Retiring NBA Commissioner David Stern Leaves A Lasting Legacy
The NBA is about the players, and nobody understood that better than commissioner David Stern, who is retiring Saturday after exactly 30 years on the job.
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The NBA is about the players, and nobody understood that better than commissioner David Stern, who is retiring Saturday after exactly 30 years on the job.
There aren't a lot of teams in either conference that are real fits for the Knicks if they decide they have to trade Carmelo Anthony and start a genuine rebuild.
Carmelo Anthony and rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. each scored 29 points, J.R. Smith embarrassed a couple of defenders on his way to 19, and the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-86 Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.
These are not rumors, but rather scenarios that work financially for both sides inside the CBA, and could be feasible in a theoretical world.
With Mike Woodson's inability or unwillingness to find a way to use Bargnani well, his injury helps the team by default.
So many people believe that the NBA season begins and LeBron James is crowned the Most Valuable Player before he's even scored a basket. Well, this season, things are vastly different.
Carmelo Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds in just 28 minutes, and the New York Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory.
The wife of All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony says she thinks he will be back with the Knicks next season. "I know that he wants to stay, and I support him wherever he wants to go," she said.
Carmelo Anthony followed his 62-point game with 35 more, and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 110-103, on Sunday.
"We don't pursue celebrities to attend Nets games," Barry Baum, the team's chief communications officer at Barclays Center, said. "It's not our style. Celebrities that do come to Nets games pay for their seats."
Anthony scored a career-high 62 points to break the franchise and current Madison Square Garden records, and the Knicks beat the Charlotte Bobcats 125-96 on Friday night to stop a five-game losing streak.
Carmelo Anthony scored a career-high and franchise-record 62 points, most at the current Madison Square Garden, and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Bobcats 125-96 on Friday night to stop a five-game losing streak.
James Dolan can stay away from New York as long as he wants, but over the next 27 days, preferably sooner than later, the conversation is going to happen.
Bargnani was hurt Wednesday during a 110-106 loss to Philadelphia when he landed hard while attempting to dunk. He had an MRI on Thursday that revealed the injury.
Carmelo Anthony will once again be in the starting lineup when the NBA All-Star game tips off.
