Former Knick Anthony Mason Dead At 48
Mason, 48, suffered a heart attack in early February.
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Mason, 48, suffered a heart attack in early February.
Shane Larkin's three-point play in the final minute of the second overtime helped the New York Knicks snap their eight-game losing streak with a 121-115 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.
With all Knicks games more or less meaningless at this point, all there is left to discuss is next season, and other amusing or infuriating side issues.
Evan Turner had his first career triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and Boston pulled away with 20 unanswered points in the second half.
Somewhere along the line, the Bulls without Rose will almost certainly get stopped. Their season will end in the first or second round of the playoffs, and at that point, the Bulls will part company with Thibodeau.
"I actually spoke to him (Monday)," Antoine Mason told AL.com. "He can't talk yet, but he can hear things and respond by blinking and shaking his head and things like that."
Sunday's defeat to the Cavs was made even more embarrassing by a vicious alley-oop from Shumpert to Smith. Somebody get P-Jax an antacid -- ASAP.
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored 18 points, J.R. Smith had 17 and hooked up with Iman Shumpert on a dazzling dunk in their return to the New York, and the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Knicks 101-83 on Sunday.
Boomer and Craig talked about Jackson's social media contribution and the overall pathetic state of the team that occupies the apparent 'Mecca of Basketball' that is MSG.
With Chris Bosh hospitalized in South Florida for tests and Goran Dragic not yet available, eight of nine Miami Heat players scored in double figures and they beat the New York Knicks 111-87 on Friday night.
What have the Knicks done over the last decade to earn your time, trust or cash? Is your income so disposable that you can drop a grand to watch the home team get vaporized by sub-.500 clubs?
The deal helps the Knicks continue shedding future salary, as Prigioni's $1.7 million for next season is partially guaranteed. Shved's contract expires after this season.
One would hope that the owner of a professional sports franchise would take the high road, or at least say nothing at all.
The partnership that had so much promise but such limited success lasted just four years before the high-scoring forwards went in separate directions: Amar'e to Dallas, Anthony to the operating table.
The Phoenix point guard has made it clear there is no way he would re-sign with the Suns: "I don't trust them anymore."
Melo possibly missing up to a half-year caught many off guard, including the Dynamic Radio Duo of Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton, so it was there that Thursday's fun began.
A nightmare season for the Knicks is about to get a whole lot worse.
Wojnarowski reports that the Knicks -- along with the Lakers, the Heat and possibly the Pacers -- are on Dragic's list of teams that he would prefer to be traded to.
In the end, Stoudemire was right when he said "The Knicks Are Back." Right back where they started, thanks in large part to Stoudemire.
The two provided insight into why they're taking so much of their valuable time to do this, what their ultimate goal is and much, much more.
Stoudemire asked out of his contract because he wants to make a run at a title. The veteran has apparently decided Dallas is the place to spend the rest of this season chasing his first title.
Amar'e Stoudemire started the New York Knicks moving forward, before his injuries hastened their return to the bottom. Now he wants to look elsewhere for a chance at a championship.
Carmelo Anthony doesn't appreciate people questioning his desire to play in the NBA All-Star Game this weekend at Madison Square Garden.
Knicks owner James Dolan may be hoping that everyone thinking about All-Star Weekend will shift attention away from his heated email exchange with a fan.
Knicks star Carmelo Anthony says he'd like to play in Sunday's All-Star Game, even if it's just short enough for a hi-how-ya-doing to the home crowd. But the optics aren't good.
