Month: December 2016

Carmelo Anthony hasn’t thought about it, at least not yet. There’s been too much work to do.

Carmelo Anthony’s latest branding slogan is also a reflection of his matured state of mind.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The Knicks were down after a 17-win season and were left out of the Christmas Day lineup last season. But when the schedule came out for this season, Carmelo Anthony saw a Christmas gift: Knicks vs. Celtics at Madison Square Garden at noon on Sunday, Dec. 25.

Though Derrick Rose got blocked at the rim on a rare driving dunk attempt Thursday by Orlando center Bismack Biyombo — a play that scorched the internet — take it as a good sign. Rose is feeling his oats, back spasms in the rear-view mirror. The Knicks are 2-0 since Rose returned from back woes,…

Carmelo Anthony hardly can contain himself — akin to a kid envisioning his presents under a decorated tree. It’s not just the honor of kicking off the Christmas card at noon, but it also is playing the Knicks’ longtime rivals from Boston and attempting to avenge November’s disastrous night in Beantown. As a Brooklyn native,…

Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis said he’ll be ready to play in Sunday’s Christmas matchup with the Celtics.

Phil Jackson receives a ton of flak for the money he’s spent on Joakim Noah, but he gets literally zero credit for the lower-priced value he’s brought to New York, and Holiday may be the best of the bunch.

Derrick Rose scored 17 points and led six Knicks in double figures as New York defeated Orlando 106-95 Thursday in New York.

Carmelo Anthony’s former coach George Karl called him “a true conundrum” and ripped his defensive effort on the court in a new book called “Furious George.”

The Knicks (15-13) welcome the Orlando Magic (13-17) to Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

Anthony Donahue and Moke Hamilton react to the latest comments from former Nuggets head coach George Karl, who criticized Carmelo Anthony in his book.

The Knicks continue their homestand on Thursday as the Orlando Magic come to Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks can start to make the climb up, but that rests on the health of Rose, which was one of the big concerns coming into the season.

The Knicks had a relatively comfortable lead Thursday night when things became a little uncomfortable inside the Garden.

George Karl blasted Carmelo Anthony in his new book, ripping the Knicks star’s attitude, leadership ability and addiction to the spotlight.

Frank Vogel interviewed for the Knicks’ coaching vacancy over the summer, but he said they made a good choice in Jeff Hornacek.

The Knicks routed Orlando on Thursday, 106-95, but whether a Merry Kristaps will go on as planned Sunday no longer is a given. Knicks phenom Kristaps Porzingis limped off the court in the opening minute of the fourth quarter after banging knees with Orlando’s rugged center Nikola Vucevic and left the game for good with…

Amid a wave of anti-Carmelo Anthony fervor in the city during one of the frequent dismal stretches for the Knicks last season — which naturally was all Anthony’s fault — an opposing executive shook his head and laughed. “Let me ask you,” he said, “who leads the Knicks in scoring?” Anthony. “Who leads them in…

Carmelo Anthony said George Karl’s memoir rips are “irrelevant,” he’ll have his say in his own book and claimed he’s not even sure what his former coach means by “conundrum.” “I’m past being disappointed,” Anthony said after the Knicks’ 106-95 victory over Orlando at the Garden. “I hope he just finds happiness in what he’s…

Melo on Karl’s criticism: ‘It’s irrelevant to me’

Stephon Marbury says Knicks tenure was ‘toughest’ stretch in Undefeated interview

For the Knicks there is absolutely no worse visual than Kristaps Porzingis limping as he disappeared into the tunnel

Karl says in his upcoming book, ‘Furious George,’ that trading Anthony to the Knicks was like ‘popping a blister.’

Just wait until Phil Jackson writes his book about his time with Carmelo Anthony.

The Golden State Warriors coach draws from the assassination of his father to make sense of a complicated world.

Entering Thursday, the Warriors were leading the league in blocked shots and were third in field-goal percentage defense.

The Nets led by 16 points at halftime before a Golden State team without Draymond Green reasserted itself as one of the league’s best.

Anthony was criticized in excerpts from a book by George Karl, his former coach. He then went out against the Magic and had one of his worst games of the season.

Thursday’s Knicks News: Knicks developing their own Big 3

Former coach Karl lambasts Melo in new book

Derrick Rose: ‘We’re going to bring some Knicks fans back’

Report: Owners pass new labor deal; players up

This is the Knicks team Phil Jackson envisioned

The Knicks are undeniably bringing a more exciting brand of basketball to the Garden these days.

Derrick Rose is happy to be appreciated for who he is today — not who he was five years ago.

Derrick Rose feels appreciated by Knicks’ fans and believes some have and more will jump on this team’s bandwagon. Rose wants to make the playoffs for all of them.

Three teams are on a pace to break the record for 3-pointers attempted per game in a season, and one of them is the Nets.

The center, who signed a four-year, $72 million deal over the summer but is averaging only 4.7 points in 21.5 minutes a game, showed promising signs on Tuesday.

The Golden State Warriors coach draws from the assassination of his father to make sense of a complicated world.

A new labor deal in the NBA is on the verge of being finalized, after owners voted Wednesday to approve a proposed seven-year collective bargaining agreement that was tentatively agreed to last week.

Carmelo Anthony might have stolen the show with his explosive fourth quarter by dropping bombs from long range, but it was Rose who made the biggest splash against the Pacers.

The Westchester Knicks have traded forward Cleanthony Early in a deal for Courtney Fells.

The NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement will increase Kristaps Porzingis’ salary on the last two years of his rookie deal, along with potentially lining him up for a massive max contract in 2019.

The New York Knicks have recalled center Marshall Plumlee and forward Maurice Ndour from Westchester.

Former Nuggets coach George Karl took a series of personal shots at Carmelo Anthony in an upcoming memoir, claiming Anthony was “a conundrum,’’ a user, not a leader and unwilling to share “the spotlight’’ or play defense during their six years together. Karl also took aim in “Furious George’’ at former Nuggets, and ex-Knicks, J.R….

OK, they’re not Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish or LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh for that matter. But the potential and abilities of the Knicks’ Big 3 alignment of Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose and Kristaps Porzingis are taking shape, coming into focus. And with them, so are the Knicks. And with…

Lots of laughs at MSG last night, and this time they didn't weren't at the Knicks' expense.

The Knicks beat the Pacers on Tuesday at the Garden with their 3-point shooting – something that should be, but isn’t yet, part of their team identity. The Knicks shot 56.5 percent from 3-point land: 13-of-23. Carmelo Anthony shot 7-of-11. Kristaps Porzingis was 4-of-7. Neither of those two Knicks stars is the team’s best 3-point…

Tom Thibodeau never came close to becoming the Knicks coach, even as he was the highest-profile free-agent coach not coaching last year. He wound up in Minnesota, and it’s been fun seeing him and his ultra-Type-A personality adjust to the Timberwolves, composed of some of the league’s most talented (and headstrong) youngsters. Thibodeau never worked…

The Knicks closed out the Pacers with a strong fourth quarter in a 118-111 victory Tuesday night.

The Knicks (14-13) welcome the Indiana Pacers (15-14) to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.

Heading into Tuesday night’s game against Indiana at Madison Square Garden, Joakim Noah is still confident things will work out despite his underwhelming play that has faced serious criticism

The Knicks will go up against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The New York Knicks assigned center Marshall Plumlee and forward Maurice Ndour to Westchester.

Fans have been good to Carmelo Anthony. They have voted him in as an NBA All-Star starter eight straight years — in both the Western and the Eastern conferences. So it’s little wonder Anthony wasn’t thrilled to learn this week the fans will have less impact in this season’s All-Star voting, which starts on Christmas….

Here’s the thing about the Knicks, the very best thing, in fact, across these first 28 games of the year: Every so often, they give you 15 minutes of basketball that really can ignite the engine of your imagination. Every so often, for 10 minutes here, for 12 minutes there, the ball moves and the…

The Big Three was back together again and, as Carmelo Anthony said, showed how “dangerous” they can be when it matters — in the fourth quarter. The Knicks arose with a vengeance in the final 17 minutes Tuesday and got an active throwback performance from maligned center Joakim Noah as they rallied from a 15-point…

The NBA’s tentatively agreed upon collective bargaining agreement will make Knicks second-year phenom Kristaps Porzingis richer even before he becomes a free agent for the first time in the summer of 2019. When he does hit free agency, Porzingis will be aided even more by the riches of the new CBA. In fact, with an…

Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points as the Knicks shook off he effects of their recent West Coast trip and came from behind to defeat the Pacers.

Jeff Hornacek threw cold water on the idea that Kristaps Porzingis’ position of the future is center

For the Knicks, it’s good to be home and fully healthy.

At 15-13, the Knicks are in the mix with a handful of teams for the final six spots in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

The summer of 2020 is when all of New York’s current players come off the books, including Carmelo Anthony and Joakim Noah.

Kristaps Porzingis is due for a big raise.

The Knicks looked like a team that was a little jet-lagged and weary from a long trip for most of the night. But they found their legs right about the time Carmelo Anthony nearly broke Thaddeus Young’s ankles.

Jeff Hornacek wasn’t kidding when he said there would be no minutes restrictions on Derrick Rose Tuesday night.

What to watch for tonight during the Knicks’ game against Indiana

Although Rose, the 2001 N.B.A. most valuable player, may not be the force he once was, the Knicks’ statistics suffer when he is not on the floor.

With Jim Boeheim leaving at the end of this season, Mike Hopkins, the “head coach-designate,” is stepping into a larger role.

It’s the first meeting between the teams since Cleveland beat Golden State in Game 7 of the finals.

Every now and again, it’s useful to mosey over to YouTube and remind yourself of the player Joakim Noah was, and not all that long ago. In fact if you type in “Noah” and “highlights” and “2014,” the first thing that comes up is some video from a game played on Jan. 15 of that…

The Knicks hope a cure-all for much of what ails them lately returns to the lineup Tuesday in Derrick Rose. “That’s the plan,” Rose, who has missed two-plus games with back spasms, said Monday after going through a full practice at the Knicks’ Tarrytown facility. “He didn’t complain of any back spasms or anything like…

Relax. Think happy thoughts. Be part of the whole. Maybe a simple relaxation technique is what Kristaps Porzingis needs. The 7-foot-3 second-year Knicks forward has been slumping with his shot lately. Over 13 games — more than just a tiny sample — Porzingis has shot .401 (89-of-222). Very un-unicorn like. And some of it stems…

Knicks G Derrick Rose is expected to return Tuesday night against the Pacers, head coach Jeff Hornacek said Monday.

Derrick Rose declared himself healthy and ready for Tuesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Derrick Rose was one of the last players to leave the court after Monday’s practice as he tested his back to make sure he will be able to return to the Knicks’ lineup.

The NBA is adding players and media to the voting process in a change to the way starters for the All-Star Game are selected.

What to watch for tonight during the Knicks’ game against Indiana

Knicks guard Rose returns from back spasms

What to watch for during Knicks’ 3-game homestand

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…

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…

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.

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.”

Knicks guard Derrick Rose missed Saturday’s game in Denver with a lingering back issue, leaving the Knicks thinner at the point.

Joakim Noah was so untaxed after Saturday’s game that he went to the gym immediately after for a quick workout in the arena.

What to watch for during Knicks’ 3-game homestand

DENVER — Carmelo Anthony labeled Saturday night’s game a “must-win’’ as he looked for his first victory in the Mile High City since the 2011 trade that brought him to the Knicks. Apparently, only Anthony regarded the game with such importance as his blunt assessment fell on deaf ears. Despite Anthony’s spry offensive showing, in…

DENVER — If Derrick Rose continues to be in and out of the lineup with back issues, the Knicks’ point-guard depth will continue to grow into a major concern. Rose missed his fourth game in the past 10 days Saturday against the Nuggets because of a tight back. During that span, he played only one…

DENVER – The Hernangomez family, living in Madrid, plan an early wake up Sunday morning. They’ll need alarm clocks when the Knicks face the Nuggets at Pepsi Center to conclude their five-game West Coast trip at 9 p.m. — 3 a.m. in Spain — to see Willy and Juancho squaring off for the first time in the…

Anthony, who scored a game-high 29 points, has lost all five games he’s played in Denver since being traded from the Nuggets to the Knicks in 2011.

Must-win? You must be kidding.

Knicks center Willy Hernangomez and his brother, Nuggets forward Juancho Hernangomez, were set to play against each other for the first time in the NBA.

The Knicks got Carmelo Anthony back against the Nuggets on Saturday night after he missed a game with a sore right shoulder.

The NBA and the players’ union reached a tentative agreement on a new collective-bargaining agreement last week, which means Phil Jackson has a decision to make this summer.

Anthony returns in loss to Denver; Rose sits again

If this was really a ‘must-win’ game as Carmelo Anthony stated, the Knicks might as well just pack up the season.

Granted, this has nothing to do with the knee problems that derailed Derrick Rose’s career.

Ernie Accorsi truly changed the modern history of the New York Giants with the trade he made on draft day in 2004 for Eli Manning.

Joakim Noah’s uneven start has been offset lately by a resurgent Kyle O’Quinn.

Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points against his former team, but Denver got 25 from Kenneth Faried as the Nuggets defeated the Knicks 127-114 Saturday night in Denver.

Carmelo Anthony’s New York Knicks (14-12) wrap up their five-game road trip against the Denver Nuggets.

The Knicks take on the Nuggets in the final game of their road trip at 9 p.m. ET. on Saturday night.

For their efforts through the first part of the season, Kristaps Porzingis and head coach Jeff Hornacek have been recognized by USA Today.

Coming off a loss against the Golden State Warriors, the Knicks are in need of a win against the Nuggets on Saturday, according to Carmelo Anthony.