The KnickerBlogger staff has decided to spend the 8 days prior to the draft discussing the upcoming event. Each day will feature a different question that we will attempt to answer. Feel free to join us in the comment section! Which of Okafor, Mudiay, or Russell would you rather fall to the 4th pick? Kurylo: […]
[New York Times] Sports of The Times: Playground Legend Revisits the Streets, His Fall and His Rise (Thu, 18 Jun 2015 01:51:24 GMT) Carlton Greene, who was a promising basketball player before he became homeless for a time, is the subject of “Still Got Game,” written as a playbook for life. [New York Times] TV […]
[New York Times] Finals Defeats Too Much to Bear for James (Wed, 17 Jun 2015 07:02:55 GMT) LeBron James has tasted defeat four times in NBA Finals now but that does not make it any easier to swallow. In fact, losing to Golden State hurt so much he would rather miss out on the playoffs […]
With the draft a little over a week away and free agency to follow soon after, I figured now would be as good a time as any to restate the Knicks’ current sitution, vis a vis their salary cap (I might re-post this one more time right before free agency begins):
[New York Post] Cauley-Stein busting knock on him before Knicks workout (Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:36:50 -0400) Kentucky associate coach Kenny Payne got a text from an NBA organization Sunday raving about how well Wildcats defensive center Willie Cauley-Stein shot during his workout there. "They were floored,''… [New York Times] Kerr Knows What the Warriors […]
[New York Times] Surprising Sun Sit Atop the Eastern Conference in WNBA (Mon, 15 Jun 2015 06:48:41 GMT) There is no doubt Connecticut is the early surprise of the WNBA season. [New York Times] Warriors 104, Cavaliers 91: N.B.A. Finals: Stephen Curry and Warriors Aren’t Short on Big Shots (Mon, 15 Jun 2015 05:28:16 GMT) […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: Glory Johnson Case Involving Brittney Griner Is Dismissed (Sun, 14 Jun 2015 03:57:15 GMT) Charges have been dismissed against the W.N.B.A. All-Star Glory Johnson in a domestic violence case in Arizona involving her then-fiancée, Brittney Griner. [New York Times] Cavaliers Mull Over Possible Game Five Tweaks (Sun, 14 […]
[New York Daily News] Knicks prez Phil Jackson rolls into Vegas to scout Porzingis (Sat, 13 Jun 2015 04:46:40 GMT) With less than 2 weeks before the June 25 draft, Phil Jackson headed for Las Vegas on Friday to scout European prospect Kristaps Porzingis.
[New York Times] LeBron Has ‘Slight Headache’ After Collision With Camera (Fri, 12 Jun 2015 06:49:57 GMT) Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James needed stitches to close a bloody cut on his head after a hard collision with a courtside camera during Game Four of the NBA Finals on Thursday. [New York Times] Warriors Top Cavaliers, […]
[New York Times] Dellavedova’s Success Delights Sleepy Australian Home-Town (Thu, 11 Jun 2015 08:58:59 GMT) Don’t be fooled by the viking beard and the cavalier approach to man-on-man defense. Cleveland guard Matthew Dellavedova is a good country boy with a heart of gold, according to proud residents of the Australian’s sleepy home-town. [New York Times] […]