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The New York Knicks are hosting the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. San Antonio leads in the fourth quarter. Follow along for coverage from our NBA experts at The Athletic.
Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns continues to perform well against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in the NBA Finals.
Shortly after Tim Connelly took over as Timberwolves president of basketball operations in May 2022, he made two major moves. He gave Karl-Anthony Towns, who was coming off an All-NBA season, a maximum four-year contract extension that paid him $49 million in the first year of the deal (which was last season) and can pay him $61 million in the final year in 2027-28.