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SI:AM | My Night at the Epicenter of Knicks Fever


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Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. Don’t tell my boss, but I’m going to go take a nap. I had a very late night last night soaking up the NBA Finals atmosphere in New York.
In today’s SI:AM:
🤠 Wemby powers Spurs to big win
🏟️ How an NFL stadium preps for the World Cup
⚾ The slugger who could shine in Judge’s absence
I’m tired, but it was worth it

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I don’t get many chances to just be a sports fan. Writing a sports newsletter five days a week means that if I’m watching a game, more often than not I’m also thinking about how I might write about it the next day. I watched Game 1 of the NBA Finals on my couch, occasionally jotting down notes on my phone. But for Game 3, I wanted to be a fan.
I’d say that I’m a lapsed Knicks fan. I’ve lived my entire life in the New York area and grew up rooting for the Yankees, Giants, Knicks and Rangers (in that order). I remember sitting in the last row of Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks play Yao Ming’s Rockets on Super Bowl Sunday as a 13-year-old in 2006, probably wearing the Allan Houston jersey I owned at the time. I spent two years living with two massive Knicks fans from Brooklyn when I went to college in the Bronx, and we’d watch the Carmelo Anthony-era Knicks most nights. But being a national sportswriter means I have to pay attention to teams outside of New York, and so following the Knicks became less of a priority.
But with the Knicks in the NBA Finals for the first time since I became a basketball fan, I knew I had to experience a game the way millions of people in the New York metro area have—not making notes about the box score in my living room, but living and dying with every shot.
I decided to meet up with a couple of friends (including one of those aforementioned former roommates) at a bar in Midtown. I live about an hour outside the city, so I knew that going into Manhattan would make writing this newsletter the following morning a struggle—I got home at 1:30 a.m. and started writing at 6:30—but I wouldn’t have done anything differently.CONTINUE DAN’S COLUMN ON SI


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- Facing a major deficit and a roaring Madison Square Garden crowd, Victor Wembanyama delivered 32 points and a dominant two-way performance to pull the Spurs back into the series. Chris Mannix details how Wemby refused to let the Spurs fold.
- Before the game, Liam McKeone talked to Knicks fans, who had no regrets about shelling out for lofty ticket prices. McKeone reports that the Spurs turned around and used that hostile MSG environment to help fuel them and capture Game 3.
- Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium is now ready to host the World Cup after extensive preparations, ranging from installing a new grass pitch to covering up roughly 1,500 corporate logos. I got an inside look at it all for the latest Stadium Wonders episode. (I also got to go up on the stadium’s cutting-edge, eight-petal retractable roof.)
- Gilberto Manzano kicks off our Super Bowl LXI road map series with Jacksonville, a team on the rise with a young general manager and head coach, and talent on both sides of the ball.
- Which Super Bowl-winning quarterback has the better case for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Russell Wilson or Eli Manning? Matt Verderame polls eight voters and renders an early verdict.
- Today marks the seventh anniversary of the major league debut of Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez. With Aaron Judge out at least two months, Tom Verducci thinks it’s a good time to give the underrated Alvarez his proper due.
- Don’t dismiss the recent observations from a .169-hitting Manny Machado as just an anti-analytics rant, Verducci says. Older hitters are finding it more difficult to get a hit than ever before.
- As the NBA Draft draws closer, Kevin Sweeney provides player comparisons for each potential lottery pick.

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👀 The top five …
… things I saw last night:
5. I didn’t get a picture, but I saw a guy wearing an Allonzo Trier Knicks jersey. Don’t worry if you don’t know who that is. He was an undrafted free agent whose NBA career lasted 88 games across two seasons.
4. Stephon Castle’s unguardable alley-oop to Victor Wembanyama.
3. Angels first baseman Trey Mancini’s RBI single in his first MLB plate appearance since July 2023. The former Orioles, Astros and Cubs player went 3-for-4 in his first game since being called up from Triple A.
2. The totally bonkers Brewers-A’s game. Milwaukee won 15–14 in 12 innings after both teams scored four runs in the 10th.
1. Jalen Brunson’s circus shot in the third quarter.
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Jesus Christ, my God, I adore You and thank You for all the graces You have given me this day. I offer You my sleep and all the moments of this night. I place myself and all my loved ones, wherever they may be, in Your sacred side and under the mantle of Our Blessed Mother. Let Your holy angels stand watch and keep us in peace. Amen.

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“I embrace the Cross of my Jesus. I will carry it like Him in pain and ignominy. I wait at His hands, triumph and glory in the hereafter.” -Blessed Anna Maria Taigi

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There are certain sins we seldom or never mention in our Confessions, either because our conscience is too easy or elastic or perhaps because we do not really desire to amend. Pride is one of these sins. There are but few who accuse themselves of it, but those who really wish to amend their lives should make it a special subject of their examine and Confession, in order to learn to hate it and repent of it and to make firm resolutions of amendment in the future.
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The daily examination of conscience is an ancient Catholic practice. It’s very simple, and it’s designed to help us identify our sins and weaknesses so that we can improve and grow stronger in the spiritual life, while providing an excellent ongoing preparation for regular Confession. It consists of taking a few minutes at the end of the day to prayerfully review our actions in the light of God’s commandments, followed by the Act of Contrition.
Reflect on the victories and losses
Actively reflecting on the high and low points of the day can help you live more intentionally and bring a renewed sense of resolve into the following day.
- Review your actions, words, and thoughts today. Did you actively guard yourself against temptation? Where did sin creep in?
- In what moments did you practice virtue and moral courage?
- Were you attuned to the Holy Spirit’s promptings today? Where did you feel His inspiration?
- Ask Him for the graces necessary to follow His Will more purposefully tomorrow.
Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.
Practice gratitude
It is God’s love that has brought you into existence and to this exact moment. Practice looking for His hand in your day.
- Where did you feel His loving gaze upon you today?
- What people or moments helped you see God in your life?
- Thank God for all these moments!
- Ask Him to help you recognize His blessings and providence tomorrow.
Renew your commitment to Christ
Remember: our Faith is founded upon a Person—Christ! Renew your personal love and devotion to Him.
- Thank God for the gift of His Son Jesus and our call to be His disciples.
- Tell the Lord of your desire to know Christ more personally.
- If possible, set an intention for your day tomorrow. Ask Our Lord to guide you in this act.
- Pray a Hail Mary, Our Father, or another beloved prayer.
Rest with God
The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. — Psalm 50:1

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Leviticus 23:15-16 – Counting to Pentecost: Understanding God’s Purpose in Measuring Our Conversion Time
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Leviticus 23:15-16
(15) And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: (16) Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
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Pentecost is unique among the holy days because it is the only annual feast determined by counting. All the other festivals God commands us to keep on certain dates on the Hebrew calendar, but we must count for Pentecost. Whether we count fifty days or seven weeks or seven Sabbaths from the day of the wavesheaf offering, we must still go through the exercise of measuring the time to keep the feast properly. Why?
God does nothing without a purpose, and His purposes always include giving His people additional instruction for their ultimately eternal benefit. Counting to Pentecost is no exception. Even a cursory examination will expose several fascinating avenues of study.
First, God commands us to count. Counting is a means of calculating sequential items, events, and measurements. The Bible equates counting to numbering and measuring, and it becomes a metaphor for judging and evaluating. When we understand what the period from the wavesheaf offering to Pentecost represents, the extended meanings come into play.
Passover symbolizes our redemption from this world and the forgiveness of our sins. Unleavened Bread typifies our lifelong task of coming out of sin and putting on the new man in sincerity and truth. We begin to count on wavesheaf day, which occurs during this period, and the fifty days extend to Pentecost, a festival that prefigures the harvest of God’s firstfruits. The fifty days, then, represent the period of a Christian’s conversion, the time between his calling and his resurrection to eternal life.
Thus, God wants us to count, number, or measure the time of our conversion. This should bring several well-known verses to mind. For instance, Paul considers us wise if we are “redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:16). He cautions the Romans, “And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed” (Romans 13:11). In both instances, he is advising Christians to measure and make use of our time carefully.
A few Old Testament verses may be even more on point. David writes in Psalm 39:4, “LORD, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am.” If we understand just how short our time is, we also realize how weak and insignificant we are next to God and eternity. It forces us to rely upon Him and strive to improve. This is the kind of attitude that God desires in us and will enhance our growth in character.
Moses, too, makes use of this imagery in Psalm 90:12: “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Properly evaluating our lifetimes builds wisdom in us, and wisdom—the godly use of knowledge and understanding—will make our behavior pleasing to God. Wisdom will help us to prioritize our time properly so we can devote ourselves to what is truly important.
Second, God has us count fifty days. What is significant about the number fifty? Fifty is the round number of years human beings live in a normal adult life (compare Numbers 1:3; Psalm 90:10). Fifty years, then, represents the period during which we live, grow, overcome, bear fruit, and prove our devotion to God through trials, tests, blessings, curses, and life’s other varied experiences. Fifty years corresponds to the span of our conversion.
Biblically, the number fifty has its closest association with two things: the Tabernacle/Temple (in some of its measurements) and the Jubilee. The apostles describe God’s church as a temple, and Christians are individual “living stones” within it (I Corinthians 3:9, 16-17; Ephesians 2:19-22; I Peter 2:5). The fifty days thus symbolize the time it takes to complete the work of building a habitation for God.
Every fiftieth year in ancient Israel, the Jubilee was decreed on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 25:8-9), which, among other things, represents unity, being at one, with God. The Jubilee was a year of liberty, when all debts were cancelled and inheritances reverted to their original families (verse 10), foreshadowing “the restoration of all things” (Acts 3:21). It was also a year of rest (Leviticus 25:11), when no crops were sown or reaped, a foretaste of God’s rest (Hebrews 4:4-10). Under this type, the fiftieth day of the count, Pentecost, represents the harvest of Christians into God’s Kingdom by the resurrection.
Overall, then, we count to Pentecost for two major reasons:
1. God commands it, and
2. It teaches us to realize and use carefully the ever-shrinking time we have to come “to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13).
In His wisdom, God has us annually take stock of our procession through time so that we will devote ourselves to making the most of it. In doing so, we can gauge our progress toward God’s Kingdom.
— John W. Ritenbaugh
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