J.R. Smith On Knicks: Everyone Was 'Walking On Eggshells'
"Everybody in the building was pretty much walking on eggshells, so it's kind of hard to prosper that way, especially when you're not accustomed to it."
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"Everybody in the building was pretty much walking on eggshells, so it's kind of hard to prosper that way, especially when you're not accustomed to it."
If we're honest and earnest, we have to be embarrassed by the Knicks, the world's worst team in the world's most overrated arena.
The New York Knicks' deconstruction project hit a new low Wednesday night with a 101-91 loss to the Washington Wizards, setting a record for longest in-season losing streak in the franchise's 69-year history.
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This is not Team Titanic or Tritanic. The ship isn't sinking. It is being scuttled. The Knicks are tanking, and tanking the old-fashioned way: with gross incompetence.
Smith was the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year in 2013, but has battled injuries to his heel this season, along with his usual struggles with shot selection and focus off the court.
It is fitting that the pro basketball team that calls Manhattan its home is as overpriced as the city itself. Sell your tickets, Knicks fans. Sell them quickly.
The Knicks now have millions more in cap space. Phil Jackson could screw it all up by signing the wrong players, but he is giving himself the opportunity to build a team the way he wants.
The Cavaliers have traded guard Dion Waiters to Oklahoma City and acquired guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert from the rebuilding New York Knicks in a three-team trade.
Mike Conley scored 14 of his game-high 22 points in the third quarter, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat New York 105-83 on Monday night, sending the depleted Knicks to their record-tying 12th straight loss.
"Losing isn't enjoyable in any way shape or form," New York coach Derek Fisher said after Sunday's defeat to the Bucks.
Coming off the heels of their 30th loss -- their second 10-game losing streak since Nov. 24, I asked for help describing how futile this Knicks season has become. I took to social media, asking followers and friends to complete the sentence: "The Knicks are so bad, they ... . "
Brandon Jennings kept the Detroit Pistons on a roll and the New York Knicks reeling.
Carmelo Anthony is on pace to be named an All-Star Game starter for the seventh time, and -- no surprise here -- LeBron James is dominating the balloting with an NBA-best 775,810 votes.
J.J. Redick scored 20 points, igniting a 13-0 run with a jumper to open the third quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat New York 99-78 on Wednesday night, sending the Knicks to a year-ending ninth consecutive loss.
Now that Rex Ryan has been evicted from his extended stay on the coaching hot seat, there is a vacancy. Don't bother checking rates on Trivago or Kayak. I understand there is a reservation being held for the Knicks' Derek Fisher.
Carmelo Anthony left the New York Knicks' game at Portland on Sunday night with a sore left knee.
Wesley Matthews had 28 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the short-handed New York Knicks 101-79 on Sunday night.
the Kings rallied after blowing a lead late in regulation to hand the New York Knicks their seventh straight loss, 135-129 on Saturday night.
New York Knicks forward Quincy Acy has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for his flagrant foul against John Wall in a Christmas game.
"The fans are dying, we're dying. We're out there, we're not producing. We didn't expect, I didn't expect, to be sitting at 5-26. So as much as I feel for the fans, I feel for us going through it, too."
John Wall had 24 points and 11 assists, eluding the Knicks all day until getting knocked to the floor by a flagrant foul that sparked an altercation, and the Washington Wizards beat New York 102-91 on Thursday.
"I plan on living here for the rest of my life," the 37-year-old point guard and Brooklyn native said in an interview in the lobby of his plush apartment building in the heart of Beijing.
As the annual tradition goes, Santa Schmeelk is coming to town and presenting the Knicks with some gifts to help them get through this usually joyous, but now painful time of year.
Rescuers pulled out survivors and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety as Nepal and China raced to respond after catastrophic flash floods killed hundreds of people.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Thursday night.
Christian Walker had three hits and Jeremy Peña added a solo shot to power the Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Yankees on Thursday night.
The new book "They Shall Not See the Dawn" by Charles Lachman is about a U.S. Army unit's manhunt for the most wanted Nazis of World War II.
ICE is defending operations they are conducting this week in Danbury, Connecticut, as some residents say they feel uneasy at what they are seeing on the streets.
Some families in Queens are desperate for answers as rescue teams continue to search for hundreds of people missing along the Nepal-China border.
A new electronic device that's the size of a grain of rice is making a big difference for heart patients. For the first time ever, it was implanted in an adult born with a congenital heart defect.
Some people living in Queens have faced flooding several times this summer.
Two air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport left work early on the night of a deadly runway collision in March, a source familiar with the situation told CBS News.
Two men convicted of staging crashes on New York City highways to get fraudulent insurance payouts have been sentenced.
ICE is defending operations they are conducting this week in Danbury, Connecticut, as some residents say they feel uneasy at what they are seeing on the streets.
Severe weather warnings have started popping up as strong storms make their way through New York City and most of the Tri-State Area.
A nice stretch of weather kicks off the week in the New York City area before a heightened chance of rain returns.
Along with the increasingly humid conditions comes another chance of showers and storms overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Rainy weather returns to the New York City area Sunday, bringing with it the threat of flooding.
As students get ready to go back to school, one New Jersey school district is taking a first-in-the-state approach to limit screen time.
Lightning may have started a church fire in Bergen County, New Jersey, on Thursday morning, neighbors say.
Heavy rains brought more flooding to New Jersey on Thursday, which has endured repeated damaging floods so far this summer.
A crash involving a pickup truck and an electric dirt bike left an 11-year-old girl dead in Ocean County, New Jersey, authorities said.
Severe weather warnings have started popping up as strong storms make their way through New York City and most of the Tri-State Area.
A new electronic device that's the size of a grain of rice is making a big difference for heart patients. For the first time ever, it was implanted in an adult born with a congenital heart defect.
Severe weather warnings have started popping up as strong storms make their way through New York City and most of the Tri-State Area.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says he will comply with New York's new law restricting police cooperation with ICE, but first, he blasted the governor. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Huntington native Jack Kennedy, 18, is making his Grand Slam debut in the U.S. Open this year.
Officers on Long Island deployed a drone to find the suspect after he robbed a home and ran away.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backtracking again on the controversial rollout of his pied-à-terre tax.
The surge in arrests comes as the White House pushes ICE to hit a target of 2,000 per day.
Fifteen sheriffs across New York are asking a judge to block a new law preventing local law enforcement agencies from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The Trump administration said it may need to demolish the Kennedy Center if a plan to close the building for two years as part of a controversial renovation project pushed by President Trump and the organization's board is blocked.
State officials sent letters to agencies across New York instructing them to unwind agreements with ICE by Tuesday.
A new electronic device that's the size of a grain of rice is making a big difference for heart patients. For the first time ever, it was implanted in an adult born with a congenital heart defect.
Pennsylvania has recorded its first two deaths connected to measles in 35 years.
This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat. How can you best avoid tick bites?
A New Yorker has tested positive for West Nile virus, the city health department announced Wednesday.
Researchers say an alarming study on cognitive decline is specific to the African American community in Newark, New Jersey.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
NYC's Empire State Building paid tribute to music legend Dolly Parton Tuesday night. Parton, 80, died Tuesday in Nashville, her family announced.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.
The AMC Kips Bay 15 on Second Avenue has been open since 1999 but will shut down at the end of 2026, according to a spokesperson.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Thursday night.
Christian Walker had three hits and Jeremy Peña added a solo shot to power the Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Yankees on Thursday night.
The Brewers beat the Mets 8-1 on Wednesday night, overcoming an injury to starter Dustin May after one pitch.
The New York Yankees pulled away for a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
Huntington native Jack Kennedy, 18, is making his Grand Slam debut in the U.S. Open this year.
The DSNY reported an increase in needle stick injuries for New York City sanitation workers.
A Queens homeowner says that overgrown city trees on her block are creating a safety hazard at night.
Neighbors say Flushing Meadows Corona Park has been falling into disrepair for years.
The owner of a beloved Harlem food truck known for its burgers under $5 is retiring and selling the business.
The historic Art Deco bathhouse at Jacob Riis Park is getting a new life as the Rockaway Ocean Club. But as the long-dormant building reopens, some locals are questioning who will have access to its amenities.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
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The Trump order directs the Geographic Names Information System to change the name to Lake America.
The prosecution argues that Lindsay Clancy intentionally killed her three kids in 2023, but her attorneys say she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. CBS News' Jarred Hill reports.
One person is in custody after a woman was pushed onto the subway tracks in the Bronx.
Police are looking for two suspects who took off on a moped after they allegedly stabbed two men in Bayside, Queens.
Two air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport in New York left work early on the night of a deadly runway collision in March, a government source said. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
