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(Monday, May 22, 2017 3:47:35 PM)
The Knicks dropped one of their player development coaches but the other will remain on the staff.
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(Tuesday, May 23, 2017 4:20:02 AM)
Stephen Curry scored 36 points, and Kevin Durant had 29 points and 12 rebounds, as Golden State advanced to the N.B.A.’s championship series.
(Tuesday, May 23, 2017 2:46:55 AM)
Longstaff was a favorite of the Knicks’ young star Kristaps Porzingis, who is on rocky terrain with the team after he skipped his exit meeting last month.
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(Monday, May 22, 2017 6:04:16 PM)
Kanter, a center for the Oklahoma City Thunder, was stuck at a Bucharest airport for hours because Turkey had canceled his travel documents.
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(Monday, May 22, 2017 2:39:08 PM)
Boston trails the Cavaliers by only two games to one, but before you make plans for a Game 7, consider the unusual events that led to Sunday’s surprising win.
(Monday, May 22, 2017 6:37:31 PM)
Danny Ainge had already turned the Celtics down twice. This was 14 years ago, and the Celtics had settled into a most unaccustomed place in the NBA’s stratosphere: No longer powerful enough to contend for championships, not woeful enough to qualify for top-flight draft picks, not attractive enough to lure big-time free agents. The men…
(Monday, May 22, 2017 3:39:26 PM)
The Knicks got rid of one player development coach and Kristaps Porzingis confidant in Josh Longstaff, but they’re keeping another. Dave Bliss will be retained by the team, according to a league source. The pair had been instrumental in tutoring the 21-year-old Porzingis, but Longstaff’s contract wasn’t renewed. It was an eyebrow-raising move by the…
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(Monday, May 22, 2017 6:33:44 PM)
The DNL panel doesn’t understand Phil Jackson’s firing of the Knicks assistant coach, and questions his relationship with Kristaps Porzingis
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(Monday, May 22, 2017 5:06:00 PM)
The New York Knicks are reportedly planning on holding a workout with Iowa State guard Deonte Burton on Tuesday.
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(Monday, May 22, 2017 11:25:13 AM)
Will the Knicks, with the eighth overall selection in next month’s NBA Draft, be interested in North Carolina State’s Dennis Smith Jr.?