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NBA finals preview: Party like it's 1999

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published June 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
San Antonio Spurs' De'aaron Fox handles the ball in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder on May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
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San Antonio Spurs' De'aaron Fox handles the ball in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder on May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

For the first time in 27 years, the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs are meeting in the NBA finals.

Here & Now’s Robin Young gets a preview of what to expect with A. Sherrod Blakely, a NBA writer and professor of sports journalism at Boston University.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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