(Wednesday, August 31, 2016 9:58:06 PM)
After Kobe Bryant’s retirement and the worst season in team history, the Los Angeles Lakers’ quest to rebuild a championship franchise is finally beginning in earnest.
[SNY Knicks] Higher wins expectations a must for Knicks (Wednesday, August 31, 2016 8:31:26 AM)
Phil Jackson expected the New York Knicks to win 35 games last season. (They won 32.) This season, the goal must be greater.
(Wednesday, August 31, 2016 5:00:30 PM)
Star baller Joakim Noah — whose New York Knicks acquisition is part of Phil Jackson’s strategy to create a “self-actualizing,” championship-worthy basketball team — has bought a penthouse apartment in Chelsea for $5.8 million, Gimme Shelter has learned. The three-bedroom, 3½-bathroom bachelor pad is at 555 W. 23rd St. “He likes its proximity to practice, and…