Month: May 2018

In an unprecedented fourth straight year of the same finals matchup, the Warriors are huge favorites over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The executive admitted to having one anonymous Twitter account, but a report accuses him of having others, and using them to criticize his players.

?He nicked a Knick and hasn’t been able to stay out of trouble since. ?A US Army vet who ?got a slap on the wrist for stabbing ?ex-Knick?s player Chris Copeland? ?and then blew the sweetheart deal, landing himself behind bars for six months, ?has now violated his probation? ??and will have to serve another…

The Celtics and Rockets lost largely because they could not make the long shots at home.

Fabulous Flournoy, a Bronx native, has been a player-coach for a professional team in Britain for the past 17 seasons.

Down 11 points at halftime, Golden State rallied in the third quarter to beat the Houston Rockets, winning the Western Conference finals for a fourth consecutive year.

Green was a twice a Celtic before rising Sunday night to help defeat his former team in the conference finals and get LeBron James to yet another N.B.A. Final

The Eastern Conference finals will be decided on Sunday in Boston. The Celtics are 10-0 at home this postseason.

Knicks icon Mark Jackson — in his first public comments since being passed over for the head-coaching position at the Garden — took the high road when asked about being spurned by his former team. Jackson, who played six-plus seasons for the Knicks (1987-92, 2001-02), is still a fan favorite at the Garden and was…

Mark Jackson didn’t want to get into hypotheticals or rehash his Knicks coaching candidacy because “that does nothing.”

Knicks F Michael Beasley, who is an unrestricted free agent, has been generating interest from a few teams around the league

Michael Beasley was back at the Knicks training facility in Tarrytown last week reuniting with David Fizdale. Beasley had two stints in Miami with the new Knicks coach — from 2008-10 and 2013-15. Fizdale was a Miami assistant then. “He likes him a lot,’’ said a source close to Beasley. Whether the 6-foot-9 Beasley gets…

Down 11 points at halftime, Golden State rallied in the third quarter to beat the Houston Rockets, winning the Western Conference finals for a fourth consecutive year.

Green was a twice a Celtic before rising Sunday night to help defeat his former team in the conference finals and get LeBron James to yet another N.B.A. Final

With their No. 9 pick in this year’s NBA Draft, rumors have been stirring that the Knicks will look for a versatile small forward to add to their young corps.

In Game 7 against the Celtics, in Boston, James played all 48 minutes, scored 35 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and notched 9 assists.

Warriors guard Klay Thompson hit nine 3-pointers to lead Golden State to victory over Houston after an early 17-point deficit.

The lead-up to the Knicks’ 2018 draft can be entitled “The Bridges of Madison Square Garden.’’ With the No. 9 pick, the front office seeks a versatile combo forward as a priority. The 6-foot-6 Villanova junior Mikal Bridges, 21, and 6-7 Michigan State sophomore Miles Bridges, 20, best qualify. “They got the same name, nearly…

Warriors guard Klay Thompson hit nine 3-pointers to lead Golden State to victory over Houston after an early 17-point deficit.

Love, who banged heads with the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum in Game 6 on Friday night, has at least two other known concussions in his career.

It has been 25 years since John Starks performed one of the most memorable dunks ever in Madison Square Garden.

Knicks assistants Jerry Sichting, Corey Gaines, and Dave Bliss are reportedly not serving on new head coach David Fizdale’s staff next season

The Eastern Conference finals will be decided on Sunday in Boston. The Celtics are 10-0 at home this postseason.

Paul, Houston’s starting point guard, suffered a strained hamstring during the Rockets’ Game 5 victory.

Eric Musselman used to coach the Warriors, and prefers their style of play. He marvels at what the Rockets are doing in the conference finals.

Knicks rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina couldn’t legally enjoy a beer Wednesday as he sat in the stands at TD Garden in Boston watching the Celtics and Cavaliers play Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals with a small team contingent. In fact, Ntilikina, 19, won’t be able to do that until the 2020 Eastern…

Going home hasn’t always been beneficial for Kristaps Porzingis. Last year, he had his driver’s license suspended, according to a New York Times profile on countrywoman and tennis star Jelena Ostapenko, citing Latvian news reports. The two like to drive fast, and in Latvia, the speed limits are low, roughly 30 miles an hour in…

New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis says he’s “excited” after speaking to new head coach David Fizdale.

The Unicorn is pumped.

Gordon scored a team-high 24 points to help Houston top Golden State in Game 5 despite James Harden missing all 11 of his 3-pointers.

As Ovechkin heads to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time, we take a look at the best players in other sports who never played on the biggest stage.

The 33-year-old James has been a force. The Celtics accepted that, and whipped the Cavs anyway.

Once known just for flashy offense, D’Antoni has the Rockets on the verge of the finals. His brother Dan is even considering coming to a game.

KP’s tweet: ‘Just had a great conversation on the phone with Coach Fiz. Man im excited!!!!! Lets gooo!!!’

Charles Oakley’s ejection from Madison Square Garden during a February 2017 Knicks game occurred at the direction of MSG executive chairman and chief executive officer James Dolan, Oakley’s attorneys said in a new court filing on Thursday.

Jerry Sichting, Corey Gaines and Dave Bliss – won’t return to the team, the Daily News has learned.

A chat with his new coach has Kristaps Porzingis pumped to the tune of eight exclamation points.

Dolan ordered Oakley’s ugly Garden ejection last year and then gave a “thumbs up” after the fracas, court papers argue.

Charles Oakley feels vindicated by Dolan video, focused on cookbook

Surely Carmelo Anthony knows he isn’t the star forward he used to be.

Maybe you have to be of a certain age to understand why that moment resonates so. Maybe you have to remember what it was like in New York City on the evening of Tuesday, May 25, 1993, what the Knicks meant to the city at that moment, how Madison Square Garden really did feel like…

It doesn’t seem Kristaps Porzingis is holding a Marc Gasol grudge. In breaking his silence since the Knicks hired David Fizdale, Porzingis on Thursday tweeted from Europe that he’s finally spoken to the new coach — and had positive reviews. “Just had a great conversation on the phone with Coach Fiz. Man im excited!!!!! Lets…

Don’t call it a career for Amar’e Stoudemire just yet. Despite having retired from the NBA in 2016, Stoudemire told The Michael Kay Show on Wednesday that he’s considering a return. “That would be reality,” Stoudemire reportedly said when asked whether he’s thinking comeback. At 35 years old, two seasons removed from playing in the…

New Knicks head coach David Fizdale is casting a wide net looking for assistant coaches, but the search still has a decidedly local flavor. New York City native Royal Ivey, an assistant coach on the Thunder, interviewed with the Knicks recently. The Knicks also are speaking with New Jersey native and former Nets assistant Pat…

Road trip! Knicks coach David Fizdale is taking Frank Ntilikina and some of his young charges to Boston for Wednesday’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at TD Garden, according to an NBA source. Fizdale, whose stated goal is to establish “great relationships” with his players, will bring along two of his young point…

Police conduct toward black people has been a fraught issue in Milwaukee. The city’s mayor said: ‘As a human being, I am offended by what I saw.’

“I might lose my lunch,” Sue Phillips, who runs a juggernaut of a high school basketball program, said as she watched Golden State crumble in Game 4.

The Knicks are focusing on selecting a wing or a big man with the No. 9 pick in the NBA Draft,

Golden State had every opportunity to win the game, but a last-second 3-pointer by Stephen Curry could not find its way home, leaving the series tied.

Somebody thought the Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina was worthy of All-Rookie second-team honors. Of course, that solo vote didn’t mean a whole heckuva lot. Utah forward Donovan Mitchell, the 13th pick in last June’s NBA draft, and Philadelphia guard/forward Ben Simmons, the No. 1 pick in 2016 who sat out an entire season with injury, were…

First, Stephen Curry gave us the shimmy and then followed it with a slur. The All-American kid from next door isn’t so innocent anymore.

Looking to improve on his rookie season, Knicks PG Frank Ntilikina is back in New York, and ready to get to work with new head coach David Fizdale.

Back in October, Michigan State star Miles Bridges told me he would be “extremely happy” to play for the Knicks.

James performed the bulk of the work in a Game 4 win over the Boston Celtics, but Kevin Love and Kyle Korver had big moments as Cleveland evened the series.

“It’ll catch up to them in the third quarter,” Chris Mullin said about the Rockets’ shooting, which did catch up with them in the third quarter.

A federal probe and criticism from an N.C.A.A. commission led by Condoleezza Rice have done little to change how shoe companies in youth basketball operate.