Knicks Morning News (2018.12.02)

The Knicks next play the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas and Mario Hezonja has been warned: Giannis Antetokounmpo has prepared a rendition of the Nutcracker Suite.

Following a remarkable and thrilling 136-134 OT victory Saturday for the Knicks, Antetokounmpo was clearly still fuming about a play in…

LeBron James went west but the best player is still in the Eastern Conference.

That’s according to Knicks coach David Fizdale, who surprisingly gave the title to 23-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo.

“The guy is, right now, to me the best player in the league,” Fizdale said. “Playing at the highest…

The Knicks next play the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas and Mario Hezonja has been warned: Giannis Antetokounmpo has prepared a rendition of the Nutcracker Suite.

Following a remarkable and thrilling 136-134 OT victory Saturday for the Knicks, Antetokounmpo was clearly still fuming about a play in…

LeBron James went west but the best player is still in the Eastern Conference.

That’s according to Knicks coach David Fizdale, who surprisingly gave the title to 23-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo.

“The guy is, right now, to me the best player in the league,” Fizdale said. “Playing at the highest…

Hezonja stepped over the league’s dunk leader at Madison Square Garden

Hezonja stepped over the league’s dunk leader at Madison Square Garden

Allonzo Trier has been a standout among two-way players this season, but signing him to a more conventional deal might not be easy as it sounds for the Knicks, writes Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. There’s no question that New York wants to keep Trier, who is averaging 11.8 points per game and shooting 45% from 3-point […]

Knicks guard Trey Burke didn’t return to the game after landing awkwardly and leaving in the first quarter with a sprained right knee, though X-rays were negative. Even so, second-year guard Frank Ntilikina didn’t get off the bench, marking the first time this season the second-year guard was out of the rotation entirely. “Coach’s decision,…

David Fizdale is as much a salesman as he is a coach. The two go hand in hand. So after lottery picks Kevin Knox and Frank Ntilikina were criticized by scouts and NBA executives in a Marc Berman story in The Post this week, Fizdale strongly defended his young players. That’s his job. But Knox…

Giannis Antetokounmpo sounds like he’s ready to go Greek-freaky on Knicks forward Mario Hezonja. “Oh, yeah, I’m going to punch him in his nut next time,” Antetokounmpo declared after the Knicks’ 136-134 overtime win over Milwaukee on Saturday night. Midway through the first quarter, Hezonja raced down the court and dunked the ball with the…

Kevin Knox and the Knicks somehow outlasted the team David Fizdale said currently features the best player in the NBA. Fizdale slapped that heady label Saturday on do-it-all Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the Knicks received several eye-opening performances from their youthful core to pull off the most exhilarating win of the season, 136-134 in…

Kevin Knox didn’t have to look far Saturday to view the vast progress of another former first-round draft pick who had also struggled mightily upon entering the NBA. New York Knicks coach David Fizdale said Giannis Antetokounmpo currently is the best player in the league, but that hardly was the case when the renowned Greek…

They were down by 14 points in the fourth quarter before forcing overtime. Meanwhile, the Nets lost their sixth straight.

As could be expected, Giannis Antetokounmpo was not pleased after Mario Hezonja dunked on him and then stepped over him during Saturday night’s Knicks win over the Bucks.

The Knicks played one of their most inspring games of the season, fighting back multiple times against the Bucks and triumphing in overtime.

Burke suffered the injury while landing awkwardly under the basket.

It probably wasn’t the best idea for Hezonja to do something that could rile up one of the best players on the planet, but it was certainly fun to watch.

New York Knicks guard Courtney Lee will make his season debut Saturday when the Milwaukee Bucks visit Madison Square Garden.

Here are five trades the Knicks could entertain in order to max out Trey Burke’s value before potentially losing him to the market.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo felt disrespected when Knicks forward Mario Hezonja stared and stepped over him after a dunk Saturday night. Antetokounmpo vowed vengeance following an overtime loss to the Knicks.