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Calling the 2022 NBA All-Star Dunk Contest a downer would be an understatement. That’s just how bad it was. There were already no high expectation on the event given the lackluster showing it provided in the past few years, but fans hoped it would be at least a little bit better than the recent iterations. […]

If there is one event in this year’s All-Star weekend that is as highly anticipated as the All-Star Game, it is the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk 2022. While the competition has lost some of it’s luster in recent years because of some underwhelming performances, it continues to gain fan interest. After all, who doesn’t want […]

The NBA All-Star weekend is slated for next weekend, February 18th-20th. This year it will be hosted in Cleveland, the home of the Cavs. As much fun as the NBA All-Star Game is, arguably the most anticipated event of the weekend is the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest. On Tuesday, the participants were revealed. The dunk […]

The NBA has revealed the four contestants in the NBA Slam Dunk contest at All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Jalen Green, Cole Anthony, Juan Toscano-Anderson, and Obi Toppin are the four players chosen. All four of these players have incredible athletic ability, and they’ll be a blast to watch […]

With an up-and-down season, the New York Knicks definitely have a lot of issues at the moment. However, the biggest elephant in the room for them has been the horribly inconsistent play of superstar Julius Randle. He’s suddenly regressed and is having career lows in every major statistical category this season. It is quite troubling […]

The New York Knicks are finally getting one player back from the COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Obi Toppin has cleared the protocols and has now rejoined the team, just a day before they take on the Washington Wizards on Thursday. Obi Toppin has been cleared from health and safety protocols and rejoined the team. […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau has opened up about the future of a possible Julius Randle-Obi Toppin frontcourt team-up. Obi Toppin has had an impressive run in the Knicks‘ most recent back-to-back losses against the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors. The 23-year-old has scored double digits in both games, respectively. What’s even […]

Despite being the second man to Julius Randle, Obi Toppin has balled out recently off the bench for the Knicks. However, there will be at least a one game pause in his contributions on the court. NBA correspondent Marc Stein tweeted that the power forward is not playing in Sunday’s matchup after entering into health […]

Obi Toppin’s latest explosion for the New York Knicks raised the question whether head coach Tom Thibodeau should play him more. However, for Thibs, the answer is simple: he has to earn it. The second-year forward was phenomenal for the Knicks in a losing effort against the Toronto Raptors, bagging a double-double of 19 points […]

Obi Toppin of the New York Knicks might have just thrown down the craziest in-game dunk that the game has seen in the past decade. Toppin is seen on a fast-break left alone doing an in between the legs one-handed slam. OBI TOPPIN NO WAY. 🤯🔥 pic.twitter.com/wTuCgwz3TV — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) December 9, 2021 The […]

New York Knicks youngster Obi Toppin is displaying flashes of stardom in the limited amount of minutes he has played this season. The Dayton product is currently averaging 8.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.8 blocks per night, where he roughly plays around 15 minutes. Yet his per-36 minute averages showcase just how elite […]

The New York Knicks’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on the road Friday night started off looking like a solution to their recent starting lineup production woes. Unfortunately, it ended up with the problem being more exacerbated than ever, with the New York starters surrendering what was once a 16-point lead and giving up a […]

The New York Knicks have gotten off to a strong start as they fight to prove their 2020-21 playoff berth wasn’t a fluke. Thanks to their incredible depth, they have been able to support their key players and play stretches of the game without starters. One reserve, in particular, might be one of the team’s […]

Tom Thibodeau might be aware that in recent New York Knicks history, coaches don’t seem to always find great new innovations on their own. Sometimes things just kind of fall into their laps. Look at 2012-13, for example, probably the best Knicks season this century. Mike Woodson famously was quoted as saying “the East is […]

The Orlando Magic is going into this season ready to tank once again. The Magic does not have a roster worth putting up a battle for the postseason. Additionally, injury issues will slow their further development again. Markelle Fultz is out likely for the first part of the season, while Jonathan Isaac will need time […]

The New York Knicks are one of the teams highly interested in acquiring the services of Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard if he asks for a trade. The Knicks were also tied to rumors linking Kevin Durant before he eventually chose the crosstown rival Brooklyn Nets. While Lillard and Durant aren’t in Knicks uniforms, […]

NBA Summer League season is here and the young players are doing whatever they can to crack a spot on the NBA rosters heading into training camp. One player that doesn’t need to worry too much is Obi Toppin, the New York Knicks’ first-round choice from the 2020 NBA Draft. Toppin got to work early […]

Now having signed a 4-year, $117 million extension with the New York Knicks, Julius Randle has definitely cashed in after playing All-Star caliber basketball throughout the 2020-21 NBA season. With the Knicks now fully invested in Randle long-term, this may lead to them parting ways with Obi Toppin. Granted he’s only been with the team […]

The New York Knicks have been identified as one of the frontrunners to land Collin Sexton from the Cleveland Cavaliers in the offseason. The Cavs guard has been heavily linked to a move away from the Cavs this summer, and it looks like the Knicks are very interested in bringing his talents to the Big […]

The New York Knicks made a return to the playoffs this season but were a first-round exit. Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has been in trade rumors after a bad playoff performance. Despite his flaws, Simmons is still an elite player who would fit perfectly in head coach Tom Thibodeau’s system. Thibodeau is a defensive-minded […]

The New York Knicks are playing playoff basketball again and it’s a welcome sight. Game 1 against the Atlanta Hawks was met with a wild Madison Square Garden as fans flocked in to see their team. Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose started the festivities and got the fans on their feet in the first quarter. […]

Friday night featured a marquee matchup between two of the hottest teams in the NBA today in the New York Knicks and the Phoenix Suns. Knicks rookie Obi Toppin wanted to make sure that he was able to make an impact on the game, and he did just that with an impressive defensive and offensive […]

The New York Knicks got a legitimately rock-solid rookie when they drafted Brooklyn native Obi Toppin in this year’s NBA draft. He might be super raw as a player, with plenty of edges to smooth out, however, then on occasion, he reminds Knicks fans why he was taken 8th overall: Obi Toppin SLAMS the putback […]

Obi Toppin has struggled to find a consistent role for the New York Knicks in his rookie season and he could be headed toward the bench soon. With the Knicks looking to put together a rotation that secures them a spot in the playoffs, Tom Thibodeau is hinting at benching Toppin. “We’ll see how it […]

New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin and his high-flying antics in the Slam Dunk Contest was one of the highlights of the recently-concluded NBA All-Star Weekend. Even before his participation in the All-Star festivities, Toppin had already established himself as a rising star. As it turns out, however, even Toppin himself could not help but […]

The NBA All-Star Game took place on Sunday night- and so did the Slam Dunk Contest in a weird formality. Usually, the pre-game festivities are the day before, but this year has been different and the contest took place at halftime with players performing all kinds of dunks. Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons walked […]

The Slam Dunk Contest field was always discussed as one of the more disappointing in recent memory, especially after the privilege of Aaron Gordon and Zach Lavine a few years back. However, New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin was among the field of three that made insane dunks during halftime of the All-Star Game, including […]

New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin may not exactly be a household name right now, but he probably will be after his performance during Sunday night’s epic NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Toppin came out with one of the most memorable dunks of the evening with an epic off-the-bounce reverse slam. It’s difficult to explain the […]

New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin will be among the three participants in this year’s AT&T Slam Dunk Contest. The 23-year old is definitely not going to waste the opportunity to make a name for himself under the bright lights of the All-Star Weekend. Toppin revealed that he has been looking at past dunk contests […]

A slot in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest was initially reserved for Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso. Sadly, fans won’t see the Bald Mamba’s throwdown theatrics as he wants to use the short break for some rest and relaxation. Per Bill Oram of The Athletic, Caruso pointed to the relatively short offseason as his […]

Obi Toppin hasn’t officially been named a contestant in the NBA Dunk Contest during All-Star weekend just yet. But when — or if — he does get named to the dunk contest as a member of the New York Knicks, Toppin shared a sneak peek into what he could have planned during the event. “Yeah, […]

New York Knicks rookie forward Obi Toppin will participate in the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest at the All-Star Game next month in Atlanta, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. It seems the rookie has already been putting in work for the competition.  OBI IN THE DUNK CONTEST 🚨 @obitoppin1 pic.twitter.com/3PiKYLqJDS — The Knicks Wall […]

When a player is performing at the level that Julius Randle is for the New York Knicks this season, you don’t trade him. Instead, you build with him. Julius Randle has been extraordinary. Averaging 23.2 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game while shooting 48.0 percent from the field, 40.7 percent from 3-point range, […]

One of the main benefactors of Derrick Rose’s move to the New York Knicks has been rookie Obi Toppin. The first-year power forward has looked better playing alongside Rose — something that Toppin himself recently opened up about. According to Toppin, Rose’s ability to bring up the tempo of the game is one thing the […]

Obi Toppin delivered the finishing blow in the New York Knicks’ convincing 121-99 win over the Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. With the outcome of the game already decided late in the fourth, the high-flying rookie finished a thunderous one-handed alley-oop off a beautiful dish from teammate Kexin Knox. Check out this […]

Israeli rookie Deni Avdija of the Washington Wizards finally opened up about being snubbed by the New York Knicks on draft night. The 20-year-old swingman was highly-touted coming into the 2020 NBA Draft and fell all the way to the ninth spot where he was picked up by the Wizards. The Knicks, who were picking eighth, […]

Derrick Rose made his (second) debut for the New York Knicks on Tuesday as the team took on the Miami Heat. Rose is a high-profile name joining a team in desperate need of some star power, but upon his arrival, the former MVP made sure to reach out to Knicks rookies Immanuel Quickley and Obi […]

Objectively speaking, rookie guard Immanuel Quickley looked like a safe bet to be a mere rotation player in head coach Tom Thibodeau’s rotation this season. And then they began playing the games, and a funny thing happened: Quickley became an ambush building block for the New York Knicks. In a couple draft day trades involving […]

Obi Toppin just put Eric Paschall on a sick poster. The New York Knicks rookie almost tore the rim in a monster baseline slam to keep the Golden State Warriors at bay on Thursday night. Toppin went way up and ended up flushing a one-handed jam with Paschal being nowhere near him. Paschal is probably […]