Month: February 2017

After releasing Brandon Jennings and losing Joakim Noah to surgery, the Knicks built a 17-point lead against the Raptors — and lost in the final seconds.

With a record of 49-9, the team has clinched a berth with a mind-boggling 24 games to play. It sealed the deal on Feb. 25, the earliest date ever.

The Celtics, who stayed put at the trade deadline, and the Cavaliers, who are trying to add Deron Williams and Andrew Bogut, meet on Wednesday in a battle of Eastern powers.

The Knicks’ youth movement began in earnest Monday night at the Garden.

It was only a matter of time before Joakim Noah’s body broke down.

Unable to find a trade for him at the deadline, the Knicks are planning to waive Brandon Jennings.

Many hate James Dolan, but apparently The King does not.

The Knicks front office actually has a pulse. Imagine that.

Tuesday’s Knicks News: Time for Courtney Lee to step up

Will the Knicks target Jrue Holiday in free agency?

NBA Rumor Central: Where will Brandon Jennings land?

Sources: Season likely over for Knicks’ Noah

Knicks’ PG swap: Jennings gone, Randle signs

Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points for the New York Knicks, but finished a 9-for-26 night when he missed a long jumper as time expired in a 92-91 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

Following the release of guard Brandon Jennings and an injury to Joakim Noah, New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek said the team is not tanking to get a better slot in the NBA draft lottery.

Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis will miss his second straight game with an ankle injury when New York faces the Toronto Raptors on Monday.

In this week’s edition of “3 Keys,” SNY.tv’s Keith Schlosser takes a look at the Knicks’ defensive communication, making assessments for next season, and the rotating fifteenth roster spot.

Knicks C Joakim Noah had arthrosopic surgery on his left knee on Monday and will be reevaluated in three-to-four weeks, the team announced.

The Knicks have cut PG Brandon Jennings and will used the open roster spot to sign free agent guard Chasson Randle, the team announced Monday.

Knicks rookie center Willy Hernangomez has received advice from veteran Carmelo Anthony, which has helped the young big man turn a corner in his first year.

When Courtney Lee rose off the Madison Square Garden court and released a high-arcing 3-pointer that went softly through the nylon to give the Knicks a one-point lead with 10.6 seconds remaining, he put the cap on a 16-point performance the Knicks need more of for the duration of his four-year, $50 million contract. However,…

At the end of his press conference before Monday night’s game against the Raptors, Jeff Hornacek assured everyone the Knicks were still trying to win games. It only sounded like the death of a season. First Hornacek confirmed center Joakim Noah would be out three to four weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Then the…

Brandon Jennings is gone for good, Joakim Noah might be done for the season and the Knicks’ focus on playing the young guys is about to go into full swing. However, coach Jeff Hornacek firmly denied the Knicks are in tank mode — four games out of the No. 8 seed with 23 games left…

Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek and his players didn’t get the email from Phil Jackson they ought to think about tanking. Before tipoff Monday against the mighty Raptors, Hornacek said angrily, “Who says we’re trying to lose? What does that mean?’’ And they did almost everything not to lose. In the thrilling end, however, Toronto All-Star…

It’s been a full-circle journey for Chasson Randle this season. First, he tore up the summer league in Las Vegas for the Knicks. Next, he dominated the D-League in Westchester before being picked up by the Sixers on multiple 10-day contracts while living in a hotel room. Then, just as he moved into an apartment…

After this season, Joakim Noah has three years left on his $72 million contract, but his days as a starting center may be over. Odds are Noah’s first disastrous season as a Knick is finished, with his signing fast becoming Phil Jackson’s worst mistake as team president. The oft-injured Noah had arthroscopic surgery on his…

Carmelo Anthony watched his shot bounce off the back of the rim, ripped off his headband and spiked it on the floor as he walked off the court.

Phil Jackson’s offseason just keeps looking worse.

The Knicks waived veteran backup point guard Brandon Jennings and signed undrafted rookie Chasson Randle, the team announced Monday.

The Knicks have assigned Ron Baker, Maurice Ndour and Marshall Plumlee to Westchester, the team announced on Sunday.

While Carmelo Anthony’s clutch points led the Knicks to a win over the 76ers on Saturday, Kyle O’Quinn gave the Knicks a spark off the bench in his 25 minutes of play.

The mind is a terrible thing to use. At least when you should be reacting. Just ask Knicks rookie center Willy Hernangomez. With Joakim Noah expected to miss an eighth straight game with a sore left hamstring Monday when the Raptors invade the Garden, Hernangomez likely will get another start. He has done well, starting…

The Knicks sidestepped plunging into 13th place in the East on Carmelo Anthony’s last-second shot Saturday. They face a week that starts Monday with one of the best teams in the East, Toronto, and ends Sunday with the best team in the West, Golden State. So naturally a big topic of conversation was the triangle…

Why does it keep happening? Why can’t the Knicks pull away late it games? Is it nerves? Is it just bad luck?

Carmelo Anthony still doesn’t want to say the word triangle, but he will play in the triangle as long as he’s in a Knicks uniform.

Monday’s Knicks News: Melo’s advice helped Hernangomez

Stephen Curry’s critical response to comments by the Under Armour chief executive about President Trump shows how the balance of commercial power has changed.

As they pursued an Arizona title under a renowned coach, the Chinle Wildcats also considered whether their future rested beyond their starkly beautiful land.

The team’s front-office shake-up is the latest high-profile episode for a team that has long been the N.B.A. standard-bearer for soap opera storylines.

Up by 17 points in the third quarter, the Knicks relied on Anthony’s shot with 0.3 of a second left to escape. Anthony finished the game with 37 points.

Carmelo Anthony saves Knicks as triangle offense returns to prominence

Not trading Carmelo Anthony pays off for Knicks against 76ers

Agent: Derrick Rose wants to stay in New York

Tanking will have to wait.

If this sounds familiar, it’s because the Knicks pulled a similar move last season.

It’s tanking time, baby!

By putting Magic Johnson in charge of everything, the Lakers do not just make a big fix.

All the dysfunction and controversy at the Garden this season shouldn’t distract from one simple fact: The Knicks are a bad team.

The Knicks blew a 17-point lead and fell behind by one when Jahlil Okafor scored with 9 seconds remaining. But Carmelo Anthony dribbled left after a timeout, pulling up over Robert Covington to cap his 37-point performance.

The Knicks take on the 76ers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night.

Kristaps Porzingis (sprained right ankle) and Joakim Noah (hamstring) will not play Saturday night against the 76ers, head coach Jeff Hornacek said.

B.J. Armstrong, who represents Derrick Rose, would prefer it if his client remained with the Knicks, he told Sirius XM on Saturday.

Jahlil Okafor, the Knicks suspected, had something to prove. The third overall pick in 2015, had been out of the rotation in Philadelphia, but now seems entrenched after the trade of Nerlens Noel. Yup, probably had something to prove. But Knicks centers Willy Hernangomez and Kyle O’Quinn felt the same way. They needed to show…

If you’re a Knicks fan, you probably are hoping the noise will quiet for a while, and all the outside distractions that seem to haunt this team will start to fade. The All-Star break has come and gone. So has the trade deadline. There should be no more talk about Carmelo Anthony and his no-trade…

Carmelo Anthony wasn’t going to let the Knicks choke again to the Sixers. The Knicks were on their déjà vu way, blowing another sizeable fourth-quarter lead — 12 points with 4:46 left. Philadelphia center Jahlil Okafor capped a rally with an inside bucket with nine seconds left, putting the Sixers up one point, and the…

Derrick Rose said he “wasn’t trolling.” Rose never took a flight to Chicago, but whether he was grounded by the Knicks is up in the air — pun intended. Rose attended Saturday’s morning shootaround before the Knicks faced the 76ers at the Garden. On Friday, Rose twice told reporters he had to hurry up the…

B.J. Armstrong, the former Chicago Bull and Derrick Rose’s agent, still feels this Knicks group has a good future together despite their record, and he hopes his client is part of it. Two days after Rose was spared at the trading deadline, Armstrong told The Post the Knicks aren’t as far away as some believe….

Carmelo Anthony may not see Phil Jackson’s vision, but Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek seems to get it. He said it’s about being patient.

It looks as if the one thing everyone can agree on is that Derrick Rose did not, in fact, board a plane to Chicago after practice Friday afternoon. He didn’t miss shootaround yesterday morning, and he didn’t go back to the place where he made such a mark that the Bulls’ Anthony Morrow will have to change his jersey number after fans chided him for taking Rose’s No. 1.

The triangle offense has become more of an emphasis again for the Knicks, but with the game on the line Saturday night, it was Carmelo Anthony’s clutch one-on-one play that carried them down the stretch.

Derrick Rose’s agent, B.J. Armstrong, said the Knicks were looking out for their best interests when they tried to deal his client before the trade deadline. Armstrong reiterated that Rose would like to re-sign with the Knicks. “His name was out there,” Armstrong said in an interview Saturday with SiriusXM NBA Radio. “In the end, I think the Knicks did what they thought was in their best interests. Like I’ve said all along, like he said all along, he wants to be in New York. He feels comfortable there. But we understand the business.”

Kristaps Porzingis shed his walking boot for slippers Friday at practice. He won’t be playing against the 76ers on Saturday night, missing his ninth game of the season because of his newly sprained right ankle. Porzingis also won’t be explaining the odd diagram he posted on Twitter late Thursday night, depicting a straight path with…

Derrick Rose definitely is not going to Minnesota, but he may be headed to Chicago. One day after being spared at the trade deadline, the eccentric Rose raised eyebrows when he curiously made two references he was headed back to Chicago, possibly for another family matter. The Knicks said he was joking because he had…

Botched coaching moves, ill-fitting trades, odd draft picks — Isiah Thomas and Phil Jackson have plenty in common. As another trade deadline passes — this one quietly for Jackson and the Knicks — we break down the moves, most of which backfired, by the two executives. Coaching moves Phil Jackson Just over a month into the job,…

Kristaps Porzingis does not have ligament damage in his right ankle, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.

Willy Hernangomez, who has been starting at center for the Knicks with Joakim Noah out, had another good game during Thursday night’s loss to the Cavaliers.

Knicks F Carmelo Anthony struggled during Thursday night’s 119-104 loss to the Cavaliers.

Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose were both in the middle of trade rumors nearing the trade deadline, but both remained with New York as the deadline passed.

Porzingis sustained the injury during a loss to the Cavaliers on Thursday, and he is likely to miss the Knicks’ game on Saturday. After that, his return is unclear.

The N.B.A. trading deadline passed with neither player being dealt, and their futures are unclear. The Knicks fell, 119-104 at Cleveland.

Bulls’ Morrow: Won’t don Rose’s ex-No. 1 again

Porzingis likely out Sat.; no ligament damage

One day after surviving the trade deadline, Derrick Rose entered a media scrum by declaring “Let’s do this, I gotta catch a flight.”

Wearing socks and flip flops, but without a walking boot, Kristaps Porzingis shot free throws with Courtney Lee after practice on Friday.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — After a disappointing trade deadline day, Knicks fans got a little reprieve Friday afternoon. Kristaps Porzingis said doctors detected no structural damage in his sprained right ankle and added that it’s possible he will play as soon as Monday.

Before speaking to reporters on Friday, Derrick Rose said he needed to be quick, because “I’ve got to catch a flight this afternoon.” After he was done speaking, he reiterated his plans, telling a reporter he couldn’t stop because he had to catch his plane. “Chicago,” he said, when asked where he was going.

The Knicks surprised a lot of people on Thursday afternoon by standing pat at the NBA trade deadline.

Same roster, same results. Only worse.

Charles Oakley confirmed he plans to attend the Knicks-Cavs game in Cleveland on Thursday.

Porzingis had a zinger.

Charles Barkley on live TV is always a treat.

Maybe Phil Jackson is pacing himself. This is a marathon not a sprint, remember?

After a lot of noise, the Knicks did nothing.

Supporting Donald Trump’s campaign has politically put James Dolan at odds with the NBA’s biggest figures.

Friday’s Knicks News: Jackson failed again at trade deadline

Melo: Frustrating not to know Knicks’ direction

After talking Derrick Rose-for-Ricky Rubio, Knicks stay the course

George, Butler stay put as big trade talks fizzle

Charles Barkley did what many Knicks fans want to do when watching this poorly performing team — swear. On the TNT telecast, Barkley slipped in a curse word describing the Knicks after their 119-104 loss to the Cavaliers on Thursday night in Cleveland. When Barkley and TNT colleagues Ernie Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal were talking…

It looks like this injury-filled season could be getting to Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis — who sprained his right ankle in the second quarter of the Knicks’ 119-104 loss to the Cavaliers on Thursday night in Cleveland — tweeted this cryptic meme after the game before quickly deleting it. ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The 7-foot-3 big man, who has…

CLEVELAND — Knicks president Phil Jackson isn’t a fan of Las Vegas — one of his least favorite cities because of the searing heat and crowds. Or maybe because he’s not a wiz at poker. A second straight trade deadline has passed without Jackson making a transaction. Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose are still Knicks,…

CLEVELAND — Taking a pregame nap, Carmelo Anthony slept through Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, knowing he wasn’t going anywhere, but admitted he expected something else to happen. With Knicks president Phil Jackson standing pat, Anthony candidly admitted he’s unsure of the team’s direction. Following a dispiriting 119-104 loss to the Cavaliers, Anthony was asked…

CLEVELAND — No trade. No mercy. Knicks president Phil Jackson didn’t do anything at the trade deadline Thursday and the club didn’t do anything on the court. The same-old Knicks responded by getting routed for the fourth straight time by the defending-champion Cavaliers, 119-104, at Quicken Loans Arena. Led by a LeBron James triple-double, the…

CLEVELAND — For the second straight trade deadline, Knicks president Phil Jackson stood pat. And he may have been left at the altar by Tom Thibodeau. Derrick Rose is still a Knick. Carmelo Anthony is still a Knick. Ricky Rubio is not a Knick. According to NBA sources, some members of the Timberwolves organization were…

CLEVELAND — Charles Oakley, who was in Oakland, Calif. for the Cavaliers’ Game 7 Finals triumph last June, was a conspicuous guest at Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday — and seated next to Cleveland’s eccentric owner Dan Gilbert no less. The Cleveland resident saw his first Knicks game in person since he was arrested Feb….

CLEVELAND — If these were his final hours as a Knick, Derrick Rose went out calling the triangle offense “random basketball’’ while praising his former coach, Tom Thibodeau, with whom he could soon be reunited. Speaking in the visitors’ locker room in Cleveland with the clock ticking on the 3 p.m. trade deadline, a downbeat…

An uneventful trade deadline should lead to another busy offseason for the Knicks.

CLEVELAND — A bad day for the Knicks got worse late in the first half when Kristaps Porzingis turned his right ankle and limped off the court.

Charles Oakley attended his first Knicks game since being thrown out of Madison Square Garden two weeks ago. He sat with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert in the front row right next to Cleveland’s bench.

Knicks F Kristaps Porzingis left Thursday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with under a minute left in the first half with a sprained right ankle.

LeBron James recorded his 48th career triple-double and Kyrie Irving scored 23 points, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 119-104 victory over the Knicks.

Charles Oakley and his lawyer sat courtside with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert during the Knicks’ matchup in Cleveland Thursday night.

The Knicks return from the All-Star break with a matchup against Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers from Quicken Loans Arena at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday night.

The Knicks did not make any moves prior to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, which passed at 3 p.m. ET.

Madison Square Garden executive chairman James Dolan donated $300,000 to Donald Trump’s campaign less than two months prior to the election, the Daily News reports.

The Knicks have had discussions with the Clippers regarding a trade that would send SG Courtney Lee to Los Angeles.

With Thursday’s NBA trade deadline less than two hours away, Timberwolves PG Ricky Rubio remains a “significant target” of the Knicks.

The Knicks have recalled Marshall Plumlee and Maurice Ndour from Westchester, and both are expected to be available tonight against Cleveland.

Carmelo Anthony, Paul George and Jimmy Butler — three of the biggest names involved in trade speculation in recent days — did not switch teams.

The N.B.A. trading deadline passed with neither player being dealt, but whether either will be around next season remains uncertain.

Lisa Borders, the league president, responded to Wiggins’s statements in an interview that the league was “toxic” and its culture was “very, very harmful.”

Oakley sat courtside at Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday for the Knicks’ game against the Cavaliers, saying he was merely there “to enjoy the game.”

The Sixers traded Nerlens Noel to Dallas, but Indiana’s Paul George appears to be staying in Indiana.

Thursday’s Knicks News: Melo not bothered by trade deadline

NBA Rumor Central: Knicks’ asking price high for O’Quinn

Melo feeling mellow heading to trade deadline

If Phil Jackson allows Thursday’s NBA trading deadline to pass without making a move we should all toast Alexey Shved.

Kristaps Porzingis has unlimited range on the court. Apparently, it extends to his love life, as well.

Brandon Jennings wants Knicks fans to cool it on Twitter.

All quiet on the Melo trade front.

The mystery is solved. Sort of. Entering the All-Star break, Brandon Jennings was a late scratch from the Knicks game in Oklahoma City with a sore left Achilles, forcing him to miss his first game of the season. Soon after, Jennings made his Twitter account private and removed any references to the Knicks as he…

Close to a half-dozen times Wednesday, Carmelo Anthony said he was “relaxed’’ in describing his emotions with Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline approaching. Anthony, who has a no-trade clause, indicated Knicks management has nothing brewing and is being led to believe he will face the Cavaliers on Thursday night in Cleveland. The Post reported in…

Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio started following Kristaps Porzingis on Twitter on Wednesday. Whether they become teammates to join a growing legion of Europeans in the Knicks’ locker room likely won’t be answered until the 3 p.m. Thursday trade deadline. With Carmelo Anthony likely to stay and face Cleveland on Thursday despite all the commotion,…

Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis dropped a comment on Instagram beauty and Sports Illustrated stunner Abigail Ratchford’s page after she posted photos of her sexy red ensemble, showing off her figure from the front and back. Using two sets of emoji eyes, Porzingis’ remark didn’t go unnoticed by Ratchford, who not only replied with the same set of emoji…

Holding a player out can lead to speculation of a pending trade. So can an emoji.

The Nets received a protected first-round draft pick, along with guard Marcus Thornton and forward Andrew Nicholson.

Carmelo Anthony isn’t sweating out the NBA trade deadline. He said he’s relaxed and he hopes to be enjoying his pregame nap at 3:01 p.m. Thursday — one minute after the deadline.

Heading into Thursday’s trade deadline, Carmelo Anthony told reporters Wednesday that he is not worried about possibly being dealt away from the Knicks.

The Knicks are asking for a first-round pick in exchange for Kyle O’Quinn.

Jeff Hornacek and Derrick Rose address the trade rumors surrounding the team as the deadline looms.

Joakim Noah, who tweaked his hamstring in practice prior to the All-Star break, missed practice on Wednesday, the Knicks said.

With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, should the Knicks consider swapping Derrick Rose for Minnesota’s Ricky Rubio?

The optimist will look at the list of remaining NBA games and say, “Oh, wow, the Knicks are entering the easy part of their schedule.” The cynic will look at the same list, see an opponent about to face the Knicks and think that same rival is entering the easy part of its schedule. While…

So the Knicks came roaring back from the All-Star break all set for a practice that would propel them toward greatness and glory in the second half. Only the starting center, Joakim Noah, didn’t practice, still bothered by a bum hamstring. The starting shooting guard, Courtney Lee, was sick as a dog and not back…

There is one saving grace in all the drama leading up to the NBA trading deadline for the Knicks. It ends Thursday. And if coach Jeff Hornacek proves to be a prophet, the Knicks roster will stay the same. Hornacek doubled down Tuesday on his pre-All-Star break contention the Knicks would not make a deal….

LOS ANGELES — Driveways, backyards and school grounds all across the nation are littered with little kids carrying big basketball dreams — dreams that usually begin and end with making it to the NBA. For most kids who play into the darkness of night with their siblings and friends from the neighborhood until elbows are…

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Derrick Rose used the edge of his jersey to wipe the sweat from his forehead after practice Tuesday. He was equally as practical and matter of fact when it came to dealing with questions about reports that the Knicks are talking about trading him to the Timberwolves.

Jeanie Buss, the team president, ousted her brother from his job as the head of basketball operations and fired the longtime general manager, Mitch Kupchak.

Houston’s Eric Gordon won the 3-point contest, and the Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis triumphed in the skills challenge.

Jeff Hornacek and Derrick Rose address the trade rumors surrounding the team as the deadline looms.

Joakim Noah tweaked his hamstring in practice prior to the All-Star break and that injury will cause him to miss Thursday’s game against the Cavaliers.

In this week’s edition of “3 Keys,” SNY.tv’s Keith Schlosser takes a look at All-Star culture, the trade deadline, and who should receive playing time at center.

Wednesday’s Knicks News: Hamstring still bothering Noah

Clippers, Celtics keeping hope of Carmelo Anthony trade alive?

Jeff Hornacek said Willy Hernangomez will start in Noah’s place against the Cavs.

Was Tuesday Derrick Rose’s last practice in the blue and orange?

First, Phil Jackson lost the girl and then the job.