Knicks Morning News (2016.10.20)

Thursday’s Knicks News: Courtney Lee pacing himself for long regular season

Jury finds Knicks’ Rose not liable in civil lawsuit

Hornacek: Rose can now focus on basketball

Noah ripped the motive of the woman who accused Derrick Rose of rape.

Two-way star Kristaps Porzingis continued his impressive preseason.

Rose and his co-defendants Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen vehemently denied the woman’s claims.

Derrick Rose now has to answer to the demands of running a basketball team.

Jurors wasted no time getting chummy with Derrick Rose after they cleared him and two of his friends Wednesday afternoon.

J.R. Smith took to Twitter to defend himself against a suggestion that he ever was racist toward former Knicks teammate Jeremy Lin.

Carmelo Anthony wants the police to be better. But he understands why they fall short.

BOSTON — Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose’s buddy and former Bulls teammate, went on the offensive after Rose was cleared in his rape civil trial, saying the accuser was a gold digger. “It’s a blessing to have him come back — it’s great the truth came out,’’ Noah said after the Knicks’ 121-96 preseason victory over…

BOSTON – Let the Kristaps Porzingis hype continue. Two days after Carmelo Anthony said the expectations for Porzingis are too high, the 7-foot-3 Latvian dominated, scoring 16 of his 20 points in the first half as the Knicks battered the depleted Celtics 121-96 in a preseason game at TD Garden on Wednesday. Porzingis was a…

This always had the feel of an icy, bottom-line business decision anyway. The Knicks have been in the market for a legit point guard for years, for decades, and Derrick Rose was available. Rose was looking for a place to start over, the clock already ticking for him to prove he’s still worthy of a…

J.R. Smith wasn’t about to let this egregious rumor spread. An hour after Jeremy Lin appeared on CBS Radio’s “Boomer & Carton” show and addressed a rumor about Smith not “accepting him as a ballplayer” because of his race, the recently signed Cavaliers guard took to Twitter to dispel any allegations he discriminated against his former Knicks…

LOS ANGELES — Jurors took less than four hours to clear New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose and two pals of gang rape claims in a civil lawsuit brought by a former girlfriend of the NBA star. After nearly three weeks of often graphic testimony, the six women and two men rejected the 30-year-old accuser’s…

BOSTON — Mindaugas Kuzminskas isn’t at the point of lying about his age, but he’s close. The Knicks’ happy-go-lucky Lithuanian small forward, nicknamed “Cheese’’ because of an ever-present smile, turned 27 Wednesday. A rookie at 27. “Right now I feel like a woman about my age,’’ Kuzminskas told The Post before scoring eight points in…

BOSTON – Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said Derrick Rose is “itching to play basketball,” but the point guard’s first game won’t be until the season opener Tuesday in Cleveland. Rose was cleared Wednesday by a jury of all claims in the civil sexual assault lawsuit brought against him by a former girlfriend in Los Angeles. Rose…

Call this year’s Knicks an “experiment.” That’s what TNT analyst Kenny Smith is saying about these new-look Knicks. An experiment indeed, masterminded by team president Phil Jackson, with success based on a lot of ifs: If newly acquired All-Stars Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah can stay healthy, if sophomore power forward Kristaps Porzingis can take the…

Jurors cleared NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends Wednesday in a lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol.

Courtney Lee is pacing himself for a long NBA regular season, so he’s not stressing over what had been a very quiet preseason.

J.R. Smith vehemently denied the implication that he was racist toward Jeremy Lin during their tenure on the Knicks, responding to a question posed to Lin on WFAN’s “Boomer & Carton Show” on Wednesday morning.

A jury on Wednesday found in favor of the Knicks guard and two of his friends in a federal civil suit filed by a woman who had accused them of rape.

Jonas Wood, whose show of portraits at the Anton Kern Gallery in Chelsea runs through Oct. 29, finds inspiration in the unlikeliest corners of the sports world.

Parker, left off the roster for the Rio Olympics and absent from the all-W.N.B.A. teams, has kept the focus instilled by Summitt, her college coach.

The former Knick collects art, advises pro basketball players and was tapped by Sotheby’s to be a liaison to high net-worth athletes.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points as the Knicks beat the Celtics, 122-96, Wednesday night in Boston.

Knicks F Carmelo Anthony will not play Wednesday night against the Celtics in order for him to rest.

Jurors have cleared NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends in a lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol.

The Knicks have exercised the 2017-18 team option on Kristaps Porzingis’ rookie contract, reports Ian Begley of ESPN New York.

Knicks guard Derrick Rose will not play in the team’s final two preseason games, head coach Jeff Hornacek told reporters Wednesday.

Consent, and whether or not it was given, seems to be the major key to the Derrick Rose case.

Through an early 2-2 start to the preseason, there has been plenty to be excited about for the Knicks. Carmelo Anthony looks to be in decent enough shape, Kristaps Porzingis appears to be steadily maturing from his rookie year, Brandon Jennings is building chemistry with his teammates, and there are spirited position battles as guys fight for spots and minutes in the rotation.