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The New York Knicks added key players to their lineup last summer, with the hopes of playoffs basketball for the first time in four years. The likes of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah’s contracts made headlines, while the signing of Courtney Lee flew right under the radar. The 31-year-old Western Kentucky product recently talked about […]

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 […]

Things haven’t started exactly the way New York Knicks management envisioned things to be; a lackluster start, a myriad of complications with the offensive system, and a hollowed out roster that was barely put together this offseason. After appointing Kurt Rambis as the team’s new defensive assistant, an interesting idea came from one of the players, Courtney Lee. […]

The New York Knicks have been off to a rocky start this season. After being declared a super team by star Derrick Rose, the team has been anything but super. They rank at the bottom of the league on both sides of the ball, and they look like a team without an identity. Starting guard Courtney […]

Some things just never leave a man, that was evident during the New York Knicks‘ practice, where head coach Jeff Hornacek went toe-to-toe with shooting guard Courtney Lee, draining three after three from the right corner. Hornacek’s form looks intact from his playing days with the Utah Jazz, where he played a complementary role next to John […]

New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony took day two of training camp by the horns and addressed the media’s questions – mostly centered about him and Derrick Rose – but the four-time Olympian also dished about his new teammates and what he thinks they bring to the table. “Joakim (Noah), he’s a character,” said Anthony. “He’s very […]

The offseason is the time for positive mindsets and aspirations, some of which go too far in certain NBA circles. Media Day is no different, so people tend to take these observations with a grain of salt. Though New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony wasn’t hyper-optimistic or overly-confident during Media Day, he was candid and talked […]

One of the teams that surprised a lot of people last year was the Charlotte Hornets. Unheralded at the start of the season, many did not see them even making the playoffs, yet be a win away from upsetting the Miami Heat and making it to the Eastern Conference Semis. Coming off one of their […]

The team bonding has officially started for the New York Knicks as Carmelo Anthony invited a few of his teammates to Puerto Rico. Anthony, whose father was born in Puerto Rico, invited Derrick Rose, Courtney Lee, Justin Holiday, Kyle O’Quinn, Sasha Vujacic, Marshall Plumlee and Willy Hernangomez for “A Very Melo Weekend” event. https://www.instagram.com/p/BKMF-kEhFUh/ This […]

Courtney Lee wants to make sure that the New York Knicks don’t go unnoticed this season. The newly-acquired shooting guard, who also figures to start for the team, has high hopes for the Knicks and he elaborated on that belief in an interview for Basketball Insiders. “We’re contenders, man. They didn’t make the playoffs last […]

As good as the New York Knicks look on paper, the major concern about their chemistry still lingers and will continue to do so until they get a good number of games under their belt. The players are not expected to get together till training camp, but two of them are not waiting on anything […]

President of the New York Knicks Phil Jackson seems to feel better about the state of the Knicks. In fact, he tweeted about the changes to the roster: Here's what: We have brought change to the Knicks team. The real dimension of change is how much the players what to unite in this change — […]

This week, Joakim Noah penned a letter for the city of Chicago, promising to remain actively involved in community work for the city and thanking the Bulls fans for the best time of his life. This farewell is typical of Noah, who has shown on the court over the years that he wears his heart […]

It seems like the Dallas Mavericks are not the free agency destination they were years ago. They were able to get quality players like Chandler Parsons, J.J. Barea and Monta Ellis in the past, but some of the more recent star players the Mavericks pursued are gone, such as Hassan Whiteside, Mike Conley, Nic Batum, and Dwight Howard. […]

According to TNT’s David Aldridge, the New York Knicks and Courtney Lee have agreed to a 4-year, $48 million deal. After losing Arron Afflalo to the Kings, the Knicks have managed to pick up a strong shooting guard on the same day. The Knicks have made some major moves this summer after acquiring both Derrick […]

Some offensive firepower may be headed to Madison Square Garden in the form of a shooting guard. With $35 million dollars in cap space the New York Knicks are expected to be major players in free agency. While unconfirmed, rumors have swirled that Joakim Noah has agreed to a contract in principle for around $18 million dollars […]

Although he spent just 28 games with the Charlotte Hornets, shooting guard Courtney Lee would like to return to the club next season. The 30-year-old was traded to the Hornets from the Memphis Grizzlies before the trade deadline in February in part of a three-team deal. With Michael Kidd-Gilchrist out for the season, Lee stepped into […]

The Charlotte Hornets left Miami on Wednesday night with a stunning 90-88 victory to give them a 3-2 series lead after being down 0-2. It came very close to going the other way though, and for a brief period of time it appeared that Courtney Lee was going to be the goat. With the Hornets trailing […]