Injured Luka Doncic ruled out by Mavericks as Knicks catch break
DALLAS — The thriving Knicks are getting a break against one of their rivals. Dark horse NBA MVP candidate Luka Doncic missed Thursday's game against the Knicks with an ankle sprain, the Mavericks announced. The Mavericks will be without their leading scorer due to injury, placing additional responsibility on Kyrie Irving, who returned from a […]
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson building All-Star case
He is the only two NBA player in the Eastern Conference to be named Player of the Week twice this season. One is 76ers center Joel Embiid, the current league MVP, and the other is Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson. He averaged 27.3 points and earned his second honor while further strengthening his case for […]
OG Anunoby’s Knicks start has been downright historic
OG Anunoby is giving the Knicks a benefit they probably didn't expect. The Knicks' newest star continued his exemplary play Tuesday against the Trail Blazers at Madison Square Garden, scoring a team-high 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting and making four 3-pointers. I made it a success. All of this happened as Anunoby became the first […]
Enjoy re-energized Knicks even if there is more roster work to do
It's okay to sit back and enjoy what you're watching. It's fine to do what an authority of Pat Riley's stature has been doing for years, urging players to live in the “precious present,” but this is because he's the writer Spencer Johnson These are words borrowed from the Knicks, and they should be the […]
RJ Barrett proud of what he helped build with Knicks
RJ Barrett arrived in New York as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2019 draft and left late last month after 4¹/₂ seasons in which he helped the Knicks grow from a 17-win team to a team that won the playoff round last spring. For the first time in 10 years. The Toronto native, […]
OG Anunoby leads Knicks to win over Trail Blazers, fifth straight victory
The Knicks added Josh Hart to the lineup on loan last February and won their first nine games, and OG Anunoby has been a highly successful addition to New York. Anunoby scored a team-high 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting and four 3-pointers in the Knicks' 112-84 win over the Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. And, […]
Taj Gibson has ‘open door’ to join Knicks staff after retirement
Taj Gibson has always been a personal favorite of Tom Thibodeau, and the Knicks coach said Monday that the “door is open” with the Knicks coaching staff if the veteran forward decides to retire from the NBA. Ta. The 38-year-old Gibson, who returned to the Knicks last month after injuries to centers Mitchell Robinson and […]
Knicks waive Taj Gibson before contract deadline
The Knicks waived veteran and coaches' favorite Taj Gibson just days before his contract was guaranteed. Gibson, the Knicks' oldest player and considered a strong presence in the locker room, was scouted by the Knicks in December as insurance coverage following Mitchell Robinson's surgery. He briefly played, but was dropped from the rotation last month […]
Tom Thibodeau’s tirade wakes up Knicks in win
WASHINGTON – After the Knicks lost momentum in the third quarter and nearly lost a big lead, coach Tom Thibodeau called a timeout with a message to his team that was clearly too sneaky to repeat. “I can not do it [say it]'' Jalen Brunson said. “Basically his message was, 'Be better.'” The Knicks responded […]
Knicks’ Randle, Brunson dominate Wizards for fourth straight win
WASHINGTON — After the Knicks defeated the 76ers, they quickly turned their attention to the Wizards. Almost immediately, Donte DiVincenzo said, A potential trap game in the second game of a back-to-back on Saturday included a message in Philadelphia's locker room minutes after defeating Joel Embiid's team: Don't miss your opponent on I-95 There was […]