Knicks Morning News (2019.08.07)

  • [SNY Knicks] Julius Randle withdraws from USA Basketball’s FIBA World Cup training camp
    (Sunday, August 04, 2019 6:32:11 PM)

    Julius Randle has withdrawn from USA Basketball FIBA World Cup training camp due to a “family matter.”

  • [NYPost] Kenyon Martin: Knicks’ free-agency disasters start with James Dolan
    (Tuesday, August 06, 2019 12:21:26 PM)

    Kenyon Martin’s 15-year career included a brief, 54-game stint with the Knicks. It was enough to see why they have the NBA’s worst record this century. Following another disappointing offseason, in which two of the best free agents in years (Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving) chose to play in New York, but bypassed the city’s most…

  • [NYPost] DeAndre Jordan plans on adapting his game to fit with Nets
    (Sunday, August 04, 2019 2:18:07 PM)

    The NBA is like evolution. And Nets center DeAndre Jordan knows it’s adapt or die. Last season with the Knicks wasn’t Jordan’s best, in terms of either playing time or production, and scouts told The Post he’s not as mobile at 31 as he was at 21. But Jordan said he’s learned from last season,…

  • [NYPost] Knicks’ Julius Randle joins long list to withdraw from Team USA
    (Sunday, August 04, 2019 6:37:07 AM)

    While Team USA remains the favorite to win the FIBA World Cup, the odds of a Knick helping defend the back-to-back titles just got slimmer. Due to a family matter, Julius Randle withdrew from the team’s training camp roster a day before practices began Sunday in Las Vegas, USA Basketball announced. The Knicks’ top free-agent…

  • [NYPost] Forgotten Yankees: Honoring the one team that nearly had it all
    (Saturday, August 03, 2019 1:03:13 PM)

    They will never have an Old-Timer’s Day set aside for them. There are times it seems the season they had and all the games they won didn’t happen in real life, but in a movie, some direct-to-video sequel of “Major League.” But for those who remember the 1994 Yankees, Saturday was a seminal anniversary. Because…