Kobe, Magic In Disbelief As Lakers Let Phil Jackson Sign On With Knicks
Two Lakers greats are chucking up a half-court shot at the buzzer, campaigning Los Angeles brass to swoop in and hire the Zen Master. Will it go in?
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Two Lakers greats are chucking up a half-court shot at the buzzer, campaigning Los Angeles brass to swoop in and hire the Zen Master. Will it go in?
Sources have said Phil Jackson is close to agreeing to become the next Head of Basketball Operations for the Knicks, with a deal that could be finalized by the end of the week.
Jason Collins played his first game with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, becoming the first openly gay active player in the four major U.S. professional sports leagues.
Carmelo Anthony followed his 62-point game with 35 more, and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 110-103, on Sunday.
The trade was proposed before Brooklyn's center suffered a foot injury that ended his season prematurely. Lopez will undergo surgery to fix the fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot on Saturday.
For all of Mike D'Antoni's faults, it's hard to say he wouldn't be doing a better job with these Knicks than Mike Woodson is. It's been that bad.
When Kobe Bryant returned to the court on December 8 following months of rehab on the repaired left Achilles he'd torn in April, he did so confidently – at least in words. In actions, not so much.
Nets head coach Jason Kidd appeared to tell Tyshawn Taylor to "hit me" as the guard walked toward the bench. Taylor then bumped into the Nets' head coach, causing Kidd to spill a cup of soda on the court.
Wesley Johnson made the tiebreaking basket on a steal and dunk with 1:35 left, and the Los Angeles Lakers blew a 27-point lead before beating the Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night.
This summer I made a promise that I wouldn't address Carmelo Anthony's impending opt-out until the season was over. Thanks to Melo's foolish interview with the New York Observer, I'm being forced to break that rule in October.
Anthony has finally acknowledged what we knew all along. When the opportunity to opt out of his contract comes, he'll likely jump on it.
Melo has refused to discuss the possibility of leaving the Knicks via free agency.
The tide has turned in MLB. The league's new guard has no problem speaking out -- in no uncertain terms -- against performance-enhancing drugs and the players who use them.
It would have been a Christmas miracle if the Knicks and Nets faced each other on December 25. But a meeting between the two rivals won't be happening while presents are being unwrapped.
In a video posted to TMZ.com, Anthony was asked whether he could see himself in the "purple and gold outfit" of the Lakers.
Metta World Peace's renowned tenacity is exactly what the Knicks needed to add to their defensively-inept roster.
The Knicks, who are stationed in Las Vegas for summer-league play, have expressed interest in the 33-year-old and are reportedly working to set up a meeting between the two parties.
The Los Angeles Lakers have officially amnestied forward Metta World Peace, creating the possibility that the Queens native will come back home to play for the New York Knicks.
If waived, World Peace, a La Salle Academy product and Queens native, would most likely seek a veteran contract worth $1.4 million.
it may be prudent to opt for surgery immediately after injury rather than take a wait-and-see-approach.
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was tops among the 27 baseball players on the list and No. 18 overall with $30.3 million, although he is currently facing the possibility of a 100-game suspension.
Rutgers' board of governors will meet Tuesday to sign off on a contract that will allow Los Angeles Lakers assistant Eddie Jordan to take over the Scarlet Knights' scandal-marred basketball program.
Kobe Bryant is smarter than this, but he just doesn't get it. Hopefully he will now.
Let's just say Bryant wouldn't have put up with the fired Rutgers coach -- at all.
J.R. Smith scored 24 points and the New York Knicks shook off the absence of Carmelo Anthony and the shock of Amare Stoudemire needing more knee surgery to rout the slumping Utah Jazz 113-84 on Saturday night.
