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Mario Hezonja said he meant no disrespect by stepping over Giannis Antetokounmpo, even after hearing about the ‘Greek Freak’ threatening his testicles. “I wasn’t even worried about it or who it was, I didn’t see, to be honest,” Hezonja said. “It was just great to get the crowd going.” In Hezonja’s...
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Enes Kanter called the NBA “scared little rats” while implying he was omitted from a promotion because the league fears Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The promotion was posted on NBA Europe’s Instagram page, featuring every active NBA Turkish player except Kanter – Milwaukee’s Ersan Ilyasova,...
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The Knicks stepped over and then buried the Greek Freak. Riding the unlikely trio of Emmanuel Mudiay, Damyean Dotson and Kevin Knox, the Knicks pulled off a thrilling upset in overtime, an emotional 136-134 OT victory Saturday over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in front of a rocking Garden. ...
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LeBron James went west but the best player is still in the Eastern Conference. That’s according to Knicks coach David Fizdale, who surprisingly gave the title to 23-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo. “The guy is, right now, to me the best player in the league,” Fizdale said. “Playing at the highest...
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Greece and Turkey share a long history of conflict but it is from the courts of the NBA where two of their greatest sporting products — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Enes Kanter — are united by their battle for justice back home. As the two face off on Saturday, with Kanter’s Knicks hosting Giannis’...
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Memphis coach J.B. Bickerstaff wouldn't mind having veteran big man and former Knick Joakim Noah coming off his bench if he does end up signing with the Grizzlies. Noah became a free agent on Oct. 13, a week before the season tipped off after the veteran declined a buyout and was waived by the...
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PHILADELPHIA – Dear Kristaps Porzingis, We miss you. Sometimes the Knicks, sans you, can be entertaining and competitive. Tim Hardaway can get hot. Enes Kanter can energize in the paint. But then there are reminder nights like Wednesday’s 117-91 embarrassing defeat to the Sixers, when the Knicks...
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PHILADELPHIA – Despite their struggles with confidence and just about everything else, neither of the Knicks draft picks — Kevin Knox nor Mitchell Robinson — will be sent down to the G League. Coach David Fizdale was adamant about that Wednesday, even as Knox and Robinson were dropping dramatically...
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Blake Griffin scored 30 points and Stanley Johnson added 21 to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 115-108 victory over the Knicks on Tuesday night. Reggie Jackson contributed 21 points for Detroit. The Pistons held the Knicks to 40 percent shooting from the field and led throughout the final three quarters. ...
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CAMDEN — Did the Knicks mess up by not trading for Jimmy Butler? The logic for not engaging with the Timberwolves, as outlined at the time by team president Steve Mills, is that they would no longer deal assets for a player they could acquire in free agency (the deal for Carmelo Anthony in 2011...
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It was, oddly, the day after David Fizdale declared the team’s record as inconsequential that he decided to reverse course with his starters. For the better part of the first 17 games, Fizdale was trotting out variations of the youngest lineup in franchise history, preaching patience and watching...
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MEMPHIS – The beef is officially squashed. Not only did both David Fizdale and Marc Gasol gush over each other through the media this weekend, they embraced on the court following Sunday’s 103-98 Knicks victory. “It was a hug we needed to have a long time ago,” Fizdale said. “We just exchanged...
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MEMPHIS – David Fizdale said he squashed his beef with Marc Gasol and then watched his team squash the Grizzlies. Buoyed by a marvelous dunk by Emmanuel Mudiay, the streaking Knicks won their third straight, 103-98, beating Memphis almost exactly a year after the organization fired Fizdale amid...
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MEMPHIS – Marc Gasol has placed David Fizdale firmly in the rearview mirror. And even if it doesn’t sound like they’ll ever be friends – or even embrace at the reunion Sunday – Gasol recommended the coach to an inquiring Kristaps Porzingis. “He asked me what I thought. I said, ‘He’s a great coach...
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Emmanuel Mudiay scored a season-high 27 points, rookie Allonzo Trier had a career-high 25, and the Knicks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 114-109 on Friday night. Trier made two free throws to put the Knicks ahead 104-103, and they held on to win consecutive games...