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As the New York Knicks look for a new coach, one person they haven’t reached out to is ESPN announcer Jeff Van Gundy. The Knicks have not shown any interest in Jeff Van Gundy as a candidate for their head-coaching position at this point, league sources told ESPN. Full story coming. — Ian Begley (@IanBegley) April […]

With a lot of coaching jobs starting to open up, there are a ton of candidates that are going to get a chance to be interviewed. One of the guys that is going to get a ton of looks is former NBA player Jerry Stackhouse. Sources: Charlotte and Orlando plan to interview Jerry Stackhouse, coach […]

New York Knicks talisman Kristaps Porzingis is on his way to recovery from a season-ending torn ACL, but the bruising in his elbow that has plagued him throughout parts of the season won’t need surgery, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. Porzingis’ swollen elbow has healed well over time and won’t require a procedure, allowing the […]

The New York Knicks have been spending the past several seasons wallowing in mediocrity. They have not made the playoffs since 2013, and during the only five times they reached the postseason since 2000, only once were they able to get out of the first round. During the recently concluded 2017-18 regular season, the Knicks […]

The New York Knicks fired head coach Jeff Hornacek late Wednesday night after the 2017-18 regular season had officially come to a close. Now, new General Manager Steve Mills and the Knicks are taking their time and doing an extensive search for the next man who will lead the team on the sidelines. Over the […]

After it was reported over the weekend that the New York Knicks had already contacted both Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson about the vacant head coaching position, one person added himself as a dark horse to that list of potential candidates: none other than former Knicks forward Metta World Peace. World Peace, who is […]

With the recent firing of former New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek, the search for the next coach of the storied franchise is now underway this offseason. In an article that was written by Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, it was reported that the Knicks have already reached out to current […]

It has been a coaching carousel for the New York Knicks in recent memory, especially for star power forward Kristaps Porzingis. Since being selected by the Knicks No. 4 overall in the 2015 NBA Draft, Porzingis is now looking at his fourth head coach in four seasons with New York: Derek Fisher, Kurt Rambis, Jeff Hornacek, and […]

New York Knicks star forward Kristaps Porzingis has been recovering from a torn ACL that he suffered back in February. This has marked the first major injury of his brief NBA career that has created some uncertainty around him. He has continued to take steps forward toward over the past few months that should have […]

After a 29-53 record and failing to make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, the New York Knicks fired head coach Jeff Hornacek at the conclusion of the 2017-18 NBA season. Even before the Knicks ultimately made the decision, there was a list of head coaches they were reportedly interested in. One of the […]

The New York Knicks are in a rough place right now with the franchise in the midst of a rebuild. The Carmelo Anthony era of the Knicks has come and gone, and now they’re looking at developing young guys with a mix of veteran leadership. On Wednesday night, after the Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers […]

Despite Enes Kanter recently claiming that he’s leaning toward opting out of his $18.6 million player-option with the New York Knicks, his new agent, Mark Bartelstein, said his client has a long ways to go on making a decision on his player-option and that his comments in Thursday’s press conference was “much ado about nothing,” […]

In his young NBA career, Tim Hardaway Jr. can already be classified as a journeyman. He spent his first two years with the New York Knicks, then was traded to the Atlanta Hawks and spent two seasons there, and now he just finished another season with the Knicks. In his five seasons, he has been […]

Less than 24 hours after the firing of head coach Jeff Hornacek, New York Knicks president Steve Mills vowed the franchise won’t attempt any quick fixes in its pursuit of a new head coach, as the front office has done in the past. Mills noted owner James Dolan has given him ample room to be […]

New York Knicks center Enes Kanter is likely to opt out of his current $18.6 million player-option in hopes of a long-term deal, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. The Turkish international expressed his desire to remain in The Big Apple, but will command more compensation for his services after having a career-year with the Knicks. […]

The New York Knicks have expressed interest in contacting Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright to inquire about their head coaching vacancy, according to Frank Isola of The New York Daily News. The organization has reportedly reached out to the 56-year-old coach, who is fresh off winning a second championship in three seasons with the […]

The New York Knicks made perhaps their most important move of the offseason, wasting no time and sacking Jeff Hornacek from his head coaching job, setting up a clean slate for a new regime in The Big Apple. The front office also fired assistant coach Kurt Rambis, who had worn players thin during the last […]

Aside from their hot start, the 2017-18 NBA season for the New York Knicks was ultimately one to forget. To no surprise, it has now been capped by the firing of head coach Jeff Hornacek. It had been reported that the Knicks had already gathered a wish list of their next head coaching candidates which included […]

Jeff Hornacek and the New York Knicks have played their last game of the season. As it turns out, it was also the last game that Hornacek is going to coach for the Knicks after the team decided to part ways with the bench tactician, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Knicks dismissed coach Jeff Hornacek, league sources […]

In the aftermath of an underperforming season, the New York Knicks will have some decisions to make over the summer, including their choice of head coach after a new regime of president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry inherited Jeff Hornacek at the helm of the team. The former player-turned-coach expressed his desire to […]

After posting a career-high 17 points with six rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal in Monday night’s 123-109 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks point guard Frank Ntilikina responded to the praise that he recently received from LeBron James. James, who recorded 26 points and 11 assists in Monday’s game, tells ESPN […]

For the New York Knicks, their long and injury-riddled 2017-18 season is finally about to come to an end. They will get to turn the page and officially get to look ahead to their 2018-19 campaign with just two regular-season games remaining. As for Monday night’s home finale against the Cleveland Cavaliers at legendary Madison […]

After the earlier debacle of prompting the New York Knicks made a mistake by passing on Dennis Smith Jr. in the 2017 NBA Draft, LeBron James tried to rectify his approach by showering rookie Frank Ntilikina with praise ahead of a back-to-back matchup against the Knicks. “I think he knows how to play the game,” […]

Kyle O’Quinn has worked his way as the go-to backup center for head coach Jeff Hornacek and the New York Knicks. Due to his superb consistency, rumor has it that O’Quinn is up for another contract. O’Quinn has played for 75 games, eight of which are part of the starting line up. Per 36 minutes, […]

With the L.A. Clippers’ 134-115 blowout loss on Saturday afternoon at the hands of the surging Denver Nuggets, they were officially eliminated from the wild Western Conference playoff race. Additionally, according to a Reddit thread on Saturday started by user clockairdown, something was officially done today that hadn’t happened with the NBA’s two largest markets […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

Come summer, all eyes will be on LeBron James. Critics and most fans believe that the Cleveland Cavaliers star is bound to leave his team again in the offseason. No one knows where he’ll eventually go. Maybe not even James himself knows where he’ll end up. So someone in New York decided to help him out. […]

Enes Kanter is hopeful to see some game action during the New York Knicks’ last four games of the season but still does not know if he’ll be cleared with back spasms and a wrist injury that has caused him to miss the last two games. The Knicks are hoping to be able to shut […]

The New York Knicks will finish out their season with four games, the last two coming against the Cleveland Cavaliers. If fans didn’t have their share of fireworks from the game action, center Enes Kanter is sure to provide them this time around, as the Turkish international still has a sour taste in his mouth […]

New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek has a lot of people waving pitchforks at his doorstep right now. All of them want him fired from his post. That group, however, does not include Knicks guard Courtney Lee, who clearly stated which side he is on when he gave a passionate defense of New York’s […]

New York Knicks forward-center Enes Kanter may have caused a dentist seven and a half years in prison for taking a picture. As reported by TurkeyPurge, a dentist known as A.I.B. has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, more than a year after he was detained due to his picture with Kanter […]

Shortly before 11:00 a.m. Monday morning, news came down the wire stating that New York Knicks forward Troy Williams will be ruled out for the remainder of this season due to a fractured jaw which he sustained in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 115-109 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Knicks announce Troy Williams suffered […]

After three seasons, the New York Knicks and President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson mutually parted ways prior to the start of the 2017-18 NBA season. Despite 13 championships as a player and head coach, Jackson could not turn around the franchise he once played for. Along with Jackson’s feud with Carmelo Anthony, he insisted […]

The New York Knicks lost a home game to the Detroit Pistons Saturday afternoon, 115-109, but the matchup wasn’t short on breathtaking plays from both teams. Take this one from Knicks forward Michael Beasley. With the Knicks trailing by seven points midway through the fourth and final quarter, the 6-foot-9 forward split the defense of […]

New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek insisted the recent lineup changes and minute allocations made after the All-Star break have been solely decided by himself and his coaching staff, with no influence by the team’s front office. Hornacek warned prior to the All-Star break that his team would see an infusion of younger faces […]

With New York Knicks star power forward Kristaps Porzingis in the process of making a full recovery from his torn left ACL suffered in early February, head coach Jeff Hornacek is confident that the All-Star will still play a very large role towards free agents signing with the Knicks this offseason. According to an article […]

Enes Kanter saw no signs of ill will on his countryman Ersan Ilyasova, after the latter had a reckless challenge on Kanter’s dunk attempt, causing a scary fall that left many New York Knicks fans holding their breath for their starting center. The 6-foot-11, 245-pound Kanter streaked toward the rim and was challenged by a […]

The New York Knicks are no longer playing for a spot in the playoffs, which was expected of them by many long before they were officially eliminated from postseason contention. With a few games left on their regular-season schedule and nothing meaningful else to play for, the Knicks and their front office are beginning to […]