Day: December 17, 2017

The Knicks downed the Thunder, 111-96, in Anthony’s first game in New York since he was traded in September.

Carmelo Anthony got the cheers but the New York Knicks got the win, shutting out their former All-Star in the second half and beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-96 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.

Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony finished with 12 points on 5-of-18 shooting, including zero points in the second half, in his return to Madison Square Garden on Saturday evening.

Kristaps Porzingis has been ruled out for Saturday night’s game against the Thunder with a knee injury.

Coming off arguably his team’s most important win of the season, Carmelo Anthony makes his return to Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night for the first time as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Thunder head coach Billy Donovan isn’t surprised at the success Enes Kanter is having with the Knicks this season.

With Carmelo Anthony making his return to Madison Square Garden tonight when his Thunder take on the Knicks, it makes you think…what would the 15-13 Knicks look like right now if they kept Melo?

Carmelo Anthony speaks at length about the Knicks and New York ahead of his return to Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

Kristaps Porzingis was sidelined, Carmelo Anthony was in visitor colors and Michael Beasley was the best power forward on the floor at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

Thunder stars Paul George and Carmelo Anthony got to visit their old locales on the same road trip, with triple overtime in Philadelphia in between.

Carmelo Anthony received a mix of cheers and boos in his first game back at MSG since being traded to OKC and said he hopes Knicks fans will remember him as “somebody who wanted to be here” and “remained positive through all the negative situations.”

Carmelo Anthony sat on the visiting bench, hoodie on, head down, as a tribute video showing some of his best moments as a Knick aired high above the Madison Square Garden floor. The nearly one-minute montage before he was introduced ended with the words “Thank You, Melo.”

The video tribute played and then Carmelo Anthony was introduced, to the sound of mostly loud cheers in his return to the Garden with Oklahoma City on Saturday night.

Carmelo Anthony who? Kristaps Porzingis who? Mike Francesa who?

Knicks fans hoping to see Kristaps Porzingis play against Carmelo Anthony at the Garden will have to wait ’til next year.

Carmelo Anthony returned to Madison Square Garden on Saturday night with the Knicks in a better place than when he left.

Carmelo Anthony was back at the Garden on Saturday night, but his replacement as the face of the Knicks wasn’t.

Anthony’s return to Madison Square Garden at least represented a familiar experience from much of his New York tenure.

The big guy for the Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis, is even bigger right now than Aaron Judge.

Fans at MSG had no problem booing Carmelo Anthony towards the end of his Knicks career, but on Saturday night they made up for it.

The sophomore jinx is starting to turn for Ron Baker. Given a new lease on his second season because of Tim Hardaway Jr.’s leg injury, Baker is back to being “Ron Burgundy” — the affectionate nickname Carmelo Anthony bestowed on him as a rookie. As part of their balanced attack that saw six Knicks hit…

Michael Beasley welcomed the challenge of going against his idol, Carmelo Anthony. He said he grew up watching Anthony and was intrigued by his moves. So Saturday in a starting role for the Knicks against Anthony and the Thunder, Beasley got a chance to go one-on-one with one of his heroes. “For me, it’s fun,”…

Saturday was a big night for Carmelo Anthony and his return to the Garden with the Thunder. And it was just as big for two other guys, Enes Kanter and Doug McDermott, who were traded away from Oklahoma City when Anthony made the move West. “It always feels good to beat whoever’s out there, but…

Before Carmelo Anthony was introduced with the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, the giant jumbotron dangling from the roof of the Garden began to play a short video of Anthony’s highlights as a Knick. After the montage of game-winning shots, his interaction with fans and some clips from his charitable endeavors, Anthony was…

Carmelo Anthony couldn’t have everything. The ex-Knick got a rousing welcome during player introductions that included a stirring video montage, then the night of his Garden return went downhill from there, crashing and burning. Anthony would find himself in a familiar spot — a loser at the Garden. Booed almost every time he touched the…

It was fleeting, but for a slight time Saturday, it seemed like Kristaps Porzingis might play for the Knicks. Yeah, fleeting to be sure. After testing his sore left knee that he injured Thursday in Brooklyn, Porzingis was ruled out against the Thunder in Carmelo Anthony’s Madison Square Garden return with the Thunder. Porzingis had…

Once a Knick always a Knick is what former players who once made their home at the Garden are greeted with when they return. Mark Jackson got the salute the other night when he was courtside working the game for ESPN. Patrick Ewing was always acknowledged when he returned as an NBA assistant coach. Carmelo…

It’s a tricky injury, a stress reaction/fracture that requires more rest than rehab. So Knicks swingman Tim Hardaway Jr. is trying to use his extra time to help the team off the court. His father, Hall-of-Fame candidate Tim Hardaway, is currently a Pistons assistant coach, so it’s not unfamthomable his son will want to move…

Wait … it’s that time of year again? Holy cow, it’s that time of year again. Time for mistletoe, egg nog, a warm fire, and few ditties to commemorate the season A-one, and a-two and … “It’s the Most Mets-iest Time of the Year” (“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”) It’s the most…

Anthony also heard some jeers, and he made just 5 shots in 18 attempts during his first game at Madison Square Garden since the Knicks traded him to Oklahoma City.

The body of the former N.B.A. player was found near some woods in 2010, 10 days after he was reported missing in Tennessee.

Smog, traffic, security concerns — all are issues the league is assessing. But there are lots of reasons to think it might move aggressively into Mexico.