When the Milwaukee Bucks won the second-annual Emirates NBA Cup last December, they took a more even keeled approach in celebrating the in-season tournament vic

For a while, it genuinely felt like the New York Knicks and Giannis Antetokounmpo were on a collision course. The Knicks stacked assets, entered contender status, and quietly positioned themselves as the big-market, big-stage option if things ever soured in Milwaukee.