From Malika Andrews: Eight days after Knicks owner James Dolan sent an email to the staff explaining why the Madison Square Garden Co. would not publicly comment on the outrage following George Floyd’s death, the company has issued a statement. On Tuesday, the Knicks team account tweeted a statement from the Madison Square Garden sports […]
Interesting stuff from Ian Begley: After taking over for David Fizdale, interim head coach Mike MIller coached the Knicks to a 17-27 record before their season was paused in mid-March and is now over. They were still under the .500 mark with Miller, but the team showed considerable improvement. But now that Leon Rose is […]
From Woj (although, apparently Shams had the scoop first): The NBA’s board of governors intends to approve a league proposal on a 22-team format to restart the season in Orlando, Florida, sources told ESPN. The conference call and vote is set for 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, sources said. Commissioner Adam Silver and the league’s advisory/finance […]
So James Dolan sent an email to his MSG employees to clarify his position on racism: “I know how important this topic is to so many, and I do not want there to be any confusion about where I as an individual, or we as a company stand. So let me be clear: we vehemently […]
Pablo Torre posted a leaked e-mail from Dolan to folks in the Knicks organization explaining why Dolan won’t be making an official statement about George Floyd (28 other NBA teams have, with the Spurs being the only other team not to make a statement). It’s not gassing a bunch of peaceful protesters so that you […]
From Stefan Bondy: The former Nets coach will be among the candidates interviewed for the Knicks position, according to The Athletic. As previously reported, Tom Thibodeau and Mike Miller are also expected to sit down with team president Leon Rose for consideration. Atkinson unexpectedly became available after being fired by the Nets in March, just […]
Marc Berman has some interesting draft thoughts: Should the Knicks go for the best fit or the best player available in this year’s draft? — Yaron Rahmani The Knicks need to go for the best fit and that’s a point guard for the future because it’s so difficult to snare an elite one in free […]
The NBA released this an hour ago: The following is a statement from NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass: So I guess we’re going to actually see some basketball in a couple of months! Let’s hope that the Knicks go 0-5!
From Jeff Borzello: Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing has tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced Friday. The Hall of Famer is under care and isolated at a local hospital “I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19. This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly,” Ewing said in a […]
From Howie Kussoy at the Post: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1262924178572939269 Mitchell Robinson has been the big man the Knicks envisioned, becoming one of the best shot-blockers in the NBA, while holding what would stand as the best single-season field goal percentage (74.2) in league history. But the 7-footer isn’t satisfied living in the paint. One week after video […]