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The New York Liberty hosted the Connecticut Sun on Monday night, winning 81-79. Breanna Stewart returned from the knee injury that caused a month-long absence from the court. She led the winners in scoring with 19 points despite playing on a minutes restriction. It was a potentially season-summarizing game for the WNBA’s defending champions. Even […]

LAS VEGAS – Tre Mann was one of several Charlotte Hornets sitting courtside in July to support the team’s Summer League squad. He entered UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center on Friday night in one of his ‘signature’ looks. Mann’s USA Basketball ‘Dream Team’ jersey stands out first. Everything from the mesh itself to Charles Barkley’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025 NBA Championship. It is the franchise’s first such win since moving from Seattle. The title was the culmination of a historic season from the team, led by superstar point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander averaged the most points per game in the playoffs of any NBA player who won […]

The New York Knicks are signing veteran guard Jordan Clarkson once his contract buyout with the Utah Jazz is complete, per Chris Haynes. The Knicks were first linked to Clarkson on Monday after news of his buyout broke. Clarkson was the first Jazz player to win Sixth Man of the Year when it was awarded […]

The Utah Jazz traded veteran guard Collin Sexton to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. The Jazz, who included a second-round pick in the 2030 NBA Draft, received veteran center Jusuf Nurkic in return. Both Sexton and Nurkic are entering contract years. Making the money work was easy, with both set to make around $19 million […]

The New York Knicks’ coaching search continues. New reports have surfaced regarding the status of two former NBA head coaches’ candidacies for the vacancy. Taylor Jenkins and Mike Brown are both advancing to the next stage of the process and will have a second round of interviews with the Knicks, per KnicksFanTV. Jenkins went 250-214 […]

The New York Knicks selected French forward Mohamed Diawara with the 51st pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. New York came into Thursday night’s second round with the 50th pick. They traded it to the Los Angeles Clippers to move back one spot, receiving draft rights as a sweetener. The Knicks opted to stay in […]

The New York Knicks only have one pick in the 2025 NBA Draft at No. 50 overall. Reports are that the Knicks will look to trade up in the second round. New York has an interest in at least two forwards with several years of NCAA experience. This is nothing new for Leon Rose, Walt […]

The New York Knicks only have one pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. 49 prospects will be selected before they’re on the clock. Leon Rose, however, has made draft-night deals in four of his first five drafts as Knicks team president. Reports are already surfacing that they’ll be active in this year’s market, too. They’re […]

The 2025 NBA Draft begins on Wednesday. The New York Knicks do not have a first round pick. However, the team is apparently liable to make a trade involving the second day of the draft, per Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman. “I’d bet on them moving up into early 2nd rd,” Wasserman wrote on X, formerly […]

The offseason has not YET officially begun for every NBA team. Regardless, this year’s Kevin Durant trade saga has the league’s attention, with the New York Knicks reportedly ‘making it clear’ that they would not be pursuing the future Hall of Famer. Parties that have demonstrated recent interest include the Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Houston […]

The New York Knicks’ head coaching search goes on. The team reportedly had interviews scheduled for this week with former NBA head coaches Taylor Jenkins and Mike Brown. They’re also still in pursuit of Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd. What’s the latest in their process of finding a coach? The Knicks’ front office, led […]

Even with the NBA Finals in progress, offseason headlines are already upon us. Reports mentioning the Toronto Raptors as a team looking to make major changes this summer continue to surface. Could the Sacramento Kings be a potential trade partner for the Raptors? The Raptors are willing to deal either RJ Barrett or Immanuel Quickley […]

The Memphis Grizzlies shocked the NBA by trading Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic. The action of the 2025 NBA offseason was projected to happen “faster than normal” by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. When the trade was reported on Sunday, the fun seemingly began. Could this surprise Grizzlies pivot make way for the New York Knicks […]

The New York Knicks are reportedly advancing to the next stage of their head coaching search. The team is planning to interview former NBA head coaches Taylor Jenkins and Mike Brown next week, per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. A corroborating report was published later by ESPN’s Shams Charania. Both coaches, like Tom Thibodeau […]

The New York Knicks are casting a wide net to start their coaching search. The Knicks have contacted several NBA teams to ask about the potential availability of their head coaches. They’ve had no success thus far. The organization began its coaching search by casting a wide net. That net included Arkansas head coach John […]

The New York Knicks’ ongoing search for their next head coach has left few stones unturned. Boiled down, the process has involved reaching out to top candidates to judge their interest in the opening. Simple, right? However, those candidates being head coaches of other NBA teams has confused fans and reporters alike. Reports surfaced Wednesday […]

This week’s NBA rumor mill heavily features the Knicks. After firing head coach Tom Thibodeau, the franchise’s search for a replacement has left even reporters wondering what the process is. Team president Leon Rose said after firing Thibodeau that the team is “singularly focused on winning.” A focus that led them to fire their coach. […]

For the first time in franchise history, the New York Knicks have lost the first two games of a playoff series at home, as the Pacers took a 2-0 series lead on the road Friday night with a 114-109 victory. The Knicks’ starting lineup’s 25:50 of court time in Game 1 could be summarized by […]

The New York Knicks are in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000. They’re set to face a familiar foe – the team that eliminated them from the playoffs both last season and in the first June of the millennium. After defeating the Detroit Pistons in six games and taking out the […]

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 119-117 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. It was the second game of the four this season for which both teams’ starting lineups were at full strength. The Knicks came into the game looking to avoid a season-series sweep by Boston but were unsuccessful. New York […]

NEW YORK – Jalen Brunson’s return was sure to draw a crowd at Madison Square Garden. The All-Star Starter missed 15 games but was back in the New York Knicks’ lineup Sunday night to play against the Phoenix Suns. Kevin Durant missing the game set the stage for Brunson and Devin Booker to reignite their […]

The 2024-25 NBA regular season ends on April 13. Candidate pools for season awards have become shortlists, and time is dwindling for dark horses to stake their claims. Looking across the league, a player with notable cases to win various awards—Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac—has not received much attention for their growth at all. […]

The New York Knicks’ front office moved to improve the roster last offseason. They inventively circumvented some of the newer salary cap rules, saying goodbye to Donte DiVincenzo, Julius Randle, and Isaiah Hartenstein to add Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns. Their 50-32 squad became a thing of the past and they had a new-look core. […]

When examining the best NFL team fits for free agents, analyst Nick Shook played match-maker for the New York Giants. Shook paired free agent quarterback Jameis Winston with the Giants, a team desperate in need of a quarterback. Shook had noted earlier that the Giants were also the best option for Aaron Rodgers. The four-time […]

Mikal Bridges made headlines on Wednesday, from his airing of grievances with Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau to his All-Star caliber performance in the overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers. It was truly poetic when Bridges’ game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer secured a Knick win. With Jalen Brunson being held out by an ankle injury, Bridges […]

Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart addressed the New York Knicks’ struggles against the top-flight NBA teams this season on the latest episode of their podcast, the Roommates Show. Just one day after ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins criticized the two Knick starters for being among the increasingly-large group of active NBA players with podcasts, the duo released […]

Trade talks have been the theme of the Los Angeles Rams’ offseason thus far. A potential move involving starting quarterback Matthew Stafford is the latest addition to the discourse. Reports have surfaced revealing that the Rams would want a first-round pick in any trade involving Stafford, per Jordan Schultz. But those same reports deemed a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers acquired center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. The return for the Hornets was Dalton Knecht, an unprotected first-round pick in 2031, a pick swap in 2030, and Cameron Reddish. After adding Luka Doncic in the infamous blockbuster deal that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks, the […]

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison infamously traded Luka Doncic to the Lakers late Saturday night. He received Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and the Lakers’ 2029 first-round pick in return. And he claimed during his press conference on Sunday that he only offered Doncic to the Lakers, which sparked international discourse. But reports of the […]

After the New York Knicks’ 122-112 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, Jalen Brunson gave reporters reasons for optimism. “I think we’re understanding each other a lot more,” Brunson said of the group assembled this past offseason. “It’s just, uh, we’re clicking. And we’re going to continue to click.” The Knicks are on a five-game winning […]

Two New York Knicks, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, were selected as 2025 NBA All-Star starters. The league announced the starters for each of its conferences on Thursday. The two Knicks will be accompanied by Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, and Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers. It […]

The Fordham Rams defeated Boston College 46-16 on January 16, 1925. It was a game of basketball. And it took place in the Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx, New York. That game was the first played in what is now endearingly known as the historic Rose Hill Gymnasium. One hundred years later, Fordham University’s […]

ESPN’s NBA Front Office Insider, Bobby Marks, said that the Memphis Grizzlies should consider trading for Jimmy Butler. Marks appeared on The Ryen Russillo Podcast on Wednesday, where he made the case from the Grizzlies’ perspective. “If I’m a team like Memphis and I’m trading some expiring or Marcus Smart or Brandon Clarke and I […]

Jimmy Butler requesting a trade from the Miami Heat has 2025 off to a hot start – pun intended – in regards to NBA storylines. The build-up to the trade request had its own unique headlines thanks to Butler’s usage of his own hair to drop hints. Furthermore, Butler and his agent nixed the Memphis […]

The latest NBA star whose name is making headlines related to trade talks seems to be the Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler. At some point in every season in recent memory, a star player shakes loose and becomes available via trade. And despite leading the Heat to NBA Finals appearances in 2020 and 2023, the latest […]

Trading Dennis Schröder to the Golden State Warriors for an injured player, an undrafted rookie, and draft capital is a loud way to signal that you’re ready to sell what you’ve built for parts. The Brooklyn Nets are 11-16 and 5-14 against other Eastern Conference opponents. The playoffs were certainly not a guarantee and the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ season has been impeded by several misfortunes. But rookie Jared McCain was shining so bright that he became the odds-on favorite to win the rookie of the year. When McCain suffered a knee injury and was ruled out indefinitely, the market responded. The award’s odds-leaderboard looks completely different. And the draft’s #4 […]

The Atlanta Hawks have Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher, and Dyson Daniels on their roster. After extending Johnson this past offseason, all four players are signed at least through the 2025-26 campaign. That qualifies them as a core in my books. The talented group of four is generally unproven but has shown clear potential. […]