New York Knicks: NY Post News Articles
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
It didn’t end with “One Shining Moment’’ Wednesday for the Knicks three rookies: Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson and Allonzo Trier. In the season finale, Knox shot 3-of-12 and 0-for-6 on 3s. Robinson’s block streak ended at 38 games as the night belonged to Detroit strongman Andre Drummond. Trier sat out with a calf/knee issue that...
NY Post (Peter Botte) —
Carmelo Anthony resurfaced as a spectator at Dwyane Wade’s farewell game Wednesday night in Brooklyn, but the career of the key player the Knicks traded for him nine years ago suddenly is going stronger than ever. Oft-injured Danilo Gallinari was one of the main reasons the Los Angeles Clippers seized the eighth playoff seed in...
NY Post (Peter Botte) —
There’s no longer a chance for any “frozen envelope” conspiracies, but perhaps the Knicks will call on Patrick Ewing as their good luck charm at the upcoming NBA draft lottery. The former Knicks star and current Georgetown coach said Thursday that he’s asked “all the time” about Duke’s Zion Williamson or pending free agent Kevin...
NY Post (Mark Fischer) —
The ball trickled to Carmelo Anthony, daring him to shoot, and for a few seconds it seemed he might. Clad in a white hoodie and navy hat emblazoned with his famed No. 7, Anthony dribbled on to the hardwood, teasing the rather split Brooklyn and Miami crowd for a moment before relenting the ball to...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
The season ended fittingly Wednesday in a 115-89 blowout Garden loss to Detroit. The Knicks finished with the worst record in the NBA and equaled the worst season in their history at 17-65. The new season begins Thursday, when coach David Fizdale and his collection of young prospects are replaced on center stage by team...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
And in the 82nd game, the Knicks stunk out the Garden. The Knicks made the history books of infamy and let down Charlotte in their 115-89 Garden blowout loss to the Pistons in Wednesday’s season finale. Late in the third quarter, light chants of “We Want Zion’’ could be heard in a nod to the...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
The regular season ends Wednesday night, and the Knicks are headed to the playoffs — sort of. For the second straight spring, coach David Fizdale plans to bring some of his young players to playoff games across the nation. And he will have his young assistant coaches do the same. After being hired in May,...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
CHICAGO — Knicks coach David Fizdale is content with his young coaching staff and has no plans of hiring a veteran assistant to focus on improving the team’s defense, ranked 28th in the NBA. Last week, Fizdale said the focus of the offseason would be bringing in more defensive-minded players. Fizdale passed on hiring veteran...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
CHICAGO — The Knicks won’t be the very worst. Point guard Dennis Smith Jr., starting in place of ailing Mario Hezonja, scored 25 points and had five assists, while Kevin Knox chipped in 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Knicks avoided becoming the worst team in franchise history with a defense-oriented 96-86 victory over...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
CHICAGO — Knicks brass believe next season will be different for Kevin Knox. He could have some marquee veterans by his side, and a new responsibility to help the Knicks win games. The front office and coach David Fizdale are excited about Knox’s late-season uptick in areas of more efficiency, ball movement and taking contact...
NY Post (Mark Fischer) —
A noteworthy majority of NBA players polled agree Kevin Durant will soon be a member of the Knicks. In an extensive survey carried out by The Athletic over the last month, 69 of 109 players canvassed (63.3 percent) believe the Knicks will land free agency’s most coveted prize come July. Durant has long been rumored...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
CHICAGO — It hurt Henry Ellenson to watch Ja Morant in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but the Knicks forward wouldn’t mind the Murray State point guard as a future teammate. With the college basketball season ending Monday night, Ellenson told The Post the 6-foot-3 crafty point guard is worthy of a top-three...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
CHICAGO — During this rubble of a season, the Knicks auditioned a million point guards — or so it seemed. Yet the position still is a gloppy mess entering the offseason. Knicks coach David Fizdale used six different starters at the position. Of all people, Mario Hezonja will finish it off when the Knicks’ season...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
David Fizdale has created a point-guard monster. Mario Hezonja, in his second straight start at the point, carried the Knicks on his back to a furious fourth-quarter rally, posting a new career-high of 30 points to upend the Wizards, 113-110, at a Garden that rocked until the final surreal seconds. Coming off his triple-double in...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
David Fizdale will reserve judgment. The Knicks coach said Sunday night he was unaware the Rockets starters left the bench during the fourth quarter of their rout and said he’s “not losing sleep about it,” as he doesn’t believe it was aimed as a slight against his woebegone franchise. Fizdale said he won’t render an...