New York Knicks Articles - Page 157

It’s no secret that the New York Knicks are enamored with Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri. According to Ian Begley of SNY, the level of interest in Ujiri is more than just exploratory. Will the Knicks have a shot at landing Ujiri? That’s unclear. But once the Knicks started struggling last month, multiple Madison Square […]

The New York Knicks will name Mike Miller as interim head coach after firing David Fizdale on Friday. According to Steve Popper of Newsday, Miller has received good reviews from around the NBA. Speaking to people around NBA heard good reviews on Mike Miller. Also confirmed what @TheFrankIsola wrote – Royal Ivey was not granted permission […]

The New York Knicks plan on either reassigning Steve Mills or parting ways with him, according to sources that spoke with Frank Isola of The Athletic. GM Scott Perry could be fired as well, meaning owner James Dolan could have to hire a new president, general manager and head coach. While there will be plenty of […]

Masai Ujiri might have interest in leaving the Toronto Raptors for the New York Knicks, but some around the NBA don’t believe that’s a good idea. According to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report, influential voices in the NBA have strongly advised Ujiri not to take the Knicks job if owner James Dolan fires Steve Mills […]

If the New York Knicks do end up showing team president Steve Mills the door, it seems that owner James Dolan has a potential replacement in his sights. According to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report, Dolan is “indeed enamored” with Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri, who led the Raptors to their first NBA championship in […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri turned down a lucrative extension from the Raptors last summer and would be intrigued by the challenge of fixing the New York Knicks, according to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report. The Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale on Friday and are widely expected to move on from president Steve Mills […]

The New York Knicks fired David Fizdale from his post as head coach on Friday and it doesn’t appear that team president Steve Mills will be that far behind. According to Frank Isola of The Athletic, Mills will likely be fired or demoted. “These last two seasons fall directly on Mills, who, according to sources, […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson said his heart goes out to colleague David Fizdale, who was recently relieved of his duties as head coach of the New York Knicks. Although the two franchises figure in a heated crosstown rivalry, Atkinson still felt bad hearing about Fizdale’s fate and the grim reality facing every underwhelming […]

The New York Knicks held a players-only meeting before the firing of head coach David Fizdale, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The meeting was largely led by veteran Marcus Morris prior to Friday’s practice. The Knicks players talked about how the group had to play harder with Fizdale’s job on the […]

The New York Knicks dismissed second-year head coach David Fizdale on Friday, opening a vacant position for candidates to contend for, provided they want to coach the team. A few early names are emerging as candidates for the job, including Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jason Kidd, San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon, and former […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has enjoyed his post in charge of the Texas NBA franchise for two decades. In that span, he has seen many a coach come and go for other organizations. On Friday, David Fizdale was the latest head-coaching change, with the New York Knicks dismissing the former Miami Heat […]

New York–based actor and die-hard New York Knicks fan Michael Rapaport is known for his explicit — often filmed — rants about his beloved team. With the Knicks canning head coach David Fizdale in just his second season with the organization, Rapaport shared a video on Twitter on Friday apologizing to recent ‘Bockers heels in […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has enjoyed a relatively stable and successful tenure at the helm of the franchise. On Friday after New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale was fired in just his second season, Stevens admitted to texting with the canned in-division rival coach. Per Celtics broadcaster Sean Grande on Twitter, Stevens […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr nearly chose the New York Knicks when then president Phil Jackson, his former coach with the Chicago Bulls, offered the vacant position to him in 2014. At the last second, however, Kerr fortuitously decided on the Warriors — making the right decision that would lead to three NBA […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra says it’s a shame the New York Knicks didn’t give David Fizdale and his staff more time to turn things around in The Big Apple. The Knicks fired Fizdale on Friday. He was in his second season with the organization. Erik Spoelstra on David Fizdale's firing: "They had a […]

Video has emerged of David Fizdale shaking hands with the New York Knicks’ brass just hours before he was fired on Friday. Fizdale coached the Knicks at practice. He was fired hours later. David Fizdale shaking hands with Knicks brass today at practice pic.twitter.com/ZdEjg5j7Ow — Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) December 6, 2019 New York is 4-18 […]

Rich Kleiman, manager and business partner of Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, shared an image of former New York Knicks point guard Mark Jackson on Twitter this afternoon, likely in an attempt to petition for the Manhattan franchise to hire the ex-Golden State Warriors head coach for their vacant position. pic.twitter.com/AM7uxhZv8u — Ace (@richkleiman) December […]

The New York Knicks will name Mike Miller as interim head coach, according to Shams Charania. David Fizdale was fired by the Knicks earlier on Friday. The Knicks are naming assistant Mike Miller as the interim head coach, per league sources. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 6, 2019 The Knicks haven’t made the playoffs since […]

NBA champion forward Metta World Peace, also known previously as Ron Artest, is putting himself on the spot for the New York Knicks’ vacant head-coaching job. The Knicks axed David Fizdale in just his second season with the Big Apple franchise following a 4-18 record. World Peace, who briefly played with the ‘Bockers during the […]

There’s a lot of stats that prove the New York Knicks have been a walking disaster this century. The latest? The Knicks have had more coaches than playoff wins this century after firing David Fizdale on Friday. Knicks head coaches this century: 13 Knicks playoff wins this century: 9 — Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) December 6, […]

Hall of Famer and current TNT analyst Reggie Miller says he’s happy for David Fizdale, who was fired by the New York Knicks on Friday. Miller says Fizdale was dealt a terrible hand with the Knicks. I’m actually happy for Coach Dave Fizdale, he’s a good man who’s was dealt a terrible hand with the […]

David Fizdale coached the New York Knicks at practice on Friday and told reporters he wasn’t worried about his job security. A few hours later, Fizdale was fired by the Knicks. Life sure does come at you fast when you’re in the NBA. David Fizdale coached the Knicks in practice today. A few hours later […]

The New York Knicks fired David Fizdale as head coach on Friday, ending an experiment that lasted a year and a couple of months. The Knicks stunk during Fizdale’s short tenure as coach, going 21-83. That much is true. So, on the surface, New York’s decision to can Fizdale looks sound. Except it’s not. Here […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale’s termination, which seemed imminent a month ago, has finally happened, with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reporting that the franchise has finally made the long awaited move to fire Fizdale. Fizdale joined the staff in the spring of 2018 and has only been on the job for one season plus […]

The New York Knicks have fired head coach David Fizdale, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Knicks have also dismissed assistant coach Keith Smart. Knicks fired coach David Fizdale, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 6, 2019 New York is 4-18 on the season. They have the worst record in the […]

The New York Knicks’ hopes of snapping a seven-game skid quickly vanished after facing a hot-shooting Denver Nuggets team that made the most of the myriad of open looks they had Thursday night. Knicks coach David Fizdale was once again frustrated with his team’s perimeter defense, urging that his team must be consistent closing out […]

The Denver Nuggets destroyed the New York Knicks on Thursday 129-92, coasting to a 22-point lead at halftime and only growing from there. Nuggets head coach Mike Malone, also a former Knicks assistant coach, felt for David Fizdale, who’s tasked with developing his players while getting wins with a cumbersome roster. “I give Fiz credit,” […]

At this point in the season, it appears that all hope has been lost for the struggling New York Knicks. So much so, that the team’s official Twitter account has decided to just omit the final score in a couple of their previous contests. Well, this is completely understandable when your team ends up losing […]

For the first time in their rich history, the New York Knicks have suffered their first back-to-back 30-point losses. Per NBA analyst Tommy Beer, the Knicks’ consecutive 30+ point losses are the first in their 74-year-old franchise. 2019-20 is the 74th season in Knicks franchise history. They’ve played more than 6,000 games. They had never […]

Two days removed from the 44-point beat down they took at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks once again lost by a big margin. They were humiliated by the Denver Nuggets, 129-92, at the Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Knicks head coach David Fizdale described the current state of his team […]

After missing out on stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency, the New York Knicks used their cap space on Julius Randle, Bobby Portis, Taj Gibson, Marcus Morris, Wayne Ellington, Elfrid Payton, and Reggie Bullock. The Knicks have been a walking disaster for years under owner James Dolan. Some around the league believe […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic and New York Knicks veteran Marcus Morris got into it on Thursday at The Garden. Morris and Jokic earned double techs for their shoving match: Marcus Morris and Nikola Jokic earn double techs. They got tied up underneath and then Morris gave Jokic a shove. Jokic got in Morris' face […]

The New York Knicks are once again battling for the worst record in the league, though unwillingly, as most of their losses have come by means of crumbling down in crunch time. Ten of their 17 losses have been by single digits, and while they’ve been blown out twice in their last four games, Marcus […]

The New York Knicks are expected to have three key contributors back for Thursday’s game against the Denver Nuggets, according to Knicks head coach David Fizdale. Point guards Elfrid Payton and Frank Ntilikina and forward Marcus Morris Sr. are all possible additions to the struggling Knicks as they face one of the best teams in […]

Most pundits believe the New York Knicks will fire head coach David Fizdale soon. However, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post, the Knicks are not ready to let go of Fizdale just yet. According to an NBA source, Monday’s 44-point blowout loss in Milwaukee did not put the Knicks coach in any […]

New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris will return from a two-game absence on Thursday against the Denver Nuggets after sustaining a mysterious neck injury, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. As it turns out, Morris suffered the injury when his 1-year-old son jumped on him in bed to wake him up: This may be cutest injury […]

As part of a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, rapper Fat Joe claimed that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joined the Nets instead of the Knicks this offseason because they “didn’t want that smoke” of all that pressure: “Kyrie and Durant — they didn’t want that New York Knicks pressure,” Fat Joe said in his […]

A couple of weeks ago, rumors started to circulate about the New York Knicks’ plans to replace head coach David Fizdale since the team has the worst record in the league once again. And now that they have lost seven straight games, those speculations have started to gain more traction. According to Frank Isola of […]

Renowned hip-hop artist and self-confessed New York Knicks fan Fat Joe has come out to say that he knows exactly why Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving decided against joining New York last summer and went to the Brooklyn Nets instead. According to the rapper, both Durant and Irving do not have what it takes to […]