Month: April 2018

Phil Jackson knew everything. Just read his volume of books and he’ll let you know it. Jackson’s “11 Rings’’ arrogance became his undoing in New York. That is why you cherish this exhaustive coaching search being conducted by the first-year managerial tandem of president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry. The number is up…

It was an easy victory for Houston in Game 1 of their semifinal series against Utah. Game 2 will be Wednesday.

It had been rough for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ supporting cast, but in a key stretch late in Game 7, the non-LeBrons likely saved the series.

Curry, who has been out since March 23, is expected to return to action on Tuesday.

You can’t accuse Scott Perry and Steve Mills of taking the lazy approach to their coaching search.

The Knicks have added another candidate to their wide-ranging coaching search.

Heat assistant Juwan Howard will interview for the Knicks’ head-coaching job, sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe.

Curry, who has been out since March 23, is expected to return to action on Tuesday.

Boston will meet the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, starting Monday in Boston.

A Fab 5 alum will now make it an even 10. Yes, add a 10th coach Knicks president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry will interview – assistant Juwan Howard, a league source confirmed. It’s no surprise Perry would look at Howard, who is expected to interview Sunday. Perry has a special affinity for…

The Raptors advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Cavaliers were blown out by the Pacers in Indianapolis.

There is plenty of evidence that Rajon Rondo ramps up the intensity when the regular season ends, but the New Orleans Pelicans’ guard isn’t buying it.

The one area Knicks brass failed to mention during their recent press conference on what they will seek in a new coach was … “A winner.” That just happens to be David Blatt’s top attribute. It is a strength Knicks president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry may want to ponder as they reduce…

The Knicks have reportedly interviewed former Cavaliers head coach David Blatt for their head coaching vacancy on Thursday in Europe.

Knicks center Enes Kanter was back in Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, sitting in the stands at Chesapeake Energy Arena, watching the Thunder stay alive after rallying from 25 points down. Who knows if, on July 1, Kanter isn’t back in OKC, talking officially to Thunder management about a return? In an interview with the Norman (Okla.) Transcript,…

Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk said at a news conference in Atlanta on Thursday the team’s official divorce from Mike Budenholzer was “harmonious” and “was as mutual as a parting can be.’’ “Coach Bud didn’t quit on this group, our players didn’t quit on him,’’ Schlenk said. “He wants to move forward with his career.”…

ESPN play-by-play man Mike Breen talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about Mark Jackson’s chances with the Knicks, the rise of the 76ers and the return of Rajon Rondo. Q: What do you think makes Jackson a good coach? A: He has a great basketball mind. He had it as a player and then he…

Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 14 rebounds as Milwaukee defeated visiting Boston to send their first-round series to a decisive final game.

The buzzer-beaters, 29 years apart, have striking similarities. Just ask two players instrumental in the original play who witnessed the eerie echo.

Celtics assistant coach Jay Larranaga acknowledged Thursday that he interviewed with the Knicks for their coaching vacancy last week.

Mohamed Bamba, a projected top-five pick in June’s draft, said that had the opportunity been in place, he would have jumped straight from high school to the NBA.

A last-second 3-pointer, immediately preceded by a clutch blocked shot, gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a 3-2 lead in their series with the Indiana Pacers.

Condoleezza Rice and her commission have ideas for cleaning up college basketball. But they don’t challenge the longtime requirement that the players be amateurs.

The Knicks’ list of candidates for their coaching vacancy continues to grow. They’ve interviewed Celtics’ lead assistant coach Jay Larranaga, according to a league source.

Former Knicks coach Larry Brown, who was close to a commitment from Emmanuel Mudiay to play at SMU, said the only thing standing in the 22-year-old point guard’s way to excellence is getting in “unbelievable’’ shape. Brown still is in contact with the Mudiays. Jean-Micheal Mudiay, Emmanuel’s brother, played for Brown at SMU. But his…

Mike Budenholzer may have moved a step closer to the Knicks job as the Hawks announced Wednesday night they are “mutually” parting ways with their coach. No compensation will be needed to hire Budenholzer — once thought of as a potential stumbling block to any potential deal. The Post previously reported an NBA source saying…

The Knicks’ list of eight interviewees could expand, but there will be no interview with Villanova stud coach Jay Wright. According to an NBA source, the Knicks will not speak to Wright to conclude an exhaustive coaching search that has now taken them to Europe for David Blatt. But the search won’t take Knicks president…

The Knicks will not interview Villanova coach Jay Wright, an NBA source told the New York Post.

The Summer of Kawhi has a head start on the Summer of LeBron.

Mike Budenholzer is a free agent.

Who needs coaching experience?

Former NBA player and current TNT analyst Kenny Smith has interviewed with the Knicks for the team’s head coaching vacancy, he said on Sirius XM Radio.

Condoleezza Rice and her commission have ideas for fixing college basketball. Will the N.C.A.A. listen?

Philadelphia, bolstered by Meek Mill’s appearance, rolled to an easy victory over the Miami Heat. The Celtics lead their series against Milwaukee, 3-2.

“You feel like he just keeps getting better,” says an opposing coach. But the Cavaliers and Pacers are still tied 2-2 in the playoffs’ first round.

Prosecutors had said the rapper’s conviction should be vacated because of questions about the credibility of the arresting officer.

As the action on the court heats up, the league’s best shed the clichés and commit to verbal sparring.

Kenny Smith may be a long-shot candidate for the Knicks’ coaching job, but he doesn’t sound like one — saying he believes he’s “ready’’ to leave Charles Barkley and run the Knicks. The TNT broadcasting mainstay, who won two NBA titles as a Rockets point guard, said his Knicks interview Friday was “fun,’’ and that…

The Nets are adding to their coaching staff, with The Post learning ex-Knick Pablo Prigioni will join the group. He will aid in development, especially helping to groom a glut of young point guards that will be key in the rebuilding process. The team also announced the addition of Tiago Splitter to the position of…

Who needs coaching experience? Kenny Smith believes his lengthy time on television makes him qualified to lead the Knicks.

The engagement comes more than two years after Fisher was involved in an altercation with Govan’s ex-husband, Matt Barnes.

After watching the 76ers close out their series with a 104-91 win over the Heat, it is hard not to consider them among the class of the East and even wonder if they have enough to make it to the NBA Finals.

The Rockets turned a 50-49 halftime lead into a 31-point advantage with a blistering quarter and took a 3-1 series lead.

Mike Woodson and Mark Jackson, two of the candidates for the Knicks’ head coaching vacancy, have continued to receive endorsements from third parties as New York continues to interview people for the job.

He may be under contract with the Hawks, but Mike Budenholzer wants be the Knicks’ next head coach.

All indications are Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer wants the Knicks. And according to a random sampling of NBA scouts and executives, the feeling should be mutual. “He’d be good there,” said one Western Conference scout. “I’m just looking at the [reported] list of the people they’ve talked to, he would have to be at the…

It’s uncertain where Joakim Noah’s NBA career goes from here, but his beard game isn’t past its prime. The exiled Knicks forward checked in from the wilderness somewhere, sporting a blond beard and wavy long hair, without his preferred ponytail. The two-time All-Star is almost recognizable from the player who has spent 11 seasons in…

Connections to Kawhi Leonard, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Josh Longstaff could all factor into Mike Budenholzer becoming Knicks head coach.

Mark Jackson got an endorsement for the Knicks job by an unlikely source: Brian Scalabrine.

Larry Brown, the Hall of Famer and ex-Knicks coach from Long Beach, has read the list of the team’s coaching candidates and can’t think of anyone whose credentials top Mike Woodson’s. Brown, Woodson and Knicks general manager Scott Perry were together in Detroit in the early 2000s during glorious times for the Pistons. Perry was…

Mike Budenholzer is genuinely interested in the Knicks’ job, according to an NBA source who has spoken to the Hawks coach. “New York’s his top choice,’’ the NBA source said. “If they offered him the job, he’d say yes. He wants to live in New York.’’ Moreover, Budenholzer appears so disillusioned with the current Hawks’…

Butler, who grew up 30 minutes outside of Houston, admitted he felt some extra satisfaction in beating the Rockets, his boyhood team, in Game 3.

The unseemly details of former Cavaliers coach David Blatt’s sour relationship with LeBron James in Cleveland were spelled out in a recent book, “Return of The King.’’ In an interview published Saturday in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, and translated from Hebrew, Blatt declined to talk about the book by Brian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin, but…

Former Knicks forward David Lee believes Mark Jackson is the right person to be the Knicks next head coach.

The Knicks’ head coaching search will take them overseas.

Spurs assistant Ettore Messina and former Grizzlies coach David Fizdale will interview for the Hornets job, league sources told ESPN.

Ben Simmons had a triple-double as Philadelphia moved a victory away from the second round. Also, Minnesota got its first postseason win in 14 years, and New Orleans eliminated Portland.

Former Knick David Lee doesn’t want a piece of Donovan Mitchell’s potential Rookie of the Year Award, but he wouldn’t turn down a piece of his next contract. Lee, soon heading off to the French Open with his fiancée, Caroline Wozniacki, recalled Mitchell attended his annual kids camp in Chappaqua for four straight years and…

The Knicks plan to meet with Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, an NBA source confirmed. Both sides appear ready to move on as Atlanta embarks on its massive rebuilding process. According to a source, Budenholzer is upset at losing some of his say in personnel matters. The Hawks, in turn, likely don’t want to pay Budenholzer…

The Knicks are meeting with David Blatt in Europe next week about their head-coaching job, and plan to interview Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer and Spurs assistant coach James Borrego, sources said.

Add Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer to the list of candidates the Knicks will interview for their vacancy.

Cleveland lost for the first time this season after leading at the end of the third quarter.

Arena arrivals have long been a fashion runway for N.B.A. superstars. But before a playoff game on Friday, the Cleveland Cavaliers took things to a new level, wearing coordinated ensembles by the designer Thom Browne.

Even without Stephen Curry, the Warriors are looking like potential champions again.

The Knicks’ head coaching search will take them overseas.

The Knicks have set up yet another interview for their head coach vacancy, as Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer will meet with the team Sunday,

Talk to Jerry Stackhouse’s players with the Raptors 905 G League team, and they say he would make a tremendous NBA coach.

There are certain times for new coaches and guys making the transition from playing to coach. Taking over a rebuilding Knicks franchise is not that time.

The Knicks will enter the NBA Draft in June with a top-10 pick. They are in the eighth spot right now, but that can change depending on how these final games play out and how the balls drop in the lottery.

The Knicks reportedly plan to discuss their vacancy with Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer, further expanding what is already a wide net.

New York made Carmelo Anthony the player he is today.

The Knicks are interviewing candidates to be their next head coach, but why in the world would anyone want that job?

The TNT crew blew up Kenny Smith’s spot.