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Fifty-three years. That's how long New York waited, and Jalen Brunson made them wait no longer. The Knicks took down the San Antonio Spurs in five games, winning the NBA Championship and ending the longest title drought in franchise history. Brunson, who famously restructured his own contract to help build this roster, was named Finals MVP — a bet on himself that paid off in the most spectacular fashion imaginable.
On the other side of that trophy presentation, Victor Wembanyama is sitting with a loss that stings in ways a box score can't fully capture. The Spurs phenom joins a painful fraternity — LeBron, Magic, Dirk — players who fell short early before ultimately defining their legacies. How Wemby responds to this moment will say everything about what kind of career lies ahead of him.
Shifting to the pitch, Scotland opened their World Cup campaign with a one-nothing victory over Haiti, and it was captain John McGinn delivering the decisive moment. His goal, which he cheerfully called scuffed, came just past the midpoint of the first half and sent Scotland to the top of Group C. McGinn says he's beaming with pride, and frankly, so is an entire nation.
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