Knicks Morning News (2017.01.16)

Monday’s Knicks News: Changes may be coming after loss to Raptors

Melo: Haven’t considered waiving no-trade clause

Knicks’ L. Thomas suffers fractured orbital bone

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony addressed the idea that team president Phil Jackson might not want him on the Knicks anymore by saying “that’s a conversation we should have.”

DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, Norman Powell added 21 and the Toronto Raptors used a dominant third quarter to beat the New York Knicks 116-101 on Sunday.

Lance Thomas has an orbital bone fracture and is dealing with concussion-like symptoms after taking an elbow to the face in Sunday’s loss to the Raptors, the team announced.

The Knicks take on the Raptors in Toronto on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Kristaps Porzigis will miss Sunday’s game at Toronto because of a sore Achilles in his left foot, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said.

Following Wednesday’s loss to the 76ers at the buzzer, Carmelo Anthony was so displeased that he went on a rant in the locker room, a source told Frank Isola of the New York Daily News.

Jeff Hornacek seemed to take Derrick Rose’s suggestion that he push the team harder on defense in stride, calling it “typical talk.”

Carmelo Anthony revealed on Sunday that if Phil Jackson doesn’t want him in New York “that’s a conversation we should have.”

TORONTO — The Knicks are halfway to nowhere.

Kristaps Porzingis told reporters “no problema” after going through a workout prior to sitting out Sunday’s game against the Raptors.

Jimmer Fredette learned Sunday that even in China, a pro athlete can still fall victim to an old-fashioned Twitter hack.

TORONTO — Jeff Hornacek seemed defensive — no pun intended — about Derrick Rose revealing his conversation with the Knicks coach in which he told him to get on the players more about their defensive foibles. Hornacek indicated he didn’t see that as the issue. The irony couldn’t have been greater, with Rose only five…

TORONTO — Carmelo Anthony has no proof Knicks president Phil Jackson wants him gone, but if Jackson does, the Knicks’ star said he’s willing to talk to the Zen Master about his feelings. After another horrendous loss, 116-101 to the Raptors at Air Canada Centre on Sunday, which placed the Knicks at 18-23 at the…

TORONTO – The Knicks are halfway to hell. Lance Thomas, starting for injured Kristaps Porzingis, took an elbow to the face in the opening two minutes and left for good with concussion-like symptoms and was later diagnosed in an area hospital with a broken orbital bone. The Knicks’ headache and their broken spirit only got…

After a thriller on Christmas Day, the Cavaliers end a road trip at Golden State in a game that may provide signs about this year’s finals.

Anthony responded to an online column, written by a former colleague of the team president Phil Jacksons’s, that said the Knicks had nothing to gain by keeping Anthony on the team.

Harden recorded his 12th triple-double of the season and the Rockets scored 104 points in the first three quarters as the Nets lost their 10th straight.

The Knicks are losing, and when that happens the subject of Carmelo Anthony’s future with the team always comes up with fans and media.

The Knicks were blown out by the Raptors, 116-101, at Air Canada Centre.