NBADL Adds Team In White Plains That Will Be Owned, Operated By Knicks
Allan Houston, the Knicks' assistant general manager, will serve as the new team's GM. The team will conduct a fan vote to help choose the name of the new NBADL club.
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Allan Houston, the Knicks' assistant general manager, will serve as the new team's GM. The team will conduct a fan vote to help choose the name of the new NBADL club.
State Rep. Pat Garofalo's tweet about the NBA has prompted hundreds of responses, with many on social media calling it racist.
Carmelo Anthony shook off a horrid shooting start and scored 26 points, leading the New York Knicks to their third straight victory, 107-97 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
Phil Jackson may one day return to the Knicks -- just not as head coach. The team has reportedly offered the legendary coach a front office position. Jackson was said to be mulling the offer and expected to give his answer next week.
The player, college, and NBA have suffered greatly in quality of play and players. And for every Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett there has been a conga line of lost causes, teens who toiled in Europe or Asia or worse once their hoop dreams melted into memory.
Mason says he's been unable to land a job with the team despite an obvious need to get back to what worked 20 years ago, when the Knicks reached the NBA Finals under former coach Pat Riley.
It's easy to label the Knicks losers. But why must we join them? They say not just a tree but also a team grows in Brooklyn.
No matter how well the Nets played in the first half, we crossed our fingers and bit our nails to the bone for the next 12 minutes. Not any more. Unless I just jinxed it.
"I hope (my coming out) encourages other people to live an authentic life -- an honest, authentic life -- and not be afraid or ashamed to be who they really are in the public eye," Collins told WFAN's Marc Malusis.
By now many Knicks fans have given up on making the playoffs. But forward Amar'e Stoudemire insists "it's not over yet," despite yet another loss Monday night in a season full of letdowns.
OK, so it wasn't their Mount Everest -- that would equate to the NBA title this nearly $200 million roster was expected to compete for before a 10-21 start put a damper on things -- but I'll take baby steps.
With the crowd chanting his name, Collins finally entered the game in the waning moments. He played just three minutes, had no points, one rebound and one steal.
Why should fans even turn on MSG to watch the Knicks anymore? It's so much more fun watching the real version of the Walking Dead on AMC.
Marcus Thornton scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 107-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
Collins played the final eight minutes of a blowout win. Rarely has he been prouder of a performance. "I got them a bucket," the Nets center said with a chuckle.
Makes you wonder how far down the Knicks are on the list of the NBA's worst teams. Heck, the Seattle Supersonics have won a title more recently and that franchise no longer exists.
Knicks coach Mike Woodson says guard Raymond Felton will suit up against the Heat in Miami despite being arrested Tuesday on gun charges.
Jimmer Fredette is reportedly on the verge of a buyout with the Kings, but at the moment it seems there won't be a roster spot available for the Glens Falls native in New York.
NBA players won't be pulling up for a 4-point shot anytime soon. The league denied Tuesday that any serious discussions had been held about that or expanding the court.
Collins' No. 98 jersey rocketed to No. 1 in sales on the league's official website on its first day available for purchase, NBA senior vice president Vicky Picca said Tuesday.
The weapon had 17 armor-piercing rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber, 1010 WINS' Juliet Papa confirmed.
Metta World Peace has an opinion on who might make a "great coach" for the Knicks. Nope, it's not Phil Jackson. And he's not talking about the Van Gundy brothers.
Collins heard his name called early in the second quarter and headed to the scorer's table to check in. When he walked onto the court, he became the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the United States' four major pro leagues.
Collins would become the first openly gay athlete to play in any of North America's four major team sports.
O'Neal had season highs of 23 points and 13 rebounds to carry the load for an undermanned frontcourt, and the Golden State Warriors held off the Brooklyn Nets 93-86 Saturday night.
