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The New York Knicks are struggling, and it’s starting to get the better of some of the players. Late in a blow-out game against the Boston Celtics, Brandon Jennings slammed the basketball earning a technical foul. He began arguing with the referees which led to an ejection. The NBA fined Jennings $15,000 Sunday, citing inappropriate comments towards […]

It’s no secret that Brandon Jennings is taking on a more active role as a leader off the bench for the New York Knicks. The wily point guard has brought in a certain type of swagger that’s unforgiving, at times cocky, and he plays with an edge, hoping that this type of attitude rubs off […]

During the fourth quarter of their game against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, New York Knicks point guard Brandon Jennings taught his rookie teammate a valuable lesson about gamesmanship. With the Knicks leading by 19 points and only 30.9 seconds remaining in the ball game, Nets’ forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson drew a foul from Willy Hernangomez while attempting a layup. […]

When the New York Knicks played in Detroit on Tuesday night, many thought of it as just one regular season game, but not for Pistons‘ head coach Stan Van Gundy. On the other side of court was his former player, Brandon Jennings, who he gave credit for saving their team’s 2014-2015 season. That year was […]

Los Angeles Lakers‘ guard D’Angelo Russell has been turning a lot of heads after showing huge improvement in his game. He was very promising during the offseason and has continued to showcase it up to the start of this season. Even his fellow players were impressed with the development he has shown, including Brandon Jennings […]

Brandon Jennings started his NBA career as a mystery project since he opted to play overseas after high school, which is not the typical route players go to. But when his rookie season began, he turned a lot of heads as he played like a veteran and even scored 55 points in a game early in 2009-2010. […]

New York Knicks point guard Brandon Jennings was grooving during Thursday night’s preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets, so much in fact, that he gave the crowd a little shimmy right after his jumper dropped. The Compton native took a jump shot from the top of the key, landed with his legs apart, putting his […]

During Monday night’s preseason game between the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks, a much-talked about incident with less than a minute to go in the third quarter occurred. After Knicks guard Brandon Jennings drove to the basket and made a tough floater in the paint, he then went to Wizards rookie Casper Ware and […]

During the third quarter of the preseason match between the New York Knicks and the Washington Wizards, opposing point guards Brandon Jennings and Casper Ware were both assessed with a technical foul each after getting tangled-up and taunting one another. It is unclear what caused their confrontation but it can be seen that the 6-foot-1 […]

Brandon Jennings made the most out of his 14 minutes of playing time in Madison Square Garden, giving the New York Knicks faithful plenty of excitement during his short act in a 116-98 rout of their crosstown rival Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The 6-foot-1 point guard started in place of Derrick Rose, who had to […]

One of Jeff Hornacek’s primary objectives for this year’s New York Knicks team is to play a faster version of The Triangle offense. Hornacek took over as Knicks head coach this summer, walking into an organization that had adopted many of the philosophies of Phil Jackson since the Zen Master took over as team president […]

The New York Knicks training camp just got under way a few days ago and new signing Derrick Rose is already claiming corpses in practice. While the holiday season is still three months away, Rose gifted his backup Brandon Jennings a pair of skates with this filthy behind-the-back crossover that left him reaching for wind. Derrick Rose puts […]

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 […]

New York Knicks acquisition Brandon Jennings is not taking long to get acquainted with the city that never sleeps, as he was spotted at the legendary West 4th court, also known as “The Cage.” The Cage is notorious for its toughness. Given the small dimensions of the court, most of the halfcourt offense is run […]

Brandon Jennings says he’s as hungry as he’s ever been. That’s a good thing because the new-look New York Knicks are looking to make it back to the playoffs after missing out the past three years. Jennings comes in as the backup point guard behind Derrick Rose. He should be able to fit in well […]

The New York Knicks have had a complete makeover this summer. The additions of Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Courtney Lee, and Brandon Jennings are only a few of the strings that team president Phil Jackson has managed to pull this offseason. Jennings is one of the key additions that will pack a scoring punch off […]

Brandon Jennings is all about the rings. The new New York Knicks point guard took to Twitter today and revealed he’d rather have the career of seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry than Reggie Miller, a Hall of Famer who never won a championship. Jennings maintained he wasn’t dissing Miller, but was pretty adamant about his […]

As the world was all eyes on Team USA’s gold medal clincher against Serbia, Brandon Jennings was also paying attention to one particular player on the Americans’ bench. Harrison Barnes. The New York Knicks point guard could not help but start on a “Barnes-watch” after seeing Kevin Durant get some serious, and crazily long, run […]

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is already working his Zen mind games on free agent acquisition Brandon Jennings. Sometimes Jackson likes to take on players as a project to bring out the best of what they are capable of doing in unusual ways. Jennings spoke with ESPN about their conversation and what he feels about […]

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 […]

Brandon Jennings sent out a subtle tweet to reveal his new designation in free agency instead of making a full out announcement on Twitter or sending a beat writer the details. Really, it wasn’t very hard to tell what he was hinting at, and what team he was currently working with to sign a contract. […]

Brandon Jennings is known to voice his opinions on social media and on Thursday night he did just that. After the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Golden State Warriors in devastating fashion, Brandon Jennings took to Twitter to announce that he believes LeBron James will be leaving Cleveland this summer. While this is completely speculation, […]