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Julius Randle was the big man on campus for the New York Knicks all throughout this resurgent season. The rise of Randle felt emblematic of the same shocking turnaround of the Knicks franchise itself. The Knicks forward went from afterthought to sudden All-Star, just like New York went from being an annual cellar-dweller to one […]

The New York Knicks have been eliminated from the 2021 NBA Playoffs after losing to the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. The Knicks are now officially in their offseason, but that’s not why you’re reading this story. We all gather here to talk about New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson and his […]

While it was a deflating end to the season for the New York Knicks after getting stomped out of the NBA playoffs by the Atlanta Hawks, what they accomplished throughout the year can not go unnoticed. It’d be a hard pressed task to find anyone who thought this Knicks team would win 41 games and […]

After a regular season in which the New York Knicks exceeded all expectations, they fell flat on their faces in Round 1 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. New York was outmatched by the Atlanta Hawks and dropped the series 4-1. The offense was lethargic and the shots often times didn’t fall for the Knicks. They […]

Trae Young isn’t done rubbing their series win in the face of the New York Knicks. Just a few moments after beating the Knicks in Game 5 on the road on Wednesday, the Atlanta Hawks superstar took to Twitter to get one last parting shot. He only needed three words (and two emojis) to savagely […]

Make no mistake: Derrick Rose wants to stay in the Big Apple and play for the New York Knicks. Unfortunately as an unrestricted free agent this offseason, that’s not really his call to make. After the Knicks’ Game 5 loss to the Atlanta Hawks that eliminated them from the playoffs, Rose opened up about his […]

New York Knicks star Derrick Rose made sure that Trae Young wasn’t leaving New York empty-handed after the Atlanta Hawks superstar blew everyone away with an impressive first-round series performance to eliminate the Knicks in five games. Young was incredible all series long, which pissed the hell out of the MSG. The former MVP tipped […]

New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose suffered another disappointment in his return to the playoffs. What’s worse, he knows he could’ve done more had he not been injured. Yes, Rose apparently suffered a knee injury in Game 4 and tried to fight through it to no avail. In Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks, his […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young has fully embraced becoming the villain for the New York Knicks, so much so that he still has some brutal words for the team even after they closed out the series. With under a minute left in Game 5 of the playoff series, Young banked a 3-point dagger that basically […]

Trae Young walked the talk. The first round series against the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks was replete with trash-talking, shoving, and in the case of Young, crowd-silencing. But when the smoke cleared on Wednesday evening, it was the Hawks who had the final say, eliminating the Knicks on the road in Game […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks finished off the New York Knicks to advance to the second round and take on the Philadelphia 76ers. After the impressive performance from Young in Game 5, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green paid his respect to the young star. Take a bow Young man! You earned that! 🎩🎩 […]

Legendary film director and New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee is going home Wednesday full of frustration. Who can blame him, though? With the series on the line in Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks, the Knicks failed to step up and allowed Trae Young and Co. to dominate them from start to finish. Even […]

The New York Knicks are in a must-win situation in Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks as Julius Randle and Derrick Rose are suddenly on the brink of elimination. Madison Square Garden was rocking, and things got a little heated early on in the all-important Game 5. Randle lays out Okongwu with an elbow, but […]

Matters are fluid for the Boston Celtics at the moment. Within the last 24 hours they have been eliminated from the playoffs, seen Danny Ainge step down as team president and watched head coach Brad Stevens take over as the new president, vacating the head coaching position. What does this mean for the Celtics’ offseason and […]

The New York Knicks are on the brink of elimination ahead of a must-win Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks, who are currently up 3-1 in this series. The Knicks have really struggled to thrive offensively and contain their opponents on the opposite end, losing back-to-back contests in Atlanta. However, their backs are up against […]

The New York Knicks have their backs up against the wall ahead of a must-win Game 5 on Wednesday night at MSG with the Hawks up 3-1 in the series. By no surprise, tensions are high as their very impressive season could come to an abrupt end. Shooting guard RJ Barrett meanwhile, blew up on […]

The New York Knicks will be playing to avoid elimination on Wednesday night when they welcome in the Atlanta Hawks to Madison Square Garden. After the series was even at 1-1 heading to Atlanta, the Hawks took both games in rather commanding fashion to take a huge advantage in this best-of-seven matchup. While the Knicks […]

The New York Knicks will host the Atlanta Hawks for the fifth game of this best-of-seven playoff series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Knicks prediction and pick. After splitting the first two games at Madison Square Garden, the Hawks went home and tore the Knicks apart in the third […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are in a world of trouble right now after it was revealed that superstar big man Joel Embiid has suffered what could be a significant knee injury. Former NBA champ and current ESPN analyst Kenrick Perkins has recently shared his thoughts on Philly’s situation right now, and Sixers fans aren’t going to […]

New York Knicks swingman RJ Barrett knows words are not enough to shut up Clint Capela and his trash talks. With that said, he’ll let his game do the talking. The Atlanta Hawks big man recently went on a tirade against the Knicks, mocking their lack of physicality and toughness in their playoffs series so […]

The Atlanta Hawks are one game away from eliminating the New York Knicks from the NBA Playoffs. Ahead of Game 5, Hawks center Clint Capela gave some interesting comments and said the Hawks were going to send the Knicks “on vacation.” Julius Randle, the Knicks star and NBA’s Most Improved Player of the Year, gave […]

Just in case you weren’t aware, the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks do not like each other. their first-round series has been getting chippy already, with Julius Randle giving a dirty elbow to John Collins and another to Danilo Gallinari in Game 4. Well, at this point, the Hawks are enjoying the last laugh. […]

Everyone loves a good comeback story in the NBA. And when it comes to comebacks, there isn’t a better player out there right now than Derrick Rose. After sustaining countless injuries and bouncing around to several teams, the youngest MVP in league history has come back to the biggest stage of them all – playing […]

It is unfortunate that in just a few week’s time, players have had to put on with some of the worst NBA fan incidents known to man. Some people can’t seem to understand that having the cash to purchase those elusive NBA tickets gives you the right to do whatever you want. Of course, you […]

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 […]