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Kristen Wong Morning! This is Kristen Wong from Sports Illustrated. I, for one, cannot wait for the weekend to come any sooner. It’s been a pretty stressful week, and I’ve mostly been coping by watching behind-the-scenes clips of Hacks and rewatching Derry Girls episodes. On the bright side, New York City has seemingly gotten nicer during the NBA Finals, a prime example of how sports truly does bring people together. Let’s hope that really tall Frenchman doesn’t ruin it all. Forward this to someone who has bought way too many soccer jerseys in preparation for the World Cup and doesn’t know how to stop. Buying more things won’t make you feel any less empty inside.   Recommended by  The headlines … Scott Wachter/Imagn Images KNICKS IN FOUR (OR FIVE, OR SIX, OR SEVEN): We’re still not over the Knicks’ Game 1 win, so we wrote about it some more. (Sorry if you’re a Spurs fan.) Jalen Brunson appeared to have a heated exchange with a Spurs fan sitting courtside in San Antonio right after the Knicks’ victory on Wednesday night. … Brunson’s dad Rick apparently told Knicks coach Mike Brown and the rest of the team to shut the hell up. We all need someone like Rick in our lives. … It’s only 1-0, but the Nova Knicks could make some special history if they end up winning a chip together. … Karl-Anthony Towns shared his gameplan for stifling Victor Wembanyama in the Knicks’ thrilling win. The big question is whether he can do it again. … The Knicks continued their red-hot streak and recorded their 12th straight playoff win this postseason. Here’s where that ranks in NBA history. Remember the fan that ran onto the court to take a selfie with Wemby? Yeah, he’s banned for life. Good riddance. … And last but never the least, SI’s Liam McKeone spoke to some Knicks fans at Pig Beach in Queens during the Game 1 watch party. Knicks in four? THE REST: Aaron Judge is set to miss time due to a stress fracture to a rib, according to the Yankees. Judge notably went out of state to meet with Dr. Gregory Pearl, a vascular surgeon, in Dallas. Sending well wishes for the reigning AL MVP. … EA Sports’ College Football 27 trailer featuring Indiana coach Curt Cignetti will give you goosebumps. … Michigan’s and Duke’s men’s basketball teams will reportedly play in a baseball stadium (loanDepot park in Miami) this winter. Weird. … Dylan Larkin has requested a trade from the Red Wings. Here are four potential landing spots for the star forward. Join Verducci's View Newsletter MLB insights and analysis delivered by Tom Verducci, offering a mix of expert commentary, inside angles and thoughtful perspectives on baseball’s biggest storylines. CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE   Recommended by  Feed refresher … Screengrab on X/@JonHealy The most buzzy moments from yesterday were… MOONWALKIN’ TO THE CHIP: Jalen Brunson was asked what show he would attend for the price of the cheapest available Knicks-Spurs Game 3 ticket, roughly $7,500. He answered, “A live Michael Jackson performance.” Our man knows ball, and he knows culture. Bring it home, Brunson. AI-SPN: ESPN is rightfully getting slammed on social media for using AI to alter a photo of Spurs legend Tony Parker. The network is now reportedly reevaluating its approach to using the AI technology, which continues to threaten the livelihood of sportswriters and many others working in the industry.  FIRE ELMO: We normally wouldn’t encourage cancelling a children’s TV show puppet, but there are exceptions. Elmo shared a social media post shortly before Game 1 of the NBA Finals in which he said he hoped both the Knicks and Spurs would have fun. No, Elmo. That’s not the correct answer. The best part of this tweet was definitely the replies: “These streets ain’t sesame,” “Pick a side, coward,” “bro you from Queens.” We were always bigger fans of Oscar the Grouch, anyway.  BLESS YOU, CAITLIN: Caitlin Clark enjoyed an efficient game with 17 points, seven rebounds and eight assists in Thursday night’s win over the Dream, and she did it while sick. The Fever star said postgame she was puking in a trash can at halftime but felt fine after that. She also had an on-court interview with a reporter whom she told to get some hand sanitizer out of an abundance of caution. Not the best flu game we’ve seen in basketball history, but it sure was a good one. Get the print edition of Sports Illustrated delivered to your door. Click to subscribe! 📺 What we’re watching this weekend ... NBA: Friday, June 5 Knicks @ Spurs—8:30 p.m. ET; ABC Game 1 was so, so good. We have a feeling Game 2 will be even better, somehow.  WNBA:  Saturday, June 6 Fever @ Liberty—8 p.m. ET; CBS If for nothing else, watch it for Ellie. Also for Caitlin Clark and Breanna Stewart, we guess. French Open: Friday, June 5 No. 26 Jakub Menšík vs. No. 2 Alexander Zverev—8:30 a.m. ET; TNT, truTV Matteo Arnaldi vs. No. 10 Flavio Cobolli—1 p.m. ET; TNT, truTV The men’s singles final will take place on Sunday at 9 a.m ET. Saturday, June 6 Maja Chwalińska vs. No. 6 Mirra Andreeva—9 a.m. ET; TNT, truTV The women’s singles final for all the marbles. Don’t know who Poland’s Chwalińska is? Here’s a brief look at her Cinderella story at Roland-Garros. That’s a wrap for today. See ya Sunday! Join SI The Post-Up A weekly spotlight on the biggest stories and in-depth reporting of women’s basketball—from compelling athlete features to sharp commentary on the latest news and scores. 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