Knicks Morning News (2017.11.14)

Don’t believe him. LeBron James knew exactly what he was doing.

LeBron James nudged the Knicks with a comment and was pushed by Frank Ntilikina in the first quarter. But when the game was on the line, James pushed hardest and the Knicks crumbled.

Enes Kanter wanted to send a message to LeBron James and show him that these are not last season’s Knicks.

When in New York, do as the locals do.

Joakim Noah went from the suspended list to the inactive list.

LeBron James said Monday morning that his comments criticizing the Knicks for not selecting Dennis Smith Jr. in last June’s draft were meant to be a shot at former team president Phil Jackson and not rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina.

Peter Vecsey caused a firestorm of controversy on Twitter Monday night.

The Knicks are throwing elbows again at former teammate Charles Oakley.

Frank Ntilikina wasn’t about to back down. Not even to LeBron James.

The Knicks suffered a meltdown of extreme proportions Monday.

LeBron James took his first New York City subway ride on Monday and suddenly he wants to fight everybody.

The Knicks benched last season’s starting center but apparently added a very expensive defensive captain.

A hit dog will always holler.

LeBron James wants to make one thing clear: he didn’t intend to take a shot at Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina over the weekend.

Despite loss, Frank Ntilikina says Knicks ‘can build something great here’

LeBron dons ‘all good’ hat after Kanter scuffle

King’s commute: LeBron, Cavs hop on NYC subway after shootaround

NEW YORK — Enes Kanter and LeBron James went chest-to-chest in a shouting match during a high-intensity game, and they continued their two-day war of wars afterward.

NEW YORK (AP) LeBron James had 23 points and 12 assists, Kyle Korver scored 19 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to spark a huge comeback, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 104-101 on Monday night.

NEW YORK — When the Cleveland Cavaliers head to Madison Square Garden on Monday night to face the New York Knicks, there are bound to be some awkward moments.

LeBron James made it clear that his comment about the Knicks not drafting Mavericks’ PG Dennis Smith Jr. was a shot at former president Phil Jackson.

It was a rare off night for Kristaps Porzingis. Maybe it was LeBron James. Maybe it was the new contraption on his elbow. With James hounding him at times, Porzingis fell short of his now-usual 30 points. And for the first time he wore a long white right elbow sleeve for his bursitis, a condition…

Frank Ntilikina, all 190 pounds of him, went to grab the basketball to inbounds late in the first quarter Monday. A 6-foot-8, 250-pound human piece of chiseled granite known as LeBron James stood in his way. So Ntilikina shoved James. Twice. Sort of had the same effect as a seagull’s wing brushing the Rock of…

At some point, it will set in for Tim Hardaway Jr. that the Knicks blew a 23-point lead and lost to the Cavs Monday. “Twenty-three?” he said meekly. Yep, count ’em 23. But to Hardaway, this still so-early Knicks season is about forging identities, working and getting better. So yeah, the 104-101 loss to Cleveland…

Finally, the wait ended for Joakim Noah. Finally, the 20-game ban handed down to the Knicks center for his use of an illegal supplement ended. Eight games last season, 12 this season. The time was served. So fans who awaited him went to Monday’s 104-101 loss to the Cavs and saw him … sit. Noah…

A point of contention that had been heating up for the 48 hours leading into tipoff involving LeBron James, Frank Ntilikina, Phil Jackson and somehow Enes Kanter finally reached its boiling point late in the first quarter Monday night at the Garden. Eleven-plus minutes into the game, the drama hit the court — with all…

The Knicks staged an epic fourth-quarter collapse Monday but give them some credit. The Knicks were chirping afterward — with Enes Kanter even poking fun at LeBron James’ nickname. The Knicks were on the verge of their season’s greatest triumph, beating the Cavaliers and James to a pulp for three quarters in what appeared destined…

Bernard King sat on the Garden’s celebrity row Tuesday, when the Knicks hosted Charlotte, and said he’s never seen anything like it. One of many, King is in awe of Kristaps Porzingis, who is off to the best start in Knicks history after a dozen games, averaging 30.4 points. An offensive technician, King, one of…

Imagine taking the subway to avoid a delay? LeBron James and the Cavaliers opted to get the full New York City experience Monday, riding the subway instead of a bus back to their hotel after a morning shootaround at the Garden ahead of their game against the Knicks. James and the team documented the trip…

LeBron James has redirected the dagger. Before the Cavaliers held a shootaround Monday morning at the Garden, James clarified his take that the Knicks should have drafted Dennis Smith Jr., saying it wasn’t a shot at Frank Ntilikina but instead Phil Jackson. “I wasn’t throwing shade at Frank at all, for people that got their…

LeBron James and Cleveland erased a 23-point, second-half deficit at Madison Square Garden against a surprisingly potent Knicks squad.