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The men’s Team USA basketball team set to head to the Tokyo Olympics just can’t catch a break. First, they lost to Nigeria and Australia in exhibition games and never heard the end of it. Now, Bradley Beal and Jerami Grant have both been put in health and safety protocols. As a result of those […]

The New York Knicks went from finishing 24 games below .500 in the 2019-20 NBA season to hosting a playoff series the ensuing season (the Knicks finished the 2020-21 regular season as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 41-31 record, albeit they lost in five games to the Atlanta Hawks in the […]

After a successful season that ended their seven-year playoff drought, the New York Knicks are now looking to build further from what they have established and create a true championship contender. In fact, according to the latest rumors, they are specifically targeting Golden State Warriors swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. Per Kristian Winfield of the New […]

David Fizdale once felt like he was floating atop the Empire State Building after he was named as coach of the New York Knicks. He had a young squad led by new acquisition Julius Randle and lottery pick Julius Randle. The future seemed bright. Until it wasn’t. After just 104 games with the Knicks, Fizdale […]

The New York Knicks were arguably the best story of the 2020-21 NBA season. With their team eliminated from the playoffs so early, it’s easy to forget just how magical it was for them to actually just be there in the first place. The Knicks finished as the sixth-worst team in the entire Association a […]

It has been a bittersweet week for the New York Knicks after getting bounced from the playoffs in a series loss against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. However, head coach Tom Thibodeau received the NBA 2020-2021 Coach of the Year award in his first season coaching in Madison Square Garden. 2020-21 NBA Coach of […]

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 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 […]

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 NBA playoffs have provided endless entertainment already and it is still only round one. Some first time playoff experience has provided a grand stage for players like Ja Morant and Trae Young while the regulars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant try to carve out their path as well. On the flip side, there […]

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 […]

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 […]

The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks series has been one of the more exciting matchups during the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Derrick Rose is playing like his former MVP self while Trae Young is proving why he’s one of the NBA’s rising stars. It’s nice to have the Knicks back in the playoffs after all […]

A lot has been said about Julius Randle’s performance for the New York Knicks in the 2021 playoffs so far. Naturally, most of them are not good, with some even teasing him of choking in what could be said the biggest moment of his career. However, head coach Tom Thibodeau is not losing faith in […]

It’s not in Derrick Rose’s nature to put his team on blast when things don’t go right But by God, Julius Randle and the New York Knicks are getting Rose in a reasonable position to go full Gunnery Sergeant Hartman on his team. That’s after a hard-to-watch (for Knicks fans at least) New York 105-94 […]

After Friday night’s Game 3 loss in Atlanta, the New York Knicks find them on the tough side of a 2-1 deficit in the opening round of the 2021 Eastern Conference playoffs. Throughout history, teams with a 2-1 series lead go on to advance more than 70% of the time, and only eight teams have […]

Julius Randle has been an inspiring figure for the New York Knicks this season. But he’s yet to show up for his squad in the NBA playoffs. The 2020-21 Most Improved Player is obviously struggling through three games against the Atlanta Hawks. The All-Star is averaging 14.7 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3.3 rebounds on an […]

The Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks had everybody hoping for a seven-game series. Even more, Tom Thibodeau’s squad was pegged as the favorites heading in after the best season in a long time for New York. After a Game 1 victory at Madison Square Garden off a Trae Young floater, followed by a Knicks […]

Legendary filmmaker and director Spike Lee traveled to Atlanta in hopes of seeing his New York Knicks take a 2-1 lead against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Unfortunately, the opposite happened. After the Hawks exploded in the second quarter of Game 3, they never looked back and held on to win 105-94. As such, […]

Atlanta Hawks stars Trae Young and Clint Capela just made a fool out of Julius  Randle, and the fans in State Farm Arena absolutely loved it. Late in the second quarter of the contest, Young took advantage of the mismatch in speed with Randle guarding him. After he created some separation from the New York […]

The first-round matchup between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks has been must-watch television through the first two games. Madison Square Garden was wild, and Trae Young and Julius Randle have been a joy to see in the playoff atmosphere. Unfortunately, Game 2 was overshadowed by a spitting incident involving a fan and […]

The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks are in a grueling matchup that could go the distance. They match up well against each other, which bodes well for high quality basketball. After two games in their 2021 NBA Playoffs series tied 1-1, it’ll be Knicks-Hawks Game 3 in Atlanta. We’ve seen electrifying play from Trae […]

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle and Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson are both thriving literally thousands of miles apart. But these two, just like a few other players, will forever be connected by their young Los Angeles Lakers ties. Clarkson was the first to greet his former Lakers teammate, tagging him in a tweet […]

The New York Knicks have just won their first NBA playoff game in eight years. But if you didn’t know it, you’d think they just won a championship. Check out the epic scene outside of Madison Square Garden: Knicks fans are going crazy outside MSG after their Game 2 win over the Hawks 🤣pic.twitter.com/8Go8bxCFQv — […]

It was a historic Wednesday evening for the New York Knicks as they notched a postseason win for the first time since dinosaurs roamed the planet. The Knicks blasted the Atlanta Hawks, 101-92 to even up their first round skirmish in the NBA Playoffs. Knicks main man Julius Randle put up a double-double of 15 […]

Julius Randle is officially the Most Improved Player for the 2020-21 NBA season. His star turn for the New York Knicks hasn’t just been one of the great stories of the season, it’s also making its mark on NBA history. The Knicks All-Star posted an unorthodox stat line for a big man. His 24.1 points […]

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle just won the 2020-21 season Most Improved Player of the Year award, but he has bold aspirations after getting a taste of it. On Tuesday after being named the recipient of the award, Randle was asked about the possibility of him winning the award again next season–something which no […]

New York Knicks star Julius Randle has officially been announced as the 2020-21 Most Improved Player — a well-deserved honor for the first-time All-Star. As it turns out, however, the final results of the vote might come as a bit of a surprise for most. The final results were released by the NBA, and apparently, […]

New York Knicks star Julius Randle got the sweetest and most adorable surprise after he won the Most Improved Player of the Year award. On Tuesday, Randle was named the recipient of the prestigious award for his highly successful 2020-21 season–one that also saw the Knicks break their seven-year playoff drought. In a rather heartwarming […]

The 2020-2021 NBA awards keep on coming, and this time it’s New York Knicks All-Star Julius Randle who has been named the Most Improved Player of the Year award, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.  New York Knicks All-Star Julius Randle has won the NBA 2020-21 Most Improved Player of the Year award, sources […]

The New York Knicks were hyped for a home playoff game at Madison Square Garden. Unfortunately, Trae Young gave the Atlanta Hawks the victory with a clutch floater with mere seconds left to grab the Game 1 victory. After the game, Knicks’ All-Star Julius Randle had an interesting response when asked about his performance in […]

Julius Randle and the New York Knicks are ready to take on the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Randle made the All-Star leap this season with the Knicks, helping the team earn a surprising 41 wins and the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Ahead of Sunday night’s […]

The New York Knicks are locked in a heated playoff battle with the Atlanta Hawks, in what most expect to be a close series. But ask RJ Barrett and Knicks fans everywhere and they’ll tell you that just getting to where they are now has already been special. The gravity of New York’s success throughout […]

Derrick Rose knows what it takes to win a series in the playoffs, which is why he is warning the New York Knicks and getting them mentally prepared before they start the postseason on Sunday. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Rose kept it real and acknowledged they are going to get smoked if they underestimate […]

For the first time since the 2012-13 season, the New York Knicks are in the NBA Playoffs. Beyond that, the underdog squad led by a resurgent and presumptive Most Improved Player winner Julius Randle and helmed by scrappy coach Tom Thibodeau is actually the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference after an eight-year layoff from […]

The New York Knicks stunned the basketball world by finishing as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Tom Thibodeau did a masterful job in his first season as head coach of the Knicks.  Taking over a franchise that won 21 games last season, Thibodeau guided the Knicks to 41 wins with largely the […]