NBA schedules Knicks-Spurs Finals June 3

The NBA set the 2026 Finals matchup between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs for Wednesday, June 3, with Game 1 scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Eastern on ABC. San Antonio will host the opener at Frost Bank Center, according to the league’s Finals schedule and Game 1 listing. The series gives the Spurs home court to start and sends the matchup to New York for Game 3 on June 8. NBA.com said San Antonio will host an NBA Finals game for the first time since 2014. ### Why is San Antonio opening at home? The NBA’s official schedule lists Game 1 as New York at San Antonio, with the Spurs also at home for Game 2 on Friday, June 5. The league’s game page identifies Frost Bank Center in San Antonio as the site for the opener and keeps every game in the series at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. (nba.com) NBA.com’s playoff coverage said the Spurs returned to the Finals after eliminating Oklahoma City in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. The Knicks clinched the Eastern Conference title earlier, setting up a Finals matchup the league had already slotted to begin on June 3. ### How unusual is this Finals matchup? (nba.com) NBA.com said San Antonio is back in the Finals for the first time since 2014. The same league coverage said New York is in its first Finals in 27 years, with the Spurs and Knicks meeting again on the championship stage after their 1999 series. The league’s playoff page said New York is seeking its first championship in 53 years, while San Antonio is chasing a sixth title. (nba.com) Those details frame a series between one franchise returning after a long absence and another trying to add to an established Finals history. ### What did the league say about the broadcast? (nba.com) ABC will exclusively televise the 2026 NBA Finals, the NBA said in a release published June 2. The network’s coverage of Game 1 begins June 3, and NBA.com said Mike Breen will call his 21st NBA Finals, joined by analysts Tim Legler and Richard Jefferson and reporter Lisa Salters. (api-hub.nba.com) The Spurs’ team schedule also lists ABC for Games 1 and 2 in San Antonio and for the later games in New York if the series continues. ESPN Radio and local radio outlets are also listed on the Game 1 page. ### What was the uniform note circulating before Game 1? An NBA social media post highlighted Spurs players discussing uniform details, including black socks, ahead of the opener. (nba.com) The post accompanied the league’s promotion of the Finals matchup and Game 1 timing. The NBA’s official web pages do not add further detail on uniform assignments in the schedule listings, but the social post tied that conversation to media-day coverage in San Antonio on June 2. (nba.com) ### What comes next in the series? Wednesday, June 3, is the date for Game 1 at 8:30 p.m. (nba.com) Eastern in San Antonio. Friday, June 5, is the date for Game 2 at the same arena and same tip time, before the series shifts to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 on Monday, June 8, according to the NBA schedule. (nba.com)