Knicks Morning News (2017.11.30)

The Madison Square Garden crowd fell silent as Kristaps Porzingis was lying on the floor, and then it gasped and moaned after he had to be helped off the court.

Enes Kanter was back and basketball was fun again at Madison Square Garden.

Joakim Noah was inactive again Wednesday night, but he got his most game action of the season earlier in the day playing in the G League.

Porzingis had to be helped off the Madison Square Garden floor early into Wednesday’s Knicks game.

Wednesday’s Knicks injury report came with a bit of both good and bad news.

The greatest trolling Twitter feud outside of LaVar Ball vs. Donald Trump continued Tuesday night.

There was the Knicks season flashing before the eyes of thousands at the Garden.

Three men accused of holding up ex-Knick Cleanthony Early are taking plea deals, their lawyers said Wednesday.

Bill de Blasio may have been re-elected as New York City mayor, but he’s lucky that Aaron Judge and Kristaps Porzingis didn’t run.

Enes Kanter has had a busy week. And that was before he stepped back on the court, posted a dominant first-half double-double and received the lion’s share of credit for lifting the Knicks out of a losing skid. Kanter needed a mere two quarters Wednesday night to show all of the energy, rebounding tenacity and…

No one would confuse Kristaps Porzingis with Michael Beasley. If Porzingis is a unicorn, Beasley is some more bizarre creature, materializing at odd times in the mythical forest. But when the Knicks have been without Porzingis twice this season, and a de facto third time Wednesday night when Porzingis exited after 2:30 because of an…

Frank Ntilikina’s rookie season took another turn in the wrong direction when he twisted his right ankle in Tuesday’s practice and missed his third game in the Knicks’ 115-86 win over Miami on Wednesday. It was the same ankle that sidelined him after the season opener for two games. Ntilikina, 19, said the injury isn’t…

Here are seven words you never want to come tumbling out of the mouth of your 7-foot-3 franchise cornerstone, the hope of the decade to come, the centerpiece around which you hope to someday build a contending team. “I felt my ankle touch the floor.” Ankles aren’t supposed to touch the floor, not unless you’re…

Somehow it was two victories in one night for the Knicks. Porzingis’ horrific-looking ankle injury turned into just a sprain and the club, behind Enes Kanter’s off-the-charts energy, routed the Heat 115-86 without the Latvian phenom Wednesday. Porzingis said he knew his ankle wasn’t broken as he was helped off the Garden floor less than…

The Knicks — and all of their fans — can breathe again. Kristaps Porzingis was diagnosed with a sprained right ankle after X-rays were negative Wednesday night, the team announced, which must be considered the best-case scenario after the future of the franchise had limped off the court following what appeared to be a nasty…

Knicks center Joakim Noah could have had a different view, but he wasn’t going to decline a chance to play basketball — even if it was the G League. Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek revealed Noah was gung-ho about the decision to send him down to the Westchester Knicks for an 11 a.m. matinee Wednesday against…

Kristaps Porzingis left the Knicks’ game Wednesday with a sprained right ankle, however X-rays taken were negative, and Porzingis said, “I don’t think it’s that serious.”

Aaron Judge, Kristaps Porzingis and Eli Manning were among a handful of New York sports stars to receive votes in the city’s 2017 mayoral election.

Kristaps Porzingis on injuring his ankle in the Knicks’ 115-86 win over the Heat, a victory which snapped their three-game losing streak.

Enes Kanter had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 115-86 on Wednesday night despite losing Kristaps Porzingis to a sprained right ankle after 2 1/2 minutes.

Kristaps Porzingis was forced from Wednesday night’s game in the first quarter against the Heat with a sprained right ankle.

One day after traveling to face one of the premier power forwards in the league, the Miami Heat tangle with another Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Enes Kanter received a warning from the Knicks’ front office after he encouraged a teammate to fight an opponent.

Knicks owner James Dolan had poked fun at the sports blog, Deadspin, through a song he wrote for their award show Tuesday night.

A scary ankle injury in the first quarter forced Porzingis out of the game, but Enes Kanter led the team to a blowout of the Miami Heat.

Jones, an A.B.A. All-Star, was a longtime broadcaster for the Portland Trail Blazers and reached a national audience through ESPN, NBC and other networks.