From @candacedbuckner.bsky.social, Monday night was a giant F--- you to Knicks fans, free to read.

Also: Should the Giants go on a Two Timeline plan?

if you write a headline this good you should get a full week of PTO www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

Aiyuk vs. 49ers is a standoff between a viral life and ... actual NFL reality -- and more mailbag answers sfstandard.com/2026/06/09/b...

Karl-Anthony Towns has not scored a point in the 4th quarter in the NBA Finals, even as he's had a very good series for the Knicks. His combined 4th quarter stats against the Spurs: 29.1 minutes played 0-of-6 from the field 0-of-2 on 3s 0 FT attempts

Give Fox all the credit for that one. Cajones

Spurs might have to pull Fox

Great challenge by Mike Brown and a stunningly bad foul by Keldon Johnson

Or the Spurs can start the second half with multiple great defensive possessions and go on a 10-4 run.

Incredible position for the Knicks -- already up 7, Towns has only scored 9 and they know Brunson can close out any close game. Will take something large from the Spurs to pull this one out. They can start with Fox making some shots.

The 49ers' offseason is over -- partly thanks to the World Cup at Levi's -- the Giants are maybe waking up too late, the Warriors are a few weeks away from a transitionary offseason, the Valkyries have interesting rotation decisions... So it's Mailbag Time. Any questions, ask away.

The 49ers' offseason is over -- partly thanks to the World Cup at Levi's -- the Giants are maybe waking up too late, the Warriors are a few weeks away from a transitionary offseason, the Valkyries have interesting rotation decisions... So it's Mailbag Time. Any questions, ask away.

I realize I'm saying this on Social Media, but you guys do realize that Social Media yammering and posturing isn't real? Right?

This is Social Media Sickness, IMO. On Aiyuk's part. On his associates' part. On Fans' part. Are the 49ers being a bit stubborn on this? Sure, but they gave the guy $30M a year not too long ago and he threw it away. So they've got the right to do this for as long as they want to.

Battle of public opinion? Where? On social media? That's meaningless in this situation, I guess unless you're Aiyuk and his associates.

If Aiyuk reports to the 49ers, they'd almost certainly cut him to avoid any chance of having to pay him. But he appears unwilling to do that. Wants to force it via social media. Which only counts if the 49ers can't stand it anymore. And apparently they can stand it.

If Brandon Aiyuk ever had a point he lost it about 10 months ago

I think Wemby & the Spurs good enough to win at least one of the next two games at Madison Square Garden to keep this series going. Biggest question (to me): How in the hell do they survive the Kornet minutes in that building? Or win the other minutes by enough?

Here's what 30 runs in the last two games can do for a very recently bottom-rung offense: The Giants' current .726 OPS now ranks eighth in MLB. Tied for 4th in SLG (.419) OBP is still bad -- .307, ranked 26th Tied for 17th in total runs (268)

Never was getting a whistle like that in this game. As soon as I saw his legs kick out I knew it was a miss.

Why was Wemby falling down on that shot?

The Knicks are … inevitable? This is tremendous stuff.

Wemby’s throwing some egregious I-don’t-want-the-ball-right-now passes

The NBA says that Spurs-Knicks Game 1 averaged 16.93 million viewers. That's more than the average viewership last year for Game 7 of Pacers-Thunder (16.4 million) and its most highly-watched finals game since Game 6 of the 2019 Warriors-Raptors series.

The Valkyries are tough, smart, well-coached and have plenty of shot-makers. Probably need one more shot-creator to compete at the highest level, though. Or a true low-post scorer.

Both behind you, though.

My "TK Show" conversation with @richarddeitsch.bsky.social -- on NBA ratings, Draymond Green's TV future, WNBA media controversies, Sports Illustrated and a little on the early days of The Athletic -Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6zpc... -Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Shanahan usually talks about needing his players to stay focused during the 40-day break between the last minicamp and the start of training camp. This year, after canceling next week's minicamp, it'll be about 50 days. Says a lot about how the 49ers are approaching this season

Deep dive into the history of the Golden State (née Philadelphia) Warriors in the latest episode of Dynastic. Links below:

The Australia trip, the World Cup at Levi's, perfect OTA attendance, confidence in the roster and the leaders ... we assemble all the clues. It's what "49ers +/-" was created to do.

New "49ers +/-" with @mattbarrows.bsky.social -- we put together all the reasons why Kyle Shanahan canceled next week's minicamp. -Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6xYJ... -Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4...

Trent Williams closed the 49ers' offseason with a clarion call about what's to come sfstandard.com/2026/06/04/t...

Never looked like Wemby had his feet under him in this game. Full credit to the Knicks for keeping him off balance -- on both sides.

How's the rest of the league going to deal with the Spurs' very young blooming superstar arriving faster than anybody expected? I mean Dylan Harper, of course. Oh and maybe the taller guy, too.

Was literally badgered twice by security on my way OUT of the stadium. That's unusual. Maybe FIFA style.

Tomorrow's final OTA is closed to the media. So this is it for reporting on any practice action or talking to any players or coaches until July 24 or 25 report day.

Shanahan's canceled 1 or 2 minicamp practices before, but I don't remember a full cancellation. Maybe Australia-related, too. One hint, scoped out by @joshdubowap.bsky.social: The offseason media badges, handed out earlier this month, are listed as only being good through today.

News out of 49ers OTAs: Shanahan canceled next week's minicamp as a reward for the great attendance in the voluntary phases. I also suspect it has to do with avoiding FIFA's increasingly frantic security measures around the stadium. Next up: 1 more OTA, then training camp.

49ers’ preseason schedule Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. vs. Tennessee Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at LA Chargers Aug. 27 at 5 p.m. at Las Vegas

Salaun too

Jocyte is a flamethrower

Before I get a million 49ers Fan and 49ers complaints: I mean there's no comparison as a target for what Cleveland wanted in this trade. /I'll still get yelps of anger. Oh well.

Who is only two years younger, coming off another ACL tear, and makes almost as much as Garrett. Not a close comparison to Verse. At all.

Probably not. They believe what they believe about roster construction.

The 49ers couldn't make this trade because they have nobody like Verse to put into it. But yeah, I'm sure they weren't pleased about it.

Could the 2026-27 Warriors -- if everything breaks right -- do something comparable to what the Knicks are doing right now?

Emergency "North & South" Myles Garrett-to-the-Rams episode with @dylanohernandez.bsky.social -- also thoughts on the possibility of LeBron/Warriors and Skubal/Dodgers -Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5ELa... -Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Emergency "North & South" Myles Garrett-to-the-Rams episode with @dylanohernandez.bsky.social -- also thoughts on the possibility of LeBron/Warriors and Skubal/Dodgers -Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5ELa... -Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Amplifying a point in Albert Breer's SI column: The much-questioned (including by me) selection of Ty Simpson freed up LARs to move future assets (they would've been saving to draft Stafford's successor) for a mega-win-now star like Garrett. Now Simpson's gotta work out, but the plan is niiiiice.