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J.R. Smith wins Sixth Man of the Year award

April 22nd, 2013 by Tyler R. Tynes

According to the New York Times, J.R Smith will be announced as the 2013 Sixth Man of the Year. The NBA will make the announcement at 2:30 EST from Madison Square Garden’s training center. JR Smith will be announced as Sixth Man of the Year this afternoon. — Howard Beck (@HowardBeckNYT) April 22, 2013 Smith [...]

Knicks sign Quentin Richardson

April 16th, 2013 by Tyler R. Tynes

General Manager Glen Grunwald announced Tuesday morning that the Knicks will sign free agent veteran swingman Quentin Richardson. Richardson’s roster spot was made available after the team signed and then promptly waived forward-center Solomon Jones after playing in just two regular season contests. Richardson previously played with the Knicks from 2005 until 2009, averaging 9.7 [...]

NBA Tells Shumpert to Take Adidas Logo out of His Flat Top

April 8th, 2013 by Tyler R. Tynes

Apparently in the NBA, haircuts are taken more seriously than on-court activity. As you may have heard, Iman Shumpert was informed by the NBA that he had to remove the Adidas logo that he had shaved in the back of his flat top. According to Ben Goliver of Sports Illustrated: Sporting a corporate logo during [...]

And you thought J.R. Smith wouldn’t say (tweet) anything?

March 11th, 2013 by Tyler R. Tynes

Following the extravagant flush dished out by DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers on Brandon Knight of the Detroit Pistons, Twitter began to erupt (as it usually does) with mocking, ebullient glee, as has become the norm after a particularly YouTube-able basketball event. Truthfully, Knight (6-foot-2) had no chance of impeding the path of [...]

Ronnie Brewer Traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder

February 21st, 2013 by Tyler R. Tynes

Ronnie Brewer has been traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a future second round pick, according to various reports. The trade opens up a roster space for the Knicks, who many expect to pursue a free agent in the coming days and weeks. As numerous trade options spiraled about the Knicks camp — most [...]

Carmelo Anthony Could Miss the All-Star Game

February 14th, 2013 by Tyler R. Tynes

Carmelo Anthony is a warrior and one of the kings of the basketball jungle. In his finest moments otherworldly  play , you cannot help but recall the phrase,  ” A man among boys.” Halfway through arguably his best season to date, Anthony has more than proven he should be in the MVP discussion. That said, [...]

Should The New York Knicks Pick Up Lou Amundson?

February 8th, 2013 by Tyler R. Tynes

After a rough January for the Knicks, they’re back to playing stellar basketball going 8-3 in their last 11 contests, but there still is work to be done. With all the major pieces in the rotation (Carmelo, Amar’e, Chandler, etc.), the Knicks need to look to add a final piece to their supporting cast of [...]