Knicks Morning News (2018.03.20)

  • [SNY Knicks] Hardaway, Beasley lead Knicks past depleted Bulls, 110-92
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 10:34:46 PM)

    Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 22 points and Michael Beasley added 17 as the New York Knicks defeated the Chicago Bulls 110-92 on Monday night.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks welcome banged-up Bulls to MSG
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 5:53:02 PM)

    Coming off their biggest win in months, perhaps their biggest win of the season, the New York Knicks host the visiting Chicago Bulls on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks don’t have tanking mindset for rest of season
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 1:05:53 PM)

    Sorry fans, but the Knicks aren’t listening to any tanking talks. They are still trying to win.

  • [NYTimes] Cavaliers Coach Tyronn Lue Cites Health Issues as He Steps Away From Team
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 11:06:26 PM)

    The 40-year-old Lue said he has been having heart problems in his third year leading the Cavaliers. It is not clear when he will return.

  • [NYTimes] On Pro Basketball: Lose Now, Win Later? In Sixers, Knicks Have a Role Model
    (Tuesday, March 20, 2018 10:23:50 AM)

    The long-term absence of Kristaps Porzingis and a visit by Philadelphia on Thursday offer lessons for the Knicks, and a reminder that losing doesn’t have to last forever.

  • [NYDN] Kristaps Porzingis’ apperance on basketball court sparks concern
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 5:34:43 PM)

    A photo of Kristaps Porzingis shooting on a basketball court was worth 1,000 questions that the Knicks weren’t prepared to answer.

  • [NYDN] Knicks-Bulls rivalry now just competing for draft position
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 5:24:46 PM)

    The rivalry that once produced great drama plus lots of elbows and forearms is long gone.

  • [NY Newsday] Knicks refuse to go in the tank, beat Bulls for second straight win
    (Tuesday, March 20, 2018 12:00:36 AM)

    Tanks for nothing.

  • [NY Newsday] Kristaps Porzingis not neglecting his shooting touch
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 8:32:18 PM)

    Kristaps Porzingis is a long way from participating in basketball activities or playing again, but a picture has circulated of him shooting.

  • [NYPost] Michigan hero saw Trey Burke’s miracle then went out and lived it
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 9:11:06 PM)

    Trey Burke’s phone started buzzing, and all those March memories starting flooding back, the big shot he hit in the Sweet 16 five years ago to propel Michigan to overtime against Kansas, and eventually the Final Four. Everyone was asking the Knicks guard, out to dinner following a win over the Hornets, if he saw…

  • [NYPost] Jeff Hornacek really trusts rehabbing Kristaps Porzingis
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 8:28:56 PM)

    Jeff Hornacek wasn’t concerned about the photo circulating online of Kristaps Porzingis shooting in the gym at his Manhattan apartment building just over a month removed from major knee surgery. “Technically I don’t know what he’s allowed to do from the doctors. Once you have a surgery like that — I had not that extensive…

  • [NYPost] Knicks lose Tank Bowl with victory over lowly Bulls
    (Monday, March 19, 2018 5:56:38 PM)

    Remember this night come May 15. If the Knicks finish behind the Bulls in the NBA draft lottery and lose out on a coveted player as a result, it could be costly. Monday night’s 110-92 victory at the Garden, the Knicks’ second straight after losing 17 of their previous 18, dropped them to 1 ¹/?…