Knicks Morning News (2019.02.23)

  • [Sports Illustrated] Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns Out vs. Knicks After Car Crash
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 7:02:29 PM)

    Towns entered concussion protocol following the crash.

  • [FOXsports] Wolves overcome Towns’ first absence, beat Knicks 115-104
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 10:09:25 PM)

    Wolves overcome Towns’ first absence, beat Knicks 115-104

  • [TheRinger] Wolves overcome Towns’ first absence, beat Knicks 115-104
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 10:09:25 PM)

    Wolves overcome Towns’ first absence, beat Knicks 115-104

  • [YahooSports] GAME RECAP: Timberwolves 115, Knicks 104
    (Saturday, February 23, 2019 5:00:22 AM)

    Derrick Rose scores 20 points, Taj Gibson adds 19 points and 10 boards as Minnesota beats New York.

  • [Newsday] GAME RECAP: Timberwolves 115, Knicks 104
    (Saturday, February 23, 2019 5:00:22 AM)

    Derrick Rose scores 20 points, Taj Gibson adds 19 points and 10 boards as Minnesota beats New York.

  • [NYDN] Derrick Rose is back, but the Knicks are right where he left them
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 8:25:00 PM)

    A little under two years ago, Derrick Rose’s Knicks career finished in disappointment – with another knee injury, with another knee surgery.

    After Phil Jackson was fired, new team president Steve Mills had very little desire to re-sign Rose in free agency. That was it for the youngest MVP in NBA…

  • [NYPost] Derrick Rose shows Knicks fans he’s playing at a high level again
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 10:30:21 PM)

    The uniforms were the same and the court was the same, but nothing about the Knicks at the Garden was how Derrick Rose remembered them. Gone was Carmelo Anthony. Gone was Kristaps Porzingis. Gone was Phil Jackson. A lot can change in two years. “I think everybody was kind of surprised and devastated [about those…

  • [NYPost] Emmanuel Mudiay shows he still can be part of the Knicks’ plan
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 8:33:41 PM)

    Emmanuel Mudiay is still part of the plan. Returning for his first game since suffering a shoulder injury on Jan. 23, Mudiay came off the Knicks’ bench to score 15 points (6-of-16 shooting) in 26 minutes Friday night, adding six rebounds and three steals, in a 115-104 loss to the Timberwolves. Mudiay, who had started…

  • [NYPost] Knicks pushed to brink of all-time futility in loss to Timberwolves
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 5:38:29 PM)

    We now return to your regularly scheduled result. Looking to earn consecutive wins for just the second time all season, the Knicks came back from the All-Star break still looking like the embarrassment of the Eastern Conference, as they continued their battle against the worst teams of all-time and dropped their 18th straight home game…

  • [NYTimes] On College Basketball: Zion Williamson Will Be Fine, but His Teammates Might Not Be
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 11:04:54 PM)

    His knee will recover, and the N.B.A. will be getting rid of its “one-and-done” rule, but student-athletes will still come up short.

  • [NYTimes] On Pro Basketball: LeBron James ‘Activated’ in Lakers’ Comeback Win Over Rockets
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 3:30:24 PM)

    James says he is now in playoff mode, and it showed in 111-106 victory meant to erase doubts the Lakers are competitive for playoff spot.

  • [NYTimes] Zion Williamson’s Shoe Splits Open During Game
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 2:06:38 PM)

    Williamson, one of college basketball’s biggest stars, injured his knee after one of his Nike shoes broke less than a minute into Duke’s game against North Carolina.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks takeaways in Friday’s 115-104 loss to Timberwolves
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 10:05:07 PM)

    The Knicks had a strong start in their first game back from the All-Star break, but the Timberwolves gave them a 115-104 loss at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks return from All-Star break to host Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m.
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 6:30:23 PM)

    The Knicks will try to snap their 17-game home losing streak Friday night at MSG when they return from the All-Star break to face the Timberwolves.

  • [SNY Knicks] Zion Williamson reportedly will miss first NCAA game vs. Syracuse
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 12:15:47 PM)

    Projected No. 1 NBA draft pick and Duke freshman phenom Zion Williamson will reportedly miss his first college game.

  • [SNY Knicks] Ranking the 10 best New York sports movies of all time
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 12:00:51 PM)

    Some of the best movies ever — including some of the best sports movies ever — have been filmed in and/or take place in New York. Here are the 10 best.

  • [SNY Knicks] Enes Kanter trolls Knicks after debut with Trail Blazers
    (Friday, February 22, 2019 10:07:25 AM)

    Enes Kanter, one of the NBA’s biggest trolls, took a jab at his former team after he won his Trail Blazers debut Thursday night.