwing the Knicks, Should be wearing solid black jerseys if they are going to fully play for San Antonio

22 second half FTs for Spurs. 4(!) for the Knicks.

Trump is living garbage, but the Refs were the ones that cost the Knicks this game. The NBA should be embarrassed for working that hard to prevent a sweep.

Well, at least the Refs took their masks off in the 4th quarter removed all doubt about how they are skewing this #NBAFinals game. In the bonus with more than NINE MINUTES left in the quarter?!? Go #Knicks! Beat all 8 of the opponents on the court!

Is there a reason Wembanyama is the only NBA player allowed to set a pick with his hands? Go #Knicks!

🔥 “Trump has made a mockery of it all. There are corrupt people in government - nobody like this.” Hunter Biden on the obscene self-enrichment of Trump, Don Jr, Eric, Kushner, Ivanka, etc… and those who attacked him relentlessly for far less, without evidence, are silent.

It takes a special kind of stupid to assert that, because people are violating a law to make themselves richer, the law should be changed. That stupid is called "Reagan Conservative". www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

"MY MAYOR'S MUSLIM MY BAGELS ARE JEWISH MY CHRISTIAN DIOR KNICKS IN FOUR!" This is why I love this city. NYC. We are diverse. And yet United. We are immigrants and yet, American! Damn, it's a good time being in New York. And being a Knicks fan. I ❤️ NY.

So, before Game 3 of the #NBAFinals, do the refs who changed the game with imaginary fouls on Hart and Towns (x2) in the 3rd quarter get criticized and tasked to improve, or do they get an “atta-boy” for enabling the Spurs to stay in the game when the Knicks were going to run away with it?

What will the anti-Trump chants for Game 3 of the NBA Finals in NYC be? @edsbs.bsky.social suggested "JEFF-REY EPSTEIN" in the classic 5 clap cheer (he blocked quote posts, but deserves credit), which seems excellent. "Trump You Suck" to the "Lets Go Knicks" rhythm would be a good alternate.

I just want to point out to any game three Knicks ticket holders that “JEFF-REY EP-STEIN” reads out beautifully to a classic five clap crowd chant

Oh sh*t -- I just realized: Trump is going to the NBA Game 3 Finals so he can fake another assassination, isn't he?

Boy, the refs really took the game over after halftime. It's amazing the Knicks have kept this game close when the only free throws they've taken were earned with a replay.

3rd quarter: Refs decide to take Hart and Towns off the floor on 3 consecutive imaginary fouls. Go Knicks!

New NBA rule: If Wemby goes over a defender's back, it's a foul -- on the defender.

That Mitch Robinson technical tells you everything you need to know about how the refs call the NBA's Golden Boy. Wemby's not complaining -- he's giving as good as he gets, and the technical foul only goes one way.

Look, if you think Wemby should get called for goaltending just because the ball has reached it's apex, you haven't been watching how the NBA treats its golden boy. Go Knicks!

Sarah Michelle Gellar pays tribute to Anthony Head: "'Tell Giles I figured it out and I'm ok.' Well I don't have it figured out and I'm not ok. But I know I'm the lucky one because I knew you. Thank you to Daisy and Emily who not only shared their dad with me, but with the world."

Knicks win Game 1 on the road, while Brunson shot only 12/31 from the field and only has 2 assists. Looking good for New York!

How is it possible that the Mets still think Mark Vientos, a guy hitting .224 and an absolutely miserable fielder wherever you put him, is an every-day player for the Mets?

Welp there’s no unseeing this

HES JUST BLINKING…. TDS!!!!

If you noticed, none of the NY Knicks made "choking" gestures at the Cavs while beating them. They celebrated but didn't do it at the expense of the Cavs. Today's reminder that Reggie Miller was a professional flopper & a terrible sport at every level of his career. As is Tyrese Halliburton.

Just turning the #OKCThunder #Spurs game in the 3rd quarter, and I’m enjoying seeing SGA getting the full Steph Curry playoff experience: Everywhere on the court he’s being unapologetically grabbed, held, knocked to the ground. I don’t care who wins this series, but this is pretty blatant.

For f*ck's sake, an AI agent echoing a response it consumed from somewhere on the internet, is not going "rogue when they’re given different kinds of work." The fancy autocomplete was asked to respond to particular inputs & it's giving you what it thinks you want to hear. apple.news/ApBMPfRSBQ3-...

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Interesting how JJ Redick unintentionally admits he's never watched Steph Curry play in an NBA game. www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...

Mysteries of History: No.8647

Every splashy New York Times profile of a right wing influencer.

“The Supreme Court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America and they betrayed our democracy.” -Barack Obama

There is literally only one appropriate investment in response to the "threat" to Trump at the WHCD, which is "Thoughts and prayers".

Feels like I’ve watched this show for the Epsteinth time.

“Are you saying you expect us to score TWO runs on the same day?!?” — The Mets in the 2nd game of today’s doubleheader.

It's unfair to call Vientos a double-play machine. He's a rally-killing double-play machine. These Mets are killing me. #LGM

Look, if like Tucker Carlson, you voted for Trump in 2024 and are now having regrets — we welcome you. We have all made mistakes, and admired the wrong person. Congratulations on seeing the light! But... maybe there's something else to learn here. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

You have to admire the religious fervor with which the Mets refuse to advance the ghost runner. Maybe someone has their loved ones held for ransom and will kill them if they advance the free runner in extra innings?

If you weren't thinking this all along, I question your judgement.

I'm all for the Mets shaking up the batting order, and getting Lindor out of the leadoff spot is long (like 9 months)overdue. But what's the logic of putting Benge, batting .151, with a .237 OBP in the leadoff spot? I get that he's fast, but he's essentially never on base, so... why there? #LGM

To put the Mets-Dodgers series in perspective, in the 2nd inning tonight, the Dodgers’ backup catcher and backup shortstop just scored more runs than the Mets have in their last 4 games combined.

Tonight the Dodgers said, “We’re playing the Mets right? They’ve scored 1 run against us in the past two games, combined? No need to ask Ohtani to bat.” It’s like they think they’re playing an expansion team.

What’s wrong with the Mets? Vesia threw one pitch (barely) in the strike zone while striking out the side on 10 pitches. Incredibly awful plate discipline.

Watching the Dodgers, the best hitting team in baseball, sacrifice bunt a man from 1st to 2nd in late innings in order to get a man in scoring position in a close game. When was the last time the Mets did that? Was it in 2024?

Hello Kitty night at Dodger Stadium — LET’S GO METS!!! #LGM

There’s a technical term for teams that consistently fail to score with runners on 3rd base with 1 or no outs: They are called “Bad baseball teams”. The fact that the #Mets turned over more than half their lineup and are still impotent with RISP implies there’s a coaching issue, too.

It turns out, there is a downside to playing a 3rd baseman in right field and a DH on 1st. Mets need to figure out a lineup that can play defense. #LGM

Mauricio definitely deserves credit for his walkoff double last night, but Bichette set the table Bo hit a ground ball to the right side of the infield, the reliable method for advancing the ghost runner from 2nd to 3rd-- which I remember Mets doing zero times in all of 2025.

Just wanted to remind folks, especially the GOP and the FDD, that Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal didn’t give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz or allow it to keep 60% enriched uranium. It sent $1.7 billion to Iran versus the tens of billions Iran will now make from tolls. 🤷🏽‍♂️