Month: January 2019

Kanter said this free agent will help the Knicks win a championship in the near future.

Kanter said this free agent will help the Knicks win a championship in the near future.

Dirk, Doncic help Mavs rout Knicks at Madison Square Garden

Enes Kanter, always the performer, made his grand entrance.

The outspoken center emerged from his exile in the third quarter of Wednesday’s 114-90 loss to the Mavericks, dusted off by David Fizdale just after the Garden loudly chanted for Kanter’s return. And as the crowd cheered wildly when he…

From the beginning of this woebegone season, the Knicks have stated that, above all, they were emphasizing player development.

It was their specialty, their bread-and-butter. Craig Robinson, the head of the organization’s player development, called their strategy “innovative” and “transformative,”…

Knicks fans have taken Enes Kanter‘s side in his dispute with coach David Fizdale over playing time, writes Marc Berman of The New York Post. Kanter has sat out the past four games despite reportedly being promised an expanded role in the wake of an injury to Luke Kornet. Fans at Madison Square Garden expressed […]

Nowitzki, who may be playing his final season, scored a season-high 14 points. Luka Doncic added 16.

Center Enes Kanter, who had received four consecutive DNP-CDs, kissed the Knicks logo on the floor upon coming into the game at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.

After four straight games logging a DNP, Enes Kanter finally got to take his warmup off and enter the game on Wednesday night at The Garden. And with fans chanting his name, Kanter decided to reciprocate the love right back.

The Knicks’ losing streak reached 10 games after they fell apart in the fourth quarter in a 101-92 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday.

When the Rising Stars Challenge rosters were announced Tuedsay night, no Knicks were listed — not even the team’s first-round pick Kevin Knox.

Knicks are hoping to stop their long losing streak against the Mavericks on Wednesday night.

No, the Knicks not having any players selected for the Rising Stars game at All-Star weekend is not a reflection on head coach David Fizdale or the state of the franchise.

Pelicans star Anthony Davis has requested a trade, informing the team he has no interest in re-signing. With news of Davis wanting out came reports that the Knicks have strong interest in trading for him. Here are the latest rumors…

We don’t laugh about losing anymore. That’s a pity, actually. There was a time when we could, when losing not only amused us but gave us something to feel good about. There came a day early in 1962 when Casey Stengel, managing the Mets, observed that Chris Cannizzaro, his catcher, a man who made the…

A disappointed Kevin Knox will use his Rising Stars snub as fodder, admitting he thought he was a lock to make it to Charlotte during All-Star Weekend. “I thought 100 percent I was in it,’’ Knox said. After a slow start Wednesday, beginning with an airball, Knox put up a team-high 17 points but shot…

Enes Kanter was stunned that he got into the game in the third quarter Wednesday. But that’s how desperate Knicks coach David Fizdale was as the NBA’s worst team played the part to perfection in a 114-90 rout at the hands of the Mavericks. But there was a feel-good moment. After four straight games in…

The worst team in the NBA played the part Wednesday at the Garden. In another sign of their regression since November, the Knicks were routed by the Mavericks, 114-90, to fall to a tidy 10-40, owners of the NBA’s lowest winning percentage at .200. Dirk Nowitzki, in possibly his final game at the Garden, drew…

Guess Enes Kanter really wanted to play again — but he sure showed some immediate rust. The Knicks center, who has been stuck on the bench for four straight games, finally got a shot to play Wednesday night against the Mavericks. In fact, he was so happy, he kissed the team’s logo at center court…

Knicks coach David Fizdale is hardly shocked the Knicks finally hit rock bottom, but said he believes they will be better for it one day. They certainly weren’t better Wednesday, when the Mavericks routed them in the second half and won a 114-90 Garden cruise that felt like a Dallas home game with game-long cheers…

Rejoice, Knicks fans, because the day you have been waiting for has finally come. Your team is officially the worst in the NBA.

The Cavaliers’ victory over the Wizards was their 11th of the season, giving them one more than the Knicks (10-39), who now reside alone in the league’s cellar.

Coach…

Here’s the reality with Anthony Davis, and often it’s difficult to remember because he plays for the (nobody-cares-about) Pelicans: Davis is not just the owner of the most famous unibrow since Frida Kahlo, he’s a top-5 player in the NBA who is just entering his prime.

Since 2012 when Davis left…

This is a Knicks season in which everything that can go wrong has gone wrong — even on nights they don’t play. In a double whammy, on the same night rookie lottery pick Kevin Knox was snubbed for All-Star Weekend’s Rising Stars Challenge, the Knicks plummeted to the very bottom of the NBA barrel, owning…

This is a Knicks season in which everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. In a surprise on Tuesday, rookie lottery pick Kevin Knox was snubbed for the Feb. 15 Rising Stars Challenge featuring the NBA’s best rookies and sophomores during All-Star Weekend. Knox won the Eastern Conference’s Rookie of the Month in December,…

Wednesday’s Garden match against the Mavericks will feature Dirk Nowitzki’s probable last game at the Garden, rookie sensation Luka Doncic’s first game there — and likely more Enes Kanter chants. After not playing in a fourth straight game — all losses — Monday in Charlotte against the Hornets, Kanter all but accused coach David Fizdale…

The NBA has a trade demand, too: some cash for Anthony Davis’ public wishes. The Pelicans star center was fined $50,000 Tuesday for violating the league’s rule barring players or their representatives from making a public trade demand. A day prior, agent Rich Paul told ESPN that Davis would not sign a contract extension with…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, a former Pelicans fan and graduate of Chalmette High School in suburban New Orleans, supports Anthony Davis’ latest maneuver. Robinson and Davis share the same trainer, Marcell Scott, who has been living with the Knicks’ 20-year-old rookie in Westchester. Robinson and Davis have worked out together multiple times….

The league called the agent’s public request for New Orleans to trade his client an “intentional effort to undermine the contractual relationship between Davis and the Pelicans.”

Here are five possible Anthony Davis trades involving the Knicks (although he doesn’t end up in New York in one of them).

With the Cavaliers defeating the Wizards 116-113 on Tuesday night, they became tied with the Suns for the second-worst record in the NBA at 11-41.

The Knicks are focused on developing their young talent, yet none of them will play in the NBA’s Rising Stars Challenge on All-Star weekend.

The Knicks can swing a trade in their favor if they are willing to include Kristaps Porzingis.

A marriage between Kevin Durant and the Knicks has been a storyline since the regular season began. And many in the business believe it is one that can definitely come to fruition.

Anthony Davis has shaken up the NBA world, as he requested a trade to leave the Pelicans. And with that news surfacing, the Knicks are reportedly among the top candidates to make a trade happen before the Feb. 7 deadline.

Pelicans star Anthony Davis has requested a trade, informing the team he has no interest in re-signing. With news of Davis wanting out came reports that the Knicks have strong interest in trading for him. Here are the latest rumors…

Enes Kanter continues to feud with head coach David Fizdale, pointing that the fans are on his side.

The Knicks I knew would have had the courtesy to lie to us.

The Knicks, not so long ago, would have the plan all laid out by the time the news broke, cap figures and trade packages and marching orders ready to fly.

Not a word of it would have been true, at least in the sense that’s realistic in…

David Fizdale claimed he was too busy watching film to hear about Anthony Davis’ request for a trade, and then quickly fell into the robotic company line Knicks fans have been hearing ad nauseum for years.

The Knicks aren’t outwardly interested in one of the top-five players in the league, who…

The Knicks and Lakers are each preparing to make an offer to the Pelicans for Anthony Davis, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports. The Lakers’ front office met earlier today to discuss potential offers as well as mapping out the franchise’s plans. LeBron James and Davis share an agent and speculation about Davis’ preference will […]

Anthony Davis wants to be traded to a championship-contending team and the Lakers with LeBron James stand out as the likeliest option given that both Davis and James are represented by agent Rich Paul. The Knicks don’t qualify as a contender but they have the lure of New York City and will always be included […]

The Knicks also lost on the road, falling at Charlotte for their 10th defeat in a row.

An unsung guard who could be mistaken for a barista is the epitome of an unsung, surging team that player by player has made Brooklyn its home on and off the court.

Rich Paul, who represents Davis, confirmed that he had notified New Orleans that Davis wants to be moved and will not sign a contract extension

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Frank Ntilikina had finally gotten his chance to start at point guard. And it’s been lost for now. Ntilikina’s groin injury suffered in the first half Sunday against Miami could shelve him for as much as two weeks, according to coach David Fizdale. With starter Emmanuel Mudiay out two to three weeks…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The last time the Knicks were here, they pulled out an overtime thriller. That was last month but seems like last century. The Knicks have won just one game since. After going toe-to-toe with the Hornets for three quarters, using G-Leaguer Kadeem Allen for 18 minutes, the Knicks performed their ritual fourth-quarter…

If it were only this simple, the answer would be an easy one. You trade Kristaps Porzingis for Anthony Davis. In a minute. In a second. Today. Yesterday, if that’s possible. Unicorn for Unibrow? Yes. You pull the trigger on that one if you are the Knicks. Anthony Davis is one of the five best…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Knicks struck out on landing Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard and sat out the recent Jimmy Butler sweepstakes. They won’t sit out this Anthony Davis derby, according to a source. “They are going to look at it,” an NBA source familiar with the Knicks’ thinking said. The source said the Knicks…

There are three Duke freshmen, including Zion Williamson, who could be top-five picks in the NBA draft. But perhaps the Knicks might be better off picking a top prospect from a mid-major school.

The Knicks’ losing streak reached 10 games after they fell apart in the fourth quarter in a 101-92 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday.

Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina could miss 1-2 weeks after he strained his groin in Sunday’s loss to the Miami Heat.

The Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks are in two different kinds of races entering Monday night’s matchup.

Pelicans star Anthony Davis has requested a trade, informing the team he has no interest in re-signing. With news of Davis wanting out came reports that the Knicks have strong interest in trading for him. Here are the latest rumors…

The Knicks are expected to be suitors for Anthony Davis, but what are the chances they actually land the Pelicans’ All-Star?

Davis, who has told the Pelicans he will not sign a contract extension, is under contract through the 2019-20 season before being eligible for free agency.

The Knicks are planning to be active at the trade deadline and there are very few who appear to be off-limits.

Wayne Ellington scores 19 as Miami Heat knock off lowly New York Knicks 106-97

Frank Ntilikina’s troubling season turned worse Sunday after the Frenchman strained his groin during the Knicks’ 106-97 loss to the Heat.

Ntilikina was starting his second consecutive game at point guard – a result of Emmanuel Mudiay straining his shoulder – and managed six points and four assists…

Trey Burke is back in the Knicks‘ rotation, but it looks like a temporary situation until he either gets traded or Emmanuel Mudiay returns from a strained shoulder, writes Marc Berman of The New York Post. Burke, who began the season as the starting point guard, poured in 25 points Friday, but doesn’t appear to […]

The Heat announced Derrick Jones Jr. will be re-evaluated tomorrow after suffering a knee injury.

Anthony was sitting courtside for Dwyane Wade’s second-to-last game in New York.

The Heat announced Derrick Jones Jr. will be re-evaluated tomorrow after suffering a knee injury.

Anthony was sitting courtside for Dwyane Wade’s second-to-last game in New York.

The Knicks’ losing streak reached nine games with a 106-97 loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

Former Knicks and current Bulls forward Carmelo Anthony received a standing ovation during a stoppage of play in Sunday’s Knicks-Heat game at Madison Square Garden.

Knicks PG Trey Burke — a pending free agent — said in early-December that he wanted to re-sign with the Knicks.

Both teams were off Saturday after playing Friday, when the Heat posted a 100-94 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers and the visiting Knicks continued their months-long skid by falling to the Brooklyn Nets, 109-99.

Whenever David Fizdale is around the Miami Heat, it’s like fraternity brothers at a college reunion with all the back-slapping, high-fiving and hugging that takes place. Such was the scene Sunday night at the Garden before the Knicks played the Heat for the second time this season. Whether it was coaching staff or the media…

Tim Hardaway Jr. responded to coach David Fizdale’s odd financial comment made Friday in which he mentioned Hardaway’s contract figures when explaining his playing rotations. Asked if he was bothered by Fizdale mentioning his big salary in that context, Hardaway said Sunday, “No reaction to it. It’s a public thing. Everyone knows what I make….

The one thing you can’t accuse rookie lottery pick Kevin Knox of is helping the Knicks win. While his scoring statistics aren’t poor for a rookie despite shooting 37 percent, his entry into the starting lineup has not worked. And now he appears to have slammed into the rookie wall, shooting 24.3 percent in his…

Carmelo Anthony’s presence as a baseline spectator couldn’t snap the Knicks from their usual late-fourth-quarter woes and horrendous Garden losing streak. Anthony should be used to seeing the Knicks lose here. The Knicks have forgotten how to win at home. After coming back from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie with 3:10…

Exiled Carmelo Anthony sat baseline by the Miami bench Sunday at the Garden to watch his Heat buddy, Dwyane Wade. Anthony said he hopes to be more than a spectator in this arena sometime soon. It was a night when Anthony and Wade received louder Garden cheers than any Knicks player. Anthony, wearing a black…

Carmelo Anthony, speaking during an appearance to see friend Dwyane Wade play against the Knicks, said he hopes to play in Madison Square Garden at least one more time.