Basketball

The Knicks had a remarkable season, making it deeper into the NBA playoffs than they’d been since Bill Clinton was still in office. But what do they do now, when they’re good but not great, fun but also maddening, and cool but not that cool?

In her triumphant return to the state that raised her, Bueckers strutted through the pregame tunnel in bespoke threads by Harlem icon Dapper Dan.

New York is going to be on fire whether the Knicks sweep the Pacers and advance to the NBA Finals, or if they lose in riotous fashion. For the fans who will be glued to every dribble, here are some helpful tips.

“Moving to Seattle put a battery in my back,” Ogwumike tells GQ. The future hall of famer reflects on her second life with the Storm after 12 years in Los Angeles, the league’s fashion evolution, and why retirement hasn’t yet crossed her mind.

Days after supporting his Knicks in Detroit, the Manhattan native popped up at a Lakers playoff game with his girlfriend (and lifelong Angeleno) Kylie Jenner. Two GQ writers debate the spiritual and sartorial ethics of rooting for two different teams.

Star player Cade Cunningham, head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, and Big Sean tell GQ how the Pistons made basketball history and revitalized their city’s love of hoops.

The Miami Heat big man left late-night cookies behind and got hip to hyperbaric chambers, a personal chef, and eight hours of quality sleep per night.

Fellas, please: Ditch the sterile half-zips and bring back the sharp suits.

The greatest shooter of all time doesn’t just roll out of bed and get buckets. Things like compression sleeves, naps, and spinach have allowed him to keep thriving 16 years into his NBA career.

“I was surprised that North Carolina made the field,” the longtime college hoops analyst (and former Duke Blue Devil) tells GQ. “But it certainly didn’t warrant a governor of a state threatening legal action against the committee.”

First, fans started calling Jayson Tatum “The Anomaly.” Then they spiraled into even more surreal waters: Cade Cunningham is “The Paradox”; Santi Aldama is “The Trolley Problem.” It’s all patently absurd—and kind of awesome.

With elite skills, massive NIL deals, and an army of TikTok stans, UConn’s Paige Bueckers embodies the excitement — and the unprecedented power — of the new era of women’s basketball.

Turns out, swag is hereditary.

Usher in the Year of the Snake by embracing your inner Mamba.

“I’m definitely still not over it,” says the Olympic gold medalist and Minnesota Lynx star, whose new three-on-three league, Unrivaled, begins play on January 17.