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It’s official – legendary NBA announcer Marv Albert will be calling Game 5 in Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks try to bounce back against the Atlanta Hawks (via NY Post). Albert, who’s 79 years strong, announced that he will be retiring from his storied broadcasting career after this season. And, with the […]

Monday’s matchup between the Sixers and the Wizards featured a controversial incident wherein an unruly fan stormed the court during the game. Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young, who himself was recently involved in a spitting incident with a New York Knicks fan, witnessed the fiasco in Washington and decided to take to Twitter to share […]

Bring out your math book. Then burn it. Because you won’t be needing it for this one. And if you’re a New York Knicks fan, you might want to look away. After falling 3-1 against the gutsy Atlanta Hawks in their first round series in the NBA Playoffs, the odds aren’t in favor of the […]

The Atlanta Hawks face off against the New York Knicks in what should be a very competitive first-round series in the Eastern Conference. In this 2021 NBA Playoffs odds post, we’re going to look at the Hawks-Knicks series odds, schedule, prediction and so much more. These teams had identical records in the regular season and […]

While Russell Westbrook, Trae Young, and most recently Kyrie Irving were the victims of fan hate, they’re not the only ones. New York Knicks rookie Immanuel Quickley revealed on Monday that a fan at Madison Square Garden threw a beer at him last week, per Stefan Bondy: Immanuel Quickley said a beer was thrown at […]

The animosity between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks continues to spill. Things got chippy once again in Game 4 on Sunday, with Julius Randle elbowing John Collins in the face in the tension-filled third quarter. Randle’s frustrations, birthed by his anemic shooting performances, got the best of him after a failed drive […]

Atlanta Hawks superstar Trae Young won’t be losing any sleep on Sunday night after another impressive playoff win against the New York Knicks. The Hawks came out on top to grab a commanding 3-1 lead against the Knicks who let their frustrations get the best of them on the 113-96 blowout. The 22-year-old though couldn’t […]

The New York Knicks are in a tough spot down 3-1 to the Atlanta Hawks. This series was and is a return to the playoffs for the Knicks for the first time since 2013 but they have struggled. The Knicks will need to make some adjustments if they are going to get back in the […]

The Atlanta Hawks have taken a 3-1 lead over the New York Knicks in their playoff series, but Trae Young knows they can’t be too confident. After all, the job is not yet over. After Sunday’s 113-96 win in Atlanta that put them one game away from the second round, the Hawks star warned his […]

The New York Knicks came into Atlanta with a tied series and are leaving with a 3-1 deficit to Trae Young and the Hawks. After a 113-96 loss to the Hawks on Sunday, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau gave a simple, brief answer as they face elimination and head back to New York. https://twitter.com/sny_knicks/status/1399103754599907329?s=20 Thibs […]

New York Knicks All-Star Julius Randle enjoyed a true breakout season en route to winning Most Improved Player, leading the upstart Knicks to a shocking 41-31 record and the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. After dominating the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks in three regular-season matchups, Randle issued a warning to the Hawks before their […]

The New York Knicks came out in Game 4 ready to even the series against the Atlanta Hawks. However, things didn’t go the Knicks’ way in Atlanta as Trae Young and company steamrolled them and won the game 113-96. At the end of the 4th quarter, things got chippy, with Reggie Bullock and Julius Randle […]

Trae Young is a huge thorn in the side of the New York Knicks, as the Atlanta Hawks point guard is a problem the Knickerbockers don’t seem to have an idea on how to slow him down. But what makes Young even more annoying to the Knicks is his next-level junk talk that betrays his […]

New Orleans Pelicans phenom Zion Williamson raised eyebrows when he talked about his love for playing at Madison Square Garden, with his comments leading to plenty of speculation about a potential desire to play for the upstart New York Knicks in the near future. However, just because Zion said he loves playing at MSG doesn’t […]

Despite being down only 2-1 in the series, it has been a fairly dreadful showing so far for the New York Knicks in the NBA playoffs. Julius Randle has been abysmal, RJ Barrett has stopped making three’s, and the defense has had a couple of head-scratching lapses at inopportune times. Yet, a win on Sunday […]

The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks will battle it out in the crucial fourth game of this best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Hawks prediction and pick. Atlanta defeated the Knicks in Game 3 on Friday and will now look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau finally pulled the plug on Elfrid Payton as the starting point guard in Game 3 against the Atlanta Hawks, inserting Derrick Rose into the starting lineup. Thibodeau technically first made the move at halftime of Game 2 when he had Rose start the second half of that victory. […]

The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks series has been one of the more exciting matchups during the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Derrick Rose is playing like his former MVP self while Trae Young is proving why he’s one of the NBA’s rising stars. It’s nice to have the Knicks back in the playoffs after all […]

The New York Knicks franchise has not exactly been synonymous with “great moments” in recent years, though the 2020-21 season finally has the good vibes going again. Prior to this century (and the Dolans), the Knicks were amongst the league’s most storied organizations, and produced multiple eras of sustained competency — and often contention. Let’s […]

A lot has been said about Julius Randle’s performance for the New York Knicks in the 2021 playoffs so far. Naturally, most of them are not good, with some even teasing him of choking in what could be said the biggest moment of his career. However, head coach Tom Thibodeau is not losing faith in […]

Derrick Rose has been the secret stuff keeping the New York Knicks alive in the postseason. The former MVP is playing at an All-Star level once again, and he’s had to go toe-to-toe with Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young. While the Hawks have the upper hand after taking Game 3, Derrick Rose spoke out about […]

It’s not in Derrick Rose’s nature to put his team on blast when things don’t go right But by God, Julius Randle and the New York Knicks are getting Rose in a reasonable position to go full Gunnery Sergeant Hartman on his team. That’s after a hard-to-watch (for Knicks fans at least) New York 105-94 […]

After Friday night’s Game 3 loss in Atlanta, the New York Knicks find them on the tough side of a 2-1 deficit in the opening round of the 2021 Eastern Conference playoffs. Throughout history, teams with a 2-1 series lead go on to advance more than 70% of the time, and only eight teams have […]

Julius Randle has been an inspiring figure for the New York Knicks this season. But he’s yet to show up for his squad in the NBA playoffs. The 2020-21 Most Improved Player is obviously struggling through three games against the Atlanta Hawks. The All-Star is averaging 14.7 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3.3 rebounds on an […]

The Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks had everybody hoping for a seven-game series. Even more, Tom Thibodeau’s squad was pegged as the favorites heading in after the best season in a long time for New York. After a Game 1 victory at Madison Square Garden off a Trae Young floater, followed by a Knicks […]

The New York Knicks made a lineup change ahead of Game 3 as Tom Thibodeau inserted Derrick Rose into the starting lineup, replacing Elfrid Payton. Rose has been fantastic, and frankly, should have been starting earlier. However, Elfrid Payton’s mom took to Twitter after the Knicks’ Game 3 loss vs the Atlanta Hawks and was […]

The future of Lonzo Ball with the New Orleans Pelicans is anything but guaranteed at this point. As it turns out, a key development in Zion Williamson’s game could actually prove to be the key factor that leads to the Pels letting Ball walk away as a free agent this summer. According to Michael Scotto […]

Legendary filmmaker and director Spike Lee traveled to Atlanta in hopes of seeing his New York Knicks take a 2-1 lead against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Unfortunately, the opposite happened. After the Hawks exploded in the second quarter of Game 3, they never looked back and held on to win 105-94. As such, […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young continues to give the New York Knicks fans a reason to hate him. Midway through the fourth quarter on Friday, Trae crossed up Immanuel Quickley then with a burst of speed shrugged off the Knicks rookie to hit a tough floater in the lane. But after he converted the shots, […]

Atlanta Hawks stars Trae Young and Clint Capela just made a fool out of Julius  Randle, and the fans in State Farm Arena absolutely loved it. Late in the second quarter of the contest, Young took advantage of the mismatch in speed with Randle guarding him. After he created some separation from the New York […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young doesn’t mind the savage chants in Madison Square Garden, but spitting on him? Now that’s a whole different matter and level of disrespect. On Friday before Game 3 of the Hawks’ first-round series clash against the New York Knicks, Young addressed the issue and admitted he didn’t know it before […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young definitely looks ready for Game 3, and the New York Knicks should be worried. On Friday during their pre-game warm-ups, Young showed everyone that his shooting and stroke are on point with a crazy trick shot. While sitting on the bench, the Hawks sharpshooter effortlessly launched a rocket that smoothly […]

The last decade or so hasn’t been kind to the New York Knicks, but things are looking up now that they’ve finally made the playoffs again for the first time since the 2012-13 season. The Knicks are trying to get back to when they used to be a hallmark organization that was associated with nothing […]

The NBA playoffs carry on Friday with a trio of Game 3’s. The Knicks will take on the Hawks in Atlanta, the Nets are in Boston against the Celtics and the Clippers crawl into Dallas down 2-0 against the Mavericks. All three road teams have different scenarios in front of them. The Knicks are deadlocked […]

The New York Knicks were notably light at point guard heading into this season, and many believed they would be looking for a significant upgrade at the position in the offseason. However, the midseason acquisition of Derrick Rose helped rectify the point guard problem, which could ultimately lead the Knicks away from chasing that position […]

The first-round matchup between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks has been must-watch television through the first two games. Madison Square Garden was wild, and Trae Young and Julius Randle have been a joy to see in the playoff atmosphere. Unfortunately, Game 2 was overshadowed by a spitting incident involving a fan and […]

Game 3 between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks is set to tipoff on Friday night in “The A.” After splitting the first two games of the series, Game 3 has the expectations to be every bit as thrilling as the first two contests. For the Knicks to come out on top, it’s time […]

Fans are back and it’s got everyone excited, well, for the most part. On Wednesday night during the NBA Playoffs, three separate teams banned a total of 5 fans from their arenas. The Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, and Utah Jazz each made swift moves to remove certain fans from their stadiums after some ugly […]

The New York Knicks will head to Atlanta to take on the Hawks for Game 3 of this best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Hawks prediction and pick. This series is dead even at one a piece as the Knicks and the Hawks have gone tit-for-tat through the […]