Knicks Morning News (2016.10.09)

Believe it or not, Jeremy Lin will not be playing on Saturday night against Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks.

Kristaps Porzingis has proven to be a marketable phenomenon in the biggest market.

Phil Jackson’s summer reconstruction was based around two players – the starting point guard and center.

Now may be a good time for Phil Jackson to recant his statement that Derrick Rose isn’t losing any sleep over his civil trial for rape.

The first time Jeff Hornacek worked out Kristaps Porzingis, it wasn’t his height that struck him as much as his skills. The first-year Knicks coach said Porzingis reminded him of a shooting guard.

A touch of the perceived tension between new Nets point guard Jeremy Lin and former Knicks teammate Carmelo Anthony bubbled to the surface before Saturday night’s first preseason meeting, but Nets coach Kenny Atkinson pulled the plug on any theatrics by choosing to rest Lin and veteran forward Luis Scola.

The Knicks likely will be waiting close to another week before either of their big offseason additions return to the court. Derrick Rose opted to remain in Los Angeles because of his civil trial for alleged sexual assault and missed Saturday’s 116-98 preseason win over the Nets, while Joakim Noah missed his second straight contest…

Derrick Rose was in Los Angeles. Joakim Noah was stuck on the sidelines. With the two new stars out of the Knicks’ lineup in Saturday night’s preseason game against the Nets at the Garden, opportunity arose for several reserves, with additional playing time granted to multiple players just hoping to make an NBA roster. But…

After Carmelo Anthony expressed surprise that the Nets had made Jeremy Lin the face of their franchise, Lin said he doesn’t care what his former Knicks teammate said. Lin didn’t play Saturday night when the Nets lost, 116-98, to the Knicks at the Garden, but Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson insisted the point guard sitting had…

Whalen, a veteran point guard, skipped the overseas season to heal and also benefited from a specialized training program and a lighter workload.

Why hasn’t a female LeBron James — a star of the fashion tents as well as the hardwood — emerged from the W.N.B.A.?

All season long the Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks have been the best two teams in the WNBA.

The Utah Jazz began life without Gordon Hayward on Saturday with the first practice since the franchise player broke a finger on his non-shooting hand. There is no set timetable for his return.

The Knicks defeated the Nets 116-98 Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah will not play in Saturday’s preseason game against the Nets.

Nets guard Jeremy Lin said he is not paying much attention to Carmelo Anthony’s recent comments expressing his surprise that Lin was a “franchise player” in Brooklyn.

Justin Holiday has more to prove than some other players on New York’s bench.

There was no text message that specifically gave Derrick Rose permission to have sex with his ex-girlfriend, but for the NBA star the signs were clear, he testified in a lawsuit that accuses him and two friends of raping the woman.

Detroit Pistons. The Nets won the game behind a very balanced attack led by Jeremy Lin’s 21 points.

Knicks’ Brandon Jennings: ‘I just feel like myself again’

Rose misses preseason game due to lawsuit trial