“I got a color TV so I can see the Knicks play basketball,” Sugarhill Gang’s Big Bank Hank famously flexed back in 1979. Almost a half-century later, and just about everyone owns a flatscreen (if not a full fleet of devices to stream from). Better still, we can tune in to more than just the New York Knicks, though Sunday’s stunner in Detroit was very much worth watching.
This week’s national TV slate is absolutely loaded, from nightly NBA and NHL postseason looks to main-stage racing events (F1’s Miami Grand Prix and the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby). We also get two banger matchups in the Champions League semifinals, a primetime look at the Los Angeles Dodgers superteam and the unofficial WNBA debut of Paige Bueckers. Let us know what we’re sleeping on for the week ahead, and of course, make sure to “up jump the boogie.”
All week
NBA Playoffs
The NBA put on a show Saturday and Sunday. All this went down across one weekend:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander called game and series with his icy dagger — Thunder 117, Grizzlies 115
- Karl-Anthony Towns ate in the clutch, then refs swallowed the whistle — Knicks 94, Pistons 93
- Anthony Edwards left a defining postseason imprint in his 43-point effort, outdoing Luka and LeBron at the edge of the mountaintop — Wolves…
