Knicks Morning News (2018.05.26)

  • [SNY Knicks] On This Date: Starks dunks over Jordan, Grant in ’93 conference final
    (Friday, May 25, 2018 10:45:20 PM)

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

  • [SNY Knicks] Report: Sichting, Gaines, Bliss not returning as Knicks assistants next season
    (Friday, May 25, 2018 7:34:41 PM)

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

  • [NYTimes] LeBron James in Game 6: 46 Points, 11 Rebounds, 9 Assists. (There Will Be a Game 7.)
    (Saturday, May 26, 2018 3:42:33 AM)

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

  • [NYTimes] Rockets’ Chris Paul Will Miss Game 6 Against Warriors
    (Friday, May 25, 2018 8:40:54 PM)

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

  • [NYTimes] Not at the Game: One Smart Coach: How Are the Rockets Getting Away With All That Dribbling?
    (Friday, May 25, 2018 5:24:21 PM)

    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.

  • [NYPost] Why Knicks must resist the Trae Young temptation
    (Friday, May 25, 2018 10:52:21 AM)

    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…

  • [NYPost] Kristaps Porzingis was ‘very bad with police’: Latvian tennis star
    (Friday, May 25, 2018 7:52:02 AM)

    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…