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(Saturday, August 12, 2017 3:20:52 PM)
Seven decades ago the Knicks pushed to integrate a predecessor of the N.B.A. Their new general manager and president are breaking ground again.
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(Saturday, August 12, 2017 9:54:48 PM)
Moe Harkless has firm roots in Knicks territory, an upward-trending NBA career and is now part of the never-ending Carmelo trade cycle.