NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim went on a verbal tirade against Carmelo Anthony’s Knicks teammates, shocked his former player is receiving blame for the team’s second-round flameout to Indiana.In the...
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —Next season could conceivably be the last as a Knick for Carmelo Anthony — who has a player opt-out clause in his contract he can use after the 2013-14 season.If he does opt out next summer, he...
NY Post (MARK HALE) —It wasn’t until he was 28 years old that Chris Copeland made the NBA, and this summer he will hit free agency as a 29-year-old. So attaining maximum financial security would seem to be a very...
NY Post (MARC BERMAN and MARK HALE) —The truth hurts, and it was delivered yesterday not by Carmelo Anthony but by the Knicks’ youngest player, 22-year-old Iman Shumpert.Shumpert branded the Knicks season a failure after Saturday’s...
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —The Knicks’ lofty regular season — 54 wins, an Atlantic Division title, a second seed — was rendered meaningless by their second-round exit from the playoffs. A team that believed it was better...
NY Post (MIKE VACCARO) —It doesn’t settle easily, not for you, not for them. On a day when the Knicks wanted to be shooting around at their training headquarters in Westchester County, preparing for Game 7 against the...
NY Post (STEVE SERBY) —Carmelo Anthony, as the face of the Knicks franchise, clearly sees his obligation to make sure to portray a happy public face to New York, orange-and-blue-colored glasses covering his eyes.It’s a...
Bergen —It was clear that Anthony is the leader on and off the court, the star of the team for the 48 minutes between the lines and the spokesman for the franchise when the game is over.
NY Daily News (Mitch Lawrence) —The Knicks aren’t good enough to make it up the Canyon of Heroes, not by a confetti-filled mile of lower Broadway. So in lieu of a parade, all they can give you at the end of another...
NY Daily News (MITCH ABRAMSON) —If Tyson Chandler had defended Roy Hibbert the way he defended himself on Monday during exit interviews, the Knicks might be booking a flight to Miami. Of all the Knicks to come up small against...
NY Daily News (FRANK ISOLA) —Just as Carmelo Anthony finished his interview with reporters on Monday in Greenburgh and was to about exit the 2012-13 season for good, he stopped briefly to close a different kind of door. “Do...
NY Times (HOWARD BECK) —On a roster full of seasoned players, Iman Shumpert, who is the youngest Knick, said the team did not take care of the little things in its playoff loss to the Pacers.
$Newsday —Carmelo Anthony isn't discouraged that the Knicks' season ended in the second round of the playoffs, 10 wins short of the championship. He believes the Knicks will contend for the title next year.
$Newsday —Jason Kidd was missing again Monday as he was one of a handful of players not brought in to speak to the media at the Knicks' practice facility before leaving for the offseason.
NY Daily News (PETER BOTTE, MITCH ABRAMSON) —J.R. Smith has received an important endorsement to return to the Knicks next season, from longtime teammate Carmelo Anthony.
NY Post —Carmelo Anthony: Can opt out after next season, but the Knicks will ride him once again in 2013-14.Amar’e Stoudemire: Coming off 29-game regular season, was too rusty in playoffs to help, but...
NY Post (MARK HALE) —Next season, Carmelo Anthony’s main sidekick could be a healthy, emerging Iman Shumpert.One major issue with the Knicks’ roster going forward is its lack of upside: The team is ancient, and few...
Diehard Knicks Blog (noreply@blogger.com (EnySpree)) —You know it's not easy being a knick fan. We used to be strong and fruitful back in the 90's. We all felt we were right on the court because we had teams that over achieved and brought the pain...
Knicker Blogger (jtopaz) —By Jonathan Topaz To nail down a few facts: In the 2012-2013 NBA regular season, Amar’e Stoudemire played 29 of 82 games (35%) and started none of them. When active, he played 23.5 minutes per...
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —The Knicks’ lofty regular season – 54 wins, an Atlantic Division title, a second seed – was rendered meaningless by their heartbreaking second-round exit from the playoffs. A team that believed it...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —As Carmelo Anthony was winding down his interview with a group of reporters on Monday, someone asked if he thought Chris Paul would re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers this summer.“I...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Tyson Chandler struggled on defense in the Pacers series. But he had no trouble defending himself Monday in the face of questions about his performance. When asked if he felt...
Posting and Toasting (Seth) —Today was that sad day in which the Knicks empty out their lockers for the summer, giving a few quotes to reporters on their way out the door. There is almost never any real information exchanged,...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —GREENBURGH, NY -- Carmelo Anthony will have his injured left shoulder re-examined by doctors in the coming days to determine the extent of damage and course of rehabilitation."I don't think it's...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —This isn't exactly breaking news, but Charles Barkley has no sympathy for Knicks fans. "If you guys had listened to me six months ago you wouldn't be so depressed today," Barkley said Monday on...
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Add Marcus Camby only playing 12 seconds against the Pacers to the head-scratching moves Knicks coach Mike Woodson made in the series.While the Pacers outrebounded the Knicks...
Knicker Blogger (ephus) —There is lots of speculation in the press about JR Smith’s future with the Knicks. I have zero inside information, but I know how the salary cap works, and how it works with respect to...
The Knicks Wall (Jonah) —J.R. Smith won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award. No, I’m not kidding, even though he did have an absolutely horrendous playoff run.
Posting and Toasting (Seth) —I understand why people want Mike Woodson fired. I can see how a constellation of illogical moves in the playoffs could have been the last straw for some Knicks fans. I don't want him to be...
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- "We failed."That's how Iman Shumpert summed up the Knicks' playoff exit."We failed to do what we were supposed to do," he said Monday after his exit interview. "We know we were...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —At least one person close to J.R. Smith believes the free-agent-to-be will be back with the Knicks next season. Chris Smith, J.R.'s younger brother, tweeted on Sunday, "I will be back with my big...
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —CHARLES WENZELBERGTyson Chandler (right) and Jason Kidd. Tyson Chandler said he had no clue what his buddy Jason Kidd will do regarding coming back next season. Kidd’s flameout in the playoffs...
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —Point guard Pablo Prigioni faces a tough decision on whether to stay in the NBA or return to the Spanish League next season, because his wife, Raquel, wants to return overseas. Prigioni on...
Posting and Toasting (Seth) —Okay. Two frantic pre-alarm wake-ups later, it has sunk in. The Knicks ' season is finished. It is the offseason. The fun and uncertainty off basketball season must give way to the tedium and...