Knicks Morning News (2017.02.11)

Following the Knicks’ loss to the Nuggets on Friday night, head coach Jeff Hornacek was displeased by the way his team, namely the starters, played defensively.

The Knicks fell to the Nuggets on Friday night for their fourth consecutive loss.

The Knicks look to get back in the win column in a matchup with the Nuggets at 7:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.

Knicks owner James Dolan says he has no plans to fire team president Phil Jackson.

Knicks owner James Dolan said Oakley came to the Garden Wednesday night with an “agenda” and that Oakley may not remember the incident.

Charles Oakley has been banned from Madison Square Garden, though the ban is not necessarily a lifetime ban, Knicks owner James Dolan said on Friday.

The Knicks have fired their top security chief — two days after an incident at Madison Square Garden where former-Knick Charles Oakley was involved in an altercation with multiple security guards.

Will all of the drama recently surrounding the Knicks stunt the growth and development of their young star Kristaps Porzingis?

DNL examines the Knicks’ 2016-17 season full of struggles, embarrassments, and failure.

No matter what happens to Carmelo Anthony at the trading deadline, Knicks owner James Dolan said he thinks the star he pined for in 2011 will leave New York with a positive legacy. Dolan won’t say if he agrees with president Phil Jackson’s assessment the Knicks should trade Anthony by Feb. 23, but he still…

Knicks fans weren’t the only ones in a foul mood Friday night, Kristaps Porzingis, so beaten down by this losing season, lost the joy of playing the sport he loves, for one evening at least. “I wasn’t enjoying basketball today — I wasn’t,” he said after the Knicks fell to the Nuggets, 131-123, at the…

All around Madison Square Garden, at sports bars and outside the main entrance on Seventh Avenue, Knicks fans had the same response to the Charles Oakley saga: The organization isn’t just turning its back on a longtime great with a ban in the wake of the ugly scene Wednesday night, when Oakley was escorted out…

Knicks owner James Dolan should next ban the team’s underachieving 15-man roster, which has yet to learn to play the kind of defense the Garden once was known for. Coach Jeff Hornacek was as livid Friday as Charles Oakley was Wednesday night, saying the Knicks should be “embarrassed” after the pitiful Nuggets lit up the…

Charles Oakley is giving the fans what they want. The Knicks legend, who on Friday was banned from Madison Square Garden after being ejected and arrested Wednesday following an altercation with security guards, thanked the fans for their support and said he is not done pleading his case. Oakley announced Friday night via Twitter he will…

Outside, on Seventh Avenue, the anger was already roiling on the sidewalk, under the famous Madison Square Garden marquee. You half expected to see it advertised in bright neon colors: WED., FEB. 22, 8:00: BILLY JOEL LIVE! SAT., FEB. 10, 7:00: AVALANCHE VS. RANGERS! FRI., FEB. 9, 7:40: FREE THE OAK MAN! “The only reason…

New York’s latest and hottest rivalry reached about 1,000 degrees Friday. Charles Oakley’s camp fired back at James Dolan after the Knicks owner banned him from Madison Square Garden, saying he was “physically and verbally abusive,” and alleging a possible drinking problem. Oakley spokesman Akhtar Farzaie told The Post: “[It’s] a failed attempt by James…

Knicks owner James Dolan gave an emphatic endorsement of Phil Jackson, saying he plans to keep the embattled team president for the full five years of his contract, is staying out of his way and still thinks he has time to turn it around. None of it is good news for Carmelo Anthony, who is…

Charles Oakley was an absolute terror on the court in his 10 years as a bruising Knicks enforcer. No opponent ever seemed to find a way to handle him on the glass and keep him under control. At least until now. In the wake of the Wednesday incident that led to Oakley’s forcible ejection from…

Madison Square Garden released a series of statements Friday from employees who came into contact with Charles Oakley on Wednesday night before the Knicks legend’s angry confrontation with security and forcible ejection from the arena. Security guards in the Garden’s employ say Oakley lashed out at them as “henchmen” of Knicks owner James Dolan and accused…

James L. Dolan made the announcement on Friday on ESPN Radio after the former Knicks star was forcibly removed from the arena on Wednesday night.

The Knicks’ handling of the Charles Oakley episode and the owner James L. Dolan’s comments, on top of everything else, have been stunning.

Chants of “Free Charles Oakley” and “Fire Dolan,” in reference to the Knicks’ owner, reverberated in the Garden, as the team lost their ninth game in the past 12.

Green had 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in the Golden State Warriors’ 122-107 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.

Durant still has ties to the city where he grew into a superstar with the Thunder, whom the Warriors will play on Saturday.

Melo: Knicks have to get out from under ‘cloud’

Dolan: I’ll allow Phil to do his job, won’t meddle

This season, Jeff Hornacek has avoided starting Kristaps Porzingis at center in fear of mismatches.

The effort just isn’t consistent enough to produce winning basketball.

As far as James Dolan is concerned, Knicks fans are stuck with Phil Jackson and all his decisions — he’s not going to interfere.

“Dolan is a complete d—–bag,” one fan said.

James Dolan had a choice to take the professional and classy approach.

There are plenty of sports owners who are jerks. What did New York do to deserve the biggest one on the planet?

Charles Oakley might not be able to set foot in Madison Square Garden again.

Charles Oakley isn’t going quietly.

James Dolan says Charles Oakley has a “problem,” but the Knick legend’s camp is firing back.

Here are the testimonies from MSG employees, in full, provided by the Knicks regarding Charles Oakley’s ejection.

Charles Oakley revealed Thursday that he had been drinking before the ugly scene at the Garden a night earlier.

The ex-Secret Service agent fired Friday by Madison Square Garden arrived six months ago with an impressive law enforcement resume.

Dolan fired Frank Benedetto, Madison Square Garden’s senior vice president for security, on Friday morning.

Defense apparently has been banned from Madison Square Garden, too.

The Knicks provided little resistance on the defensive end Friday night, allowing at least 30 points in every quarter of a 131-123 loss to Denver before a vocally unhappy sellout crowd of 19,812 at the Garden.

Charles Oakley has been banned from Madison Square Garden in the aftermath of his physical altercation with security officers during the first quarter of Wednesday night’s Knicks game, team owner James Dolan said Friday on “The Michael Kay Show” on ESPN Radio.

Knicks owner James Dolan says team president Phil Jackson has his full support, that he won’t interfere if Jackson wants to trade Carmelo Anthony and that he will honor the full five years of Jackson’s agreement.

NBA stars present and past have weighed in since Wednesday night about the incident at Madison Square Garden that led to the ejection and arrest of former Knick Charles Oakley — most of them siding with Oakley.

Is the Phil Jackson-Carmelo Anthony pairing headed for a divorce?