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New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony opened up about his cryptic Instagram post and confirmed indeed it was about team president Phil Jackson, in light of the comments he made earlier in the week of his lack of ball movement. “At the end of the day we’re playing good basketball,” Anthony told Stefan Bondy of […]

No one wants to hear this. New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony has come forward saying that a “miracle” will now be needed for the new Collective Bargaining Agreement to get done by the Thursday, Dec. 15 deadline, according to ESPN. “I’m skeptical of something getting done,” Anthony told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. “We had something […]

Thinking of watching the new-look New York Knicks compete for a playoff spot this season? There’s savings to be found on tickets through the end of December if so. With the team well in the mix of postseason talks as the holidays approach, the franchise is offering fans a new ticket plan designed to help […]

When the New York Knicks hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, it marked the first visit of LeBron James at Madison Square Garden following the controversial “posse” comment Phil Jackson made towards him. It turned out to be a one-sided affair as the Cavs blew out the Knicks, 126-94. A day prior to the […]

New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony didn’t stay quiet for long after swaying away from the media’s questions about team president Phil Jackson after a blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Jackson had previously made comments regarding the nine-time All-Star, saying that he held on to the ball for longer than […]

New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant were named co-recipients of the 2016 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year award for their role in Team USA capturing a third-straight gold medal at this year’s Rio Olympics. Durant led the team scoring at a 19.4 points per game clip while […]

Despite Carmelo Anthony playing a similar role to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in the triangle offense, New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson seems to think he needs to get rid of the ball faster. “Carmelo a lot of times wants to hold the ball longer than… we have a rule: If you hold […]

Phil Jackson‘s incendiary comments have resurfaced with the Cleveland Cavaliers visiting the New York Knicks as part of Wednesday night’s ESPN doubleheader. Last month, during an interview with ESPN, the “Zen Master” had made comments about LeBron James‘ departure from the Miami Heat, including a mention of a time when the team stayed in the Cleveland […]

Derrick Rose thoroughly enjoyed playing under the tutelage of NCAA coaching legend John Calipari at the University of Memphis. Whilst Rose believes Calipari is one of the greatest in the game, he isn’t massively keen on the idea of the current Kentucky Wildcats coach returning to the NBA, per Steve Serby of The New York […]

In case you’re incredibly young or have an extremely short memory, the pre-injury, 2010-2011 NBA MVP Derrick Rose created the kind of fan excitement and media buzz more recently associated with Steph Curry. People tuned in to watch Rose on a nightly basis, as he tore teams up with his dynamic, aggressive play, leading his hometown Chicago Bulls […]

New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose recently brought up how his mentality as an MVP winner differs from that of Oklahoma City Thunder star, Russell Westbrook. While the two were at one point obsessively compared as the most freakishly athletic point guards in the game, injuries hit the 2011 MVP and left Westbrook as […]

During the fourth quarter of the game between the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks on Sunday, their starting centers, DeMarcus Cousins and Joakim Noah, saw themselves in a shoving match which got them a technical foul each. The altercation happened with 7:55 left after Cousins was fouled by the 6-foot-11 Florida product. https://youtu.be/odk0OSzT1ds After the […]

When the Sacramento Kings went up against the New York Knicks on Sunday night, Dave Joerger got a chance to see how much improvement there has been to the game of a player he once coached. Mindaugas Kuzminskas may not recall vividly his participation in the 2010 Adidas Eurocamp in Italy, but the 42-year-old bench boss does. […]

During the game between the Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks on Sunday, the Madison Square Garden crowd trolled Matt Barnes while he was inbounding the ball late in the fourth quarter. The New York faithful made it clear to the 36-year-old UCLA product that they have not forgotten his feud with their former player […]

Whenever people talk about who the New York Knicks‘ number one fan is, many would say it’s Spike Lee. However, there’s one family now who can rival his love for the team. Troy Corley, a Long Island native, is a huge fan of the Knicks. He also claims that his grandfather and all his uncles […]

Back in October, Adidas was able to sign one of the NBA’s rising stars to a multi-year deal as New York Knicks‘ big man Kristaps Porzingis agreed to wear and endorse the three stripes brand. On Thursday night, when the 7-foot-3 Latvian international visited the new Adidas store in midtown Manhattan together with his teammates, […]

After only 18 games into the New York Knicks season, point guard Derrick Rose already knows he only wants to wear orange and blue for the remainder of his career. “I’m under a one-year contract, so of course I want to play the rest of my life here,” Rose told Peter Walsh of SLAM Online. […]

If there’s anybody that’s more familiar with Joakim Noah‘s game, it’s his head coach with the Chicago Bulls for five seasons, Tom Thibodeau. Despite his former player’s subpar showing so far this season, the veteran bench tactician only had good words to say about Noah. He raved about his all-around skills especially on passing which is arguably […]

In a conversation with Adrian Wojnarowski on The Vertical podcast, L.A. Clippers shooting guard Jamal Crawford showed that even the brightest of stars was at one point starstruck himself. The reigning Sixth Man of the Year went on to tell a story of how he and former Chicago Bulls teammate Eddy Curry once ran into Kanye […]

Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan may have retired, but Kristaps Porzingis and Karl-Anthony Towns are ready to fill the voids they left behind. Both players are standout big men from the 2015 draft class, but their story starts before hitting the basketball court. Towns was a guide for Porzingis because he was new to the country, […]

Perhaps there hasn’t been a better pair of big men in a draft class since the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis finished one and two, respectively, in the Rookie of the Year race. A race which has started forging a lasting friendship. The 7-foot-3 Porzingis told the New York […]

He may only be in his second season in the NBA, but New York Knicks‘ forward Kristaps Porzingis has already impressed a lot of people and even having them debate on whose team the Knicks are. Many believe that Carmelo Anthony should now take a back seat and “pass the torch” to the 7-foot-3 Latvian […]

Phil Jackson is the President of Basketball Operations for the New York Knicks. That is a fact that isn’t in danger of changing, but there is a limit to his term. Jackson has an opt-out clause that he can exercise on July 1, 2017 in the event he gets tired of the Big Apple. Insiders […]

Only 17 games into the New York Knicks season and Derrick Rose has performed according to front office expectations. After dropping a season-high 30 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, the Chicago native has scored in double figures in all-but-one of the Knicks games this season, playing an average of 32.6 minutes per […]

It may not be a normal sight to see two big men pull off an alley-oop, but New York Knicks‘ duo of Joakim Noah and Kristaps Porzingis did it not once, but twice during their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. Both plays happened during the first half of the match with […]

Courtney Lee has finally spoken on his decision not to re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets once again during the summer. He revealed that even if he was constantly in communication with the franchise, he felt that he was only a second option for them and that he wasn’t considered a priority. The 31-year-old Western Kentucky […]

Derrick Rose definitely has a lot of new things in his life now. Living in New York and playing for the Knicks are just some of it, but now, he can add having a new girlfriend to the list. The 2011 MVP is reportedly dating Alaina Anderson, an Instagram model who is based in his hometown of […]

Two of the most athletic point guards of this era worked out together this offseason — New York Knicks acquisition Derrick Rose and Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. Both 6-foot-3 floor generals were workout partners months prior to the start of the season and met for sessions this year in Los Angeles and Las Vegas during the […]

The trade heard ’round the world shook a lot of things in the Western Conference after Kevin Durant left his franchise of eight years to join the Golden State Warriors in free agency. Carmelo Anthony, for one, was surprised his Jordan Brand mate Russell Westbrook was so eager to sign back with the Oklahoma City […]

Police and local volunteers in the suburban Houston area have continued their search from the past two days on Friday for nine-year-old Marcus McGhee, nephew of former NBA player Marcus Camby. Unfortunately he was found dead on Saturday in a lake on Camby’s property in a Houston suburb. McGhee was a non-verbal autistic child who […]

The past and present of the Chicago Bulls were in attendance at Carmelo Anthony’s home for Thanksgiving as Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose arrived in New York to share the joys of a home-cooked meal. One day later, Rose and Anthony shared the joys of a thrilling 113-111 overtime win against the Charlotte Hornets at the Garden. It […]

The rapidly-improving Kristaps Porzingis has been largely the reason the New York Knicks are sitting at the .500 mark after many unpredictable events have kept the team from finding a winning formula. The 7-foot-3 power forward has refined his outside shot as well as his post-up game, but he insists it’s not so much the […]

Brandon Jennings has embraced his new home as well as the opportunity to contribute to a New York Knicks team with playoff aspirations. Once a prominent guard who dropped a career-high 55 points as a rookie coming into the league, Jennings’ role off the Knicks bench is one of a facilitator. “My role has changed […]

It was reported recently that Derrick Rose invited himself to Carmelo Anthony‘s home for Thanksgiving dinner. As it turns out, he was not the only one who visited his teammate and his wife, Lala, for the annual national holiday. The New York Knicks‘ star forward’s good friend and Chicago Bulls player, Dwyane Wade, and his wife, actress […]

Many wondered how dangerous the New York Knicks could be if Derrick Rose regained his famed MVP form — crossing over defenders and swerving to the rim with pirouettes and finishes so strong and athletic, it would let you know why he was deserving of being the youngest ever to net the award. But to […]

New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis went hard in the paint, putting his head down and throwing a left-handed jam over Portland Trail Blazers center Mason Plumlee. https://vine.co/v/5tFUIOKdQVT As Knicks announcer Mike Breen said, he put him in the basket with him. Porzingis will take no prisoners, even if the victim is his teammate‘s older […]

After surprisingly getting traded over the summer to the New York Knicks, former MVP and three-time All-Star Derrick Rose was caught off guard and had to move in to his new city immediately. It’s certainly one thing to play for one of the most popular cities in the world and calling Madison Square Garden your home […]

New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose gave Madison Square Garden some flashbacks of his MVP days on Wednesday, taking on Portland Trail Blazers‘ Damian Lillard in an isolation play, driving past him and finishing between him and center Ed Davis with an up-and-under reverse layup. https://vine.co/v/5tFFa9a7PnK Sweet kiss off the glass by Rose, showing the […]

The New York Knicks are now starting to find their groove and have won four of their last five games, climbing back to .500 with a 7-7 record. On Tuesday night, the team had an impressive win at home against the Portland Trail Blazers and saw former MVP Derrick Rose hit a clutch jumper to […]