Knicks Morning News (2019.02.20)

[NYDN] Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s All-Star game conversation is giving Knicks fans false hope (Monday, February 18, 2019 5:40:00 PM) It would take a professional lip-reader to truly find out, but Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were definitely cooking up some kind of scheme at the All-Star game Sunday night. Whether they were actually talking about the Knicks is up for fans to believe…or pray for. A video surfaced on Monday… [NYDN] MSG slams rumors of James Dolan ‘courting offers’ to sell Knicks (Monday, February 18, 2019 11:10:00 AM) Rumors that the unapologetic James Dolan is selling the Knicks …continue reading

[NYPost] Phone call, testy answer: LeBron-Kyrie Lakers team-up signs are there (Sunday, February 17, 2019 11:55:52 AM) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If the Lakers fail to land LeBron James’ preferred choice of hybrid big man Anthony Davis via a summer trade, could the Lake Show make a play at free-agent-to-be Kyrie Irving if he’s leaving Boston? Irving, a West Orange, N.J., product, mostly has been linked to the Knicks if he bolts, but… [NYPost] What if D’Angelo Russell had fallen to the Knicks? (Sunday, February 17, 2019 9:16:58 AM) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s crazy how the paths have turned out with …continue reading

[NYDN] Watch Knicks stud Dennis Smith Jr. dunk over J. Cole (Saturday, February 16, 2019 7:55:00 PM) J. Cole is no stranger to putting on shows — none, though, quite like this. The famed rapper, clad in a tie-dye hoodie, looked terrified as newly-acquired Knick Dennis Smith Jr. came barreling down on him during Saturday’s NBA All-Star Dunk contest. Smith Jr., donning J. Cole’s high school basketball… [NYDN] Adam Silver is sick of teams tanking, like the Knicks (Saturday, February 16, 2019 5:35:00 PM) CHARLOTTE – The tanking strategy, such as the Knicks have plainly instituted, is “corrosive” and detrimental …continue reading

I figured we should have a thread to celebrate Dennis Smith Jr. in the dunk contest this year (they’re still in the three-point contest). Let’s go, DSJ!

[NYDN] Rick Barry thinks Kevin Durant would be nuts to leave Warriors for Knicks (Friday, February 15, 2019 4:40:00 PM) CHARLOTTE – Rick Barry, the NBA Hall of Famer who is never shy about expressing his opinion, made it clear where he stands on the most important decision of the NBA summer: In short, Barry believes Kevin Durant would be a lunatic to leave the Warriors for New York. “He has a chance to be part of… [NYPost] Knicks likely will be trying to land two of these six Special K’s (Friday, February 15, 2019 10:48:24 PM) With cap space …continue reading