Day: July 6, 2019

Earthquake causes early finish to Knicks-Pelicans Summer League game

In case you hadn’t heard, the New York Knicks didn’t blow away the NBA in free agency. After a putrid regular season that most fans endured with the hopes that Zion Williamson and some marquee free agents like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were on the way, the team instead ended up with R.J. Barrett and Julius Randle. Those aren’t bad players, but few expect the Knicks to make the playoffs next year.

In case you hadn’t heard, the New York Knicks didn’t blow away the NBA in free agency. After a putrid regular season that most fans endured with the hopes that Zion Williamson and some marquee free agents like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were on the way, the team instead ended up with R.J. Barrett and Julius Randle. Those aren’t bad players, but few expect the Knicks to make the playoffs next year.

The games at the Thomas & Mack Center were postponed until a later date. 

Yes, you read that right.

LAS VEGAS — The buzz began before noon local time Friday, well before the first of 10 games tipped off on the opening day of the Las Vegas Summer League. A hot sun was beating down on the concrete, though it did little to discourage the never-ending line of fans that zigzagged around the Thomas…

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LAS VEGAS — Friday night’s Pelicans-Knicks matchup was expected to be a showstopper, just not like this. The summer league game was halted in the middle of play with 7:53 left in the fourth quarter, the Pelicans leading the Knicks, 80-74, after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Thomas & Mack Center. As the speakers and…

LAS VEGAS — The earth moved in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s ballyhooed summer league-opening showdown between the Pelicans’ Zion Williamson and the Knicks’ RJ Barrett at the Thomas & Mack Center — but not the way you would have expected it. With Williamson sitting out the second half because of left-knee soreness and…

LAS VEGAS — Spencer Dinwiddie wouldn’t say how much of a role his recruiting played in the Nets landing Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. But the guard wasn’t shy in vowing the Nets’ newfound star power will lift them up the standings and boost them up the New York sports pecking order. “We definitely are…

LAS VEGAS — With $70 million of cap space, Knicks brass bought time instead of a star player. Striking out shouldn’t be shocking when reviewing their past lack of conquests. The Knicks’ narrative for the last several months, despite the league-worst 17-65 record, is the company had changed its image league-wide, changed the culture. Knicks…

LAS VEGAS — The offseason for the Knicks has not gone as planned. They missed out on the top pick in the draft lottery, and struck out with both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency. However, not all is lost. The NBA Summer League in Las Vegas tips off Friday, and despite the…

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Kawhi Leonard stunned the NBA early Saturday morning, committing to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency and bringing Oklahoma City star Paul George along with him.

R.J. Barrett didn’t shoot the ball well in his Summer League debut, but Knicks Coach Jud Buechler had a simple message for the rookie after the game: don’t stop shooting.

The Knicks’ Summer League debut against the Pelicans was stopped with 7:53 left in the fourth quarter due to an earthquake.

To make matters worse, these stars would rather play for New York’s other team, the Brooklyn Nets, who do not carry as much cachet as the Knicks.

Elfrid Payton will have ‘every opportunity’ to win the Knicks’ starting point guard position over Dennis Smith Jr., according to SNY sources.

Knicks fans will get an early look at some of the team’s young talent during the Summer League schedule.

The Knicks’ Summer League team consisting of RJ Barrett, Mitchell Robinson and Kevin Knox may be tough to beat.

Mitchell Robinson will get a chance to play with USA Basketball this summer.

The Knicks, led by No. 3 overall draft pick RJ Barrett, are the 8-1 favorites to win the Las Vegas Summer League title, according to Caesars Sportsbook.

Zion Williamson’s day included a chat with AD, an energetic crowd that included LeBron, a sore knee and a game cut short by an earthquake.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit in Southern California on Friday night and was felt all the way in Las Vegas, forcing the postponement of a summer league game between the Pelicans and Knicks.

The Knicks, led by No. 3 overall draft pick RJ Barrett, are the 8-1 favorites to win the Las Vegas Summer League title, according to Caesars Sportsbook.

Zion Williamson’s day included a chat with AD, an energetic crowd that included LeBron, a sore knee and a game cut short by an earthquake.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit in Southern California on Friday night and was felt all the way in Las Vegas, forcing the postponement of a summer league game between the Pelicans and Knicks.