Knicks fall short in brutal late-game collapse against Hawks
ATLANTA — The Knicks and Jalen Brunson once again failed when it mattered most. The Knicks ended their long road trip in disappointing fashion, losing 121-116 against the Hawks at State Farm Arena on Wednesday after falling behind by 10 points with 2:20 remaining. Brunson came off a dud at the end of Monday's loss […]
Hawks’ Trae Young delivers brutal parting message to Knicks fans
Trae Young shouldn't expect a friendly reception in New York anytime soon. The Hawks point guard renewed his role as the Knicks' opponent Wednesday night in a postgame interview on the court at State Farm Arena. After the Knicks lost 121-116 to the Hawks, Young took it upon himself to rub salt in the wounds […]
Joel Embiid slated to make season debut against Knicks
ATLANTA — Joel Embiid's suspension for shoving a reporter means he is scheduled to make his debut against the last team to lose. The MSG Villains played the first of a three-game penalty on Wednesday against the Clippers in Inglewood, Calif., and the Sixers have the rest of the season against the Lakers and Hornets […]
Matt Ryan’s career went from graveyard job to living Knicks dream
ATLANTA — Matt Ryan's first day at Yonkers Cemetery determined his eagerness to leave the gig as soon as possible. It was snowing and freezing in February and his small car skidded. Ryan crashed into a tombstone. “I'm like, 'It's not going to be like this every day, right?'” Ryan said Wednesday before his first […]
The Knicks are better than their so-so start and they’ll figure it out
The problem is: I want to feel like I did last May when the Knicks were on TV three or four nights a week. I miss the days when I would be ready for games by lunchtime and impatiently count down the minutes until tipoff, trying to tell Joel Embiid or Tyrese Haliburton how I […]
Knicks know something has to change on defense after Celtics beatdown
The Knicks will need to start on defense as they look to quickly recover from Tuesday's loss in Boston to open the season. The Celtics put up a banner commemorating the 2024 NBA title and defeated the revamped Knicks, who look to challenge for the Eastern Conference championship this season. “That's championship-level basketball. For us, […]
Knicks hopping on Yankees’ World Series bandwagon
Karl-Anthony Towns wore an interlocking NY cap during a postgame interview in Boston on Tuesday night, but he was joined by several Knicks who showed support for the Yankees as they prepare for their first World Series trip since 2009. There was only one person. Towns, a New Jersey native who played internationally for the […]
The Celtics apocalypse is underway, and the Knicks showed no one else has a chance
The apocalypse has arrived in the Eastern Conference. Currently, the dominant boston celtics They began a forcible repression against competitors and pretenders alike. of new york knicksperhaps the only team in the East with the talent to do something about this, was embarrassed by Boston on opening night. Is there any hope? The Knicks, who […]
New-look Knicks torched by Celtics in season-opening nightmare
BOSTON — The new Knicks were just guests at the Boston triumvirate. New York, touted as the biggest threat to the Celtics in the East, was like a wet paper bag as the Celtics cruised to a ring-night victory, 132-109, and nearly broke the all-time record from beyond the arc. showed great resistance. It was […]
Knicks eyeing former Pelican Matt Ryan to fill roster spot
BOSTON — The Knicks are interested in a local product to fill a roster spot. Matt Ryan, a 27-year-old free agent forward with a high 3-point percentage, is being strongly considered by New York State, officials confirmed. Ryan, recently released by the Pelicans, spent his high school years at Iona Prep in New Rochelle, about […]