Knicks Morning News (2018.06.20)

  • [NYPost] Draft’s next ‘Jayson Tatum’ thinks he aced Knicks workout
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 12:15:34 PM)

    CAMDEN, N.J. — During his workout 10 days ago, Kentucky freshman forward Kevin Knox believes he showed the Knicks staff plenty of reasons to draft him ninth Thursday night. He isn’t the only one. Wildcats coach John Calipari said teams will regret passing on Knox, and compared him to one of this season’s Rookie of…

  • [NYPost] Trae Young sees the Knicks upside of a draft slip
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 8:08:52 AM)

    Point guard Trae Young said falling to nine in Thursday’s draft can still be “a great situation” because he would wind up a Knick and playing for new coach David Fizdale. Appearing on WFAN to promote a new endorsement deal, the Oklahoma freshman guard often compared to Stephen Curry said his workout with the Knicks…

  • [NYPost] Nate Robinson: Larry Brown bullied me to tears
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:48:39 AM)

    Most Knicks have positive memories of Nate Robinson, the diminutive point guard who spent five seasons with the team until departing for the Celtics. But it seems Robinson doesn’t view his time with the team through the same rose-colored lenses, as he opened up to Bleacher Report about the abuse he suffered at the hands…

  • [NYPost] Enes Kanter has an ironic LeBron plan
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:08:52 AM)

    Enes Kanter is pleading for a reason to take a pay cut. The center knows it’s a pipe dream, but it’s a pipe dream he’s exploring in attempting to lure LeBron James to the Knicks. “I’m trying,” Kanter told The Athletic in a story published Sunday. “I don’t want to say it’s possible, whatever, but…

  • [NY Newsday] Draft’s next ‘Jayson Tatum’ thinks he aced Knicks workout
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 12:15:34 PM)

    CAMDEN, N.J. — During his workout 10 days ago, Kentucky freshman forward Kevin Knox believes he showed the Knicks staff plenty of reasons to draft him ninth Thursday night. He isn’t the only one. Wildcats coach John Calipari said teams will regret passing on Knox, and compared him to one of this season’s Rookie of…

  • [NY Newsday] Trae Young sees the Knicks upside of a draft slip
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 8:08:52 AM)

    Point guard Trae Young said falling to nine in Thursday’s draft can still be “a great situation” because he would wind up a Knick and playing for new coach David Fizdale. Appearing on WFAN to promote a new endorsement deal, the Oklahoma freshman guard often compared to Stephen Curry said his workout with the Knicks…

  • [NY Newsday] Nate Robinson: Larry Brown bullied me to tears
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:48:39 AM)

    Most Knicks have positive memories of Nate Robinson, the diminutive point guard who spent five seasons with the team until departing for the Celtics. But it seems Robinson doesn’t view his time with the team through the same rose-colored lenses, as he opened up to Bleacher Report about the abuse he suffered at the hands…

  • [NY Newsday] Enes Kanter has an ironic LeBron plan
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:08:52 AM)

    Enes Kanter is pleading for a reason to take a pay cut. The center knows it’s a pipe dream, but it’s a pipe dream he’s exploring in attempting to lure LeBron James to the Knicks. “I’m trying,” Kanter told The Athletic in a story published Sunday. “I don’t want to say it’s possible, whatever, but…

  • [ESPN] NBA draft trades we’d like to see: Knicks land Kyrie Irving, No. 27 pick
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 2:23:46 PM)

    Plenty of picks throughout the lottery could be in play for draft-night trades. So which moves should teams make?

  • [NYDN] Friends, family remember trailblazing cop and martial arts instructor Albert Dandridge
    (Wednesday, June 20, 2018 3:00:00 PM)

    Friends, family and dozens of officers poured into a Bronx church to pay tribute Tuesday to a pioneering retired cop who served as one of the first black commanders in the NYPD.

    Albert Dandridge, who passed away on June 10 at 96, was celebrated as a trailblazing detective and a consummate father.

  • [NYDN] Long Island dad who got lifesaving liver transplant after 8-year wait hopes to enroll more donors
    (Wednesday, June 20, 2018 7:00:00 AM)

    When Ronnie Reid’s phone rang last October with lifesaving news for her father she almost didn’t pick up.

    The organ transplant coordinator at LiveOnNY, a Midtown-based nonprofit, hates telemarketers and her first instinct was to let it ring.

    When she saw it was from a colleague from work, calling…

  • [NYDN] Montreal is ending its horse-carriage industry; why won’t New York?
    (Wednesday, June 20, 2018 2:00:00 AM)

    After 150 years of controversy, and one failed attempt at a ban in 2016, it appears the city of Montreal is finally putting an end to their horse-drawn carriage industry. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante included a promise to ban calèches — as they are known locally — in her 2017 campaign, and is…

  • [NYDN] Farmworkers, forgotten again: Time’s Up says New York is failing thousands of women
    (Wednesday, June 20, 2018 2:00:00 AM)

    Fifty years ago, Robert Kennedy stood with farmworkers?to?call?for?basic rights?that virtually all other?workers?enjoy — a day of rest, overtime pay, workers’ compensation, sanitary housing and the right to demand safe work conditions without the risk?of being fired.?

    On?the night of Kennedy’s…

  • [NYDN] American senators to visit Russia at end of month: report
    (Wednesday, June 20, 2018 1:55:00 AM)

    A group of American senators will travel to Russia at the end of the month and celebrate Independence Day in Moscow, according to a report.

    The delegation will arrive in St. Petersburg on June 30 and spend time there before heading to the country’s capital on July 3 and 4th for meetings with lawmakers,…

  • [NYDN] Parents brawl during youth softball tournament in Tennessee
    (Wednesday, June 20, 2018 1:05:00 AM)

    Disturbing video from a youth softball tournament this weekend shows parents of children from competing teams trading punches and hurling profanity at a Tennessee park.

    According to The Kingsport Times-News, the melee broke out as two North Carolina teams faced off during a 12-and-under tournament…

  • [NYDN] Another year lost: One last day for Albany to actually do the people’s business
    (Wednesday, June 20, 2018 1:05:00 AM)

    When the legislative session ends Wednesday, state senators and assembly members will bring home scraps to their constituents. Which won’t stop them from winning near-certain reelection.

    With a day left, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Speaker Carl Heastie must agree to let the city keep…

  • [NYDN] Taliban kills 30 soldiers after holiday ceasefire ends
    (Wednesday, June 20, 2018 12:30:00 AM)

    The Taliban has killed 30 Afghan soldiers as hopes of peace from a three-day holiday ceasefire were shattered.

    Soldiers at checkpoints in the province of Baghdis were killed in an ambush from the terrorist group on Wednesday, according to the regional governor.

    The Taliban had agreed a three-day…

  • [NYDN] Readers sound off school tests, parental separation and Old Timers’ Day
    (Wednesday, June 20, 2018 12:00:00 AM)

    Keep the test, teach the kids

    Jamaica: In a misguided attempt to increase the number of black and Hispanic students at the elite New York City specialized high schools, Mayor de Blasio proposes eliminating the controversial entrance exam. By doing so, he’s tacitly suggesting that black and Hispanic…

  • [NYDN] SEE IT: Congressional intern screams ‘Mr. President, f–k you!’ as Trump enters Capitol
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 11:35:00 PM)

    President Trump wasn’t exactly greeted with open arms as he arrived at the Capitol for a meeting with Republican lawmakers Tuesday night.

    One female heckler didn’t hold anything back.

    “Mr. President, f—k you,” yelled a woman, a congressional intern, according to The Washington Times.

    The clip was…

  • [NYDN] Man with a tattoo of a gun on his face charged with illegally possessing a firearm
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 11:00:00 PM)

    So much for concealing your weapon.

    Michael Vines, who sports a tattoo of a handgun on his forehead, has been charged by South Carolina police with illegally possessing a firearm.

    Vines, who is federally prohibited from possessing a firearm, allegedly tried to ditch a loaded .38-caliber revolver…

  • [NYDN] Jason Vargas implodes again as Mets have three-game winning streak snapped in loss to Rockies
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:10:00 PM)

    DENVER — Pitching Jason Vargas at Coors Field was a gamble and the Mets lost.

    The veteran lefty gave up back-to-back-to-back home runs and was chased in the third inning of the Mets’ 10-8 loss to the Rockies on Tuesday night.

    The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Mets (31-39), who…

  • [NYDN] LAPD fires rubber bullets into Los Angeles memorial for slain rapper XXXTentacion after crowd allegedly threw rocks and bottles at officers
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:05:00 PM)

    Hundreds of XXXTentacion fans converged in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles late Tuesday in a makeshift memorial for the rapper, who was shot and killed Monday, but the gathering quickly grew ugly.

    About 300 people gathered to honor the controversial 20-year-old rapper, who, along with a wildly…

  • [NYDN] Five workers taken to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Jean-Georges’ JoJo Restaurant in Manhattan: FDNY
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 9:45:00 PM)

    Five workers at legendary chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Upper East Side restaurant wound up with a bad case of gas — after a carbon monoxide leak left them hospitalized Tuesday night, FDNY officials said.

    The leak came from the basement at JoJo Restaurant, Jean-Georges’ eatery at a brownstone…

  • [NYDN] Rachel Maddow breaks down in tears during live report on ‘tender age’ shelters for immigrant babies
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 9:40:00 PM)

    Rachel Maddow lost her composure during her MSNBC show Tuesday night as she attempted to report on the latest tragic news about the children being held at detention centers after being taken away from their parents.

    The show host broke down while reading The Associated Press’ report about “tender…

  • [NYDN] Judd Apatow calls out First Lady Melania Trump for tweet about how to ‘positively impact children’ while thousands of migrant kids are taken from their parents
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 9:20:00 PM)

    Judd Apatow wants Melania Trump to be best — or do anything at all.

    Amid controversy over thousands of children being held in detention centers after being ripped away from their parents, the First Lady offered a vague tweet about the immigration issues her husband has spent days railing about…

  • [NYDN] Mets reliever AJ Ramos to have surgery Wednesday to repair torn labrum, will miss rest of season
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 9:00:00 PM)

    Right-handed reliever AJ Ramos will have surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. He will miss the rest of the season.

    Initially, the Mets placed Ramos on the disabled list on May 28 with what the team called a strained right shoulder. The Mets said they had not known…

  • [NYDN] Canada high! Becomes second country in world to legalize sale of weed
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 9:00:00 PM)

    TORONTO — Canada’s Senate gave final passage Tuesday to the federal government’s bill to legalize cannabis, though Canadians will have to wait at least a couple of months to legally buy marijuana as their country becomes the second in the world to make pot legal nationwide.

    Prime Minister Justin…

  • [NYDN] Trump, House GOP meet as tensions boil over child-detention crisis: ‘Politically, this is bad’
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 8:55:00 PM)

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday told House Republicans he is “1,000 percent” behind their rival immigration bills, providing little clear direction for party leaders searching for a way to defuse the escalating controversy over family separations at the southern border.

    And it’s…

  • [NYDN] Madman socks Q train conductor in the head at Brooklyn subway stop
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 8:30:00 PM)

    A subway conductor is on the mend after a maniac sucker-punched him in the head at a Brooklyn Q train stop Tuesday.

    Frank Sbano, 60, was on the job when his Brighton Beach-bound train arrived at the Prospect Park station at about 11:50 a.m. when a straphanger socked him, authorities said.

    One Twitter…

  • [NYDN] Brawlers used knives, beach umbrella during wild Coney Island melee that left one stabbed, one slashed
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 8:05:00 PM)

    A gang of brawlers who stabbed a teenager in the stomach on the Coney Island Boardwalk Monday night used a bright beach umbrella to bludgeon a second victim — and cops are hoping security footage will help catch the fiends.

    Police on Tuesday released video and photos of five young men involved…

  • [NYDN] Gleyber Torres launches deep home run that even MLB Statcast doesn’t register as Yankees continue to flex muscles
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:55:00 PM)

    Gleyber Torres broke Statcast.

    The Yankees 21-year-old rookie capped a night filled with four mammoth home runs from the Bronx Bombers with a solo blast in the eighth inning that traveled about 10 rows deep into the left-center field bleachers, but never registered on MLB’s Statcast, which tracks…

  • [NYDN] Man, 22, fatally shot in his car, tries to speed off, then crashes on Bronx street
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:40:00 PM)

    A Bronx shooting victim made a final, desperate bid to drive away from his attacker before collapsing in his car Tuesday, cops said.

    Jose Velez, 22, was sitting in his Honda Accord, with his girlfriend, when he started arguing with a man on Van Nest Ave. and Unionport Road in Van Nest just after…

  • [NYDN] Aaron Boone says Giancarlo Stanton’s batting stance has not changed before Yankees slugger goes deep in win over Mariners
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:30:00 PM)

    Aaron Boone insists Giancarlo Stanton’s adjusted batting stance is nothing more than a mirage.

    The Yankees manager said before Tuesday’s 7-2 win over the Mariners that despite YES Network cameras showing a split screen of a slightly less closed stance from Stanton on Monday, the right-handed slugger…

  • [NYDN] Protesters crash Homeland Security boss Kirstjen Nielsen’s dinner at Mexican eatery
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:10:00 PM)

    Rowdy protesters crashed Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen’s “work dinner” at a Mexican restaurant on Tuesday night and left her speechless.

    The demonstrators marched into the MXDC restaurant in Washington around 8 p.m. and confronted Nielsen and her dinner companion on the Trump administration…

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks gave Trae Young ‘a good feel and vibe’
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 11:16:57 PM)

    NBA draft prospect Trae Young said he got “a good feel and vibe” with the Knicks.

  • [SNY Knicks] Ice Cube on one-on-one game between Dolan and Oakley
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 6:53:29 PM)

  • [SNY Knicks] Former Knick Walt Frazier knows what New York needs in the Draft
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 3:30:45 PM)

    Former Knicks and current MSG Network color commentator, Walt “Clyde” Frazier, knows exactly what New York needs to do in the Draft on Thursday.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knox to Knicks could be gaining momentum
    (Tuesday, June 19, 2018 1:00:06 PM)

    With only two days until the 2018 NBA Draft, the Knicks are locking up their draft board as they pinpoint the potential prospects they want to select with their No. 9 overall pick.