Overview
- The New York Knicks reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games, clinching the series with a 130-93 Game 4 finish on Monday, May 25.
- The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference Finals and can clinch the West with a win in Game 6 in San Antonio.
- Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was held to 20 points in Game 5, declined to meet reporters after the loss, and the NBA issued an official warning for violating media access rules without imposing a fine at this time.
- San Antonio faces elimination in Game 6 at Frost Bank Center and must win to force a deciding Game 7, while the Finals are scheduled to begin June 3 at Madison Square Garden.
- Off the court, President Donald Trump said he expects to attend at least one Finals game at MSG and separate media outlets have floated an unconfirmed Kyrie Irving trade proposal involving the Pistons and Mavericks.