(Sunday, December 18, 2016 4:57:09 PM)
Ron Baker has a good idea why he’s a Knick and Chasson Randle is in the D-League, lighting it up with Westchester. Coach Jeff Hornacek sees himself in Baker, the undrafted 23-year-old rookie from tiny Scott City, Kansas. As Derrick Rose wallows in back misery, Baker has stepped into the limelight as the Knicks’ backup…
(Sunday, December 18, 2016 8:40:29 AM)
Joakim Noah hit the weight room at the Pepsi Center late Saturday night after playing just 11 minutes in a dispiriting 127-114 loss to the Nuggets that ended their West Coast trip on a downer. He needed to get in a workout somehow. It was a sign of his troubled season – with Knicks coach…
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(Monday, December 19, 2016 2:20:11 AM)
The concern over playing consecutive matches is a source of amusement for an older generation, who played when easing the schedule was hardly a priority.
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(Sunday, December 18, 2016 2:24:38 PM)
Joakim Noah only played 11 minutes and scored two points in the Knicks’ 127-114 loss, with coach Jeff Hornacek telling reporters afterward that keeping the big-money center in the starting lineup is “something we have to keep our eye on.”
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(Sunday, December 18, 2016 10:11:52 AM)
Knicks guard Derrick Rose missed Saturday’s game in Denver with a lingering back issue, leaving the Knicks thinner at the point.
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(Sunday, December 18, 2016 6:38:47 AM)
Joakim Noah was so untaxed after Saturday’s game that he went to the gym immediately after for a quick workout in the arena.
(Monday, December 19, 2016 6:00:39 AM)
What to watch for during Knicks’ 3-game homestand