The 2026 NBA Finals pit New York against Texas.
Two of America’s largest and boldest states will compete in the 2026 NBA Finals, which begin on Wednesday night. The San Antonio Spurs, who defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, will face Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks, who swept the Cavs 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Before Game 1 on Wednesday night, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a mocking message to New York and its governor, Kathy Hochul, by posting an AI-generated image to his social media accounts.
Abbott took to his account on X.
The Spurs are about to dunk on the Knicks, just like Texas has been dunking on New York. Let’s go Spurs. “Go, alien! ” he wrote.
Hochul makes a humiliating error before the NBA Finals.
Before the NBA Finals, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tried to tease President Donald Trump by asking him to name the starting lineup from the Knicks’ last championship.
Hochul told reporters, ‘I’d ask him to name the starting lineup of the 1993 championship club and see how he does. ‘
However, the Knicks failed to win the title in 1993. Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls did. Instead, the Knicks most recently won it all in 1973.
Perhaps all politicians should avoid talking trash about sports, at least for the time being.
Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals is set for Wednesday night. The Spurs will host the Knicks for the first two games of the series in San Antonio.
