The New York Knicks remain one of the strongest contenders for an NBA Championship. Great play lately shows the Knicks living up to the potential that everyone expected entering the season. New York has leaped over the Cleveland Cavaliers as the current betting favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in the 2026 NBA Finals.

New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is cleared to play against the Orlando Magic in the NBA Cup semifinal on Saturday.

On Saturday, we have just two games on the NBA schedule, a pair of NBA Cup semi-finals at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. At 5:30 p.m. ET, the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic meet in the front end of the doubleheader on Prime Video.

A Brooklyn court heard plea deals might be possible in a massive NBA betting scandal involving players and the New York mafia. Miami Heat's Terry Roz

The reigning NBA MVP and Finals MVP has another trophy in reach as OKC, Orlando, New York and San Antonio head to Las Vegas.

The New York Knicks could be without big man Karl-Anthony Towns for tonight's NBA Cup matchup against the Raptors.

They are the patch of calm where everywhere else storm clouds are either raging or gathering momentum. This can all change on a dime, of course — or with the snap of an ankle, or the crackle of a knee, or even if things go particularly poorly beginning with an unfavorable outcome of the game with the Raptors.