[SNY Knicks] Porzingis ‘ready for the challenge’ of replacing Anthony as face of Knicks (Sunday, September 24, 2017 6:43:06 PM)
Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis told the New York Daily News’ Frank Isola he is confident he can take over as the face of the franchise after New York traded Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
[SNY Knicks] Rooks, Begley, Bondy discuss Carmelo Anthony’s departure to OKC (Sunday, September 24, 2017 9:00:32 AM)
SNY’s Taylor Rooks is joined by ESPN’s Ian Begley and the NY Daily News’ Stefan Bondy to discuss Carmelo Anthony’s trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
[NYTimes] On Pro Basketball: Carmelo Anthony: How Much Was He to Blame for Trouble With the Knicks? (Monday, September 25, 2017 12:20:09 AM)
Anthony is hardly alone in failing as a supposed savior for the franchise, but he set himself up for some of the drama that enveloped him in New York.
[NYTimes] Stephen Curry, on a ‘Surreal’ Day, Confronts a Presidential Snub (Sunday, September 24, 2017 1:55:19 PM)
The Warriors star woke up on Saturday to learn that he was no longer welcome at the White House, after he had already said he didn’t want to go.
[NYTimes] Sports of The Times: As Trump Takes On Athletes, Watch Them Rise (Sunday, September 24, 2017 1:56:11 PM)
The president’s inflammatory comments might not be as significant as the players’ responses.
[NYDN] Kristaps Porzingis ready for ‘fresh start’ with Knicks (Sunday, September 24, 2017 11:29:56 AM)
Kristaps Porzingis has volunteered to care for Carmelo Anthony’s Rolls Royce should Anthony decide not to bring it to Oklahoma City.
(Sunday, September 24, 2017 9:53:39 PM)
Kristaps Porzingis got stronger and added some much-needed muscle this offseason. It should help him because he will carry more weight and more of the workload for the Knicks this season.
(Sunday, September 24, 2017 9:11:44 PM)
In a lot of ways, it has been good — very good — to be Kristaps Porzingis these past two years, despite all the losses he has endured, despite getting an up-close look at what New York-style chaos can be, despite not exactly having the kind of player-coach relationship with Jeff Hornacek that, say, Matt…
(Sunday, September 24, 2017 8:14:09 PM)
New Knicks center Enes Kanter spent a lot of time in New York this summer, working out, losing weight and appearing on a couple of occasions with Russell Westbrook at Carmelo Anthony’s pickup games at his Manhattan gym. According to Kanter’s manager, Hilmi Cinar, Kanter has used New York as his training base the past…