New York Knicks: NY Daily News News Articles
NY Daily News (Mark Fischer) —
As if his non-stop Instagram posts weren’t enough, Kristaps Porzingis certainly looks like he wants to be a Mav, too. The Unicorn was all smiles taking the floor Monday for his first practice with Dallas, a stark contrast from the disinterest Steve Mills said Porzingis exhibited during his final...
NY Daily News (Stefan Bondy) —
Joakim Noah’s revenge was the victory. Booed at every opportunity by the Garden crowd Sunday, Noah took the high road regarding his fallout with the Knicks, Jeff Hornacek and current president Steve Mills. But he acknowledged his lifelong fandom of the franchise is over. “I’m not a fan of the Knicks...
NY Daily News (Stefan Bondy) —
Even after all that happened with the Knicks – with trading Kristaps Porzingis and showcasing a new cast of players – the dominant chant Sunday from the Garden crowd was, “We want Kanter.” And for a moment, they thought they got their wish. Except coach David Fizdale called out “Dennis” for new...
NY Daily News (Stefan Bondy) —
Kristaps Porzingis sent a warning to Knicks fans about their basketball team, posting early Sunday morning on Instagram that, “The city deserves better than that.” “My suggestion for Knicks fans is to STAY WOKE!! Peace,” Porzingis continued. Exactly what or who Porzingis was addressing is unknown,...
NY Daily News (Mark Fischer) —
Neither of the two faces from the Knicks-Mavericks blockbuster — “Cap Space” nor Kristaps Porzingis — will boast their new teams until next season, it seems. The Unicorn will sit out the rest of the regular season, exuberant Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently told The Dallas Morning News . The...
NY Daily News (Stefan Bondy) —
This was no Marc Gasol situation. David Fizdale worked at his relationship with Kristaps Porzingis and the two communicated even after the Latvian was sent to the Mavericks. Porzingis, by all accounts, liked Fizdale as a person. But he never got to know him as a coach. “We talked (Thursday night),”...
NY Daily News (Wallace Matthews) —
The great fight trainer Cus D’Amato had a favorite saying about the inability of people to change their nature. He would say, “A sucker born round don’t die square.’’ No words could better apply to James L. Dolan, a son of privilege who has for the last 20 years privileged the city of New York...
NY Daily News (Stefan Bondy) —
Seated, coincidentally, at Madison Square Garden and next to a Knicks logo, Kyrie Irving essentially removed his verbal commitment to re-sign with the Celtics this offseason and will enter free agency. “Just do the best for me. That’s what it comes down to,” Irving said. “Obviously this has become...
NY Daily News (Scott Chiusano) —
The infamous crying Knicks fan isn’t shedding any tears over Kristaps Porzingis moving on. Jordan gained internet fame when he was caught on camera letting the waterworks flow after the Latvian’s name was called at the Barclays Center in 2015. He had eventually come around on Porzingis after meeting...
NY Daily News (Stefan Bondy) —
The Knicks eventually ruin the experience and smear them all once they’re out the door. It happened to Patrick Ewing. Charles Oakley. Carmelo Anthony. Now, it’s the Unicorn. From the time they drafted Porzingis fourth overall in 2015 until they traded him Thursday , the Knicks propped him up as...
NY Daily News (Scott Chiusano) —
Kristaps Porzingis is already over his breakup with the Knicks. Only a few hours after being suddenly traded to the Mavericks Thursday afternoon , the Latvian star tweeted a GIF of him greeting Dallas rookie Luka Doncic. Just another heart-breaker for Knicks fans. The pair of European studs will...
NY Daily News (kyle wagner) —
In the weeks leading up to the 2015 draft, then-Philly GM Sam Hinkie was desperate to meet with the lanky Latvian prospect with the silky jumper. Two seasons deep into his infamous Philadelphia Process, Hinkie was seeking out high-upside players. Porzingis refused to work out for the Sixers. He...
NY Daily News (Stefan Bondy) —
The greatest byproduct of trading Kristaps Porzingis is cap space. Lots of cap space. What they do with it will determine whether the deal was worthwhile or a total disaster. Barring some other moves, they’ll have roughly $71 million to work with in the summer. That’s good enough for two max free...
NY Daily News (Bob Raissman) —
Oh, so this blockbuster trade the Knicks have pulled off is supposed to be another positive sign of change at James Dolan’s Madison Square Gulag? No it’s not. For on a day when his focus should have exclusively been on the trade of Kristaps Porzingis, Dolan still had enough time to be consumed...
NY Daily News (Scott Chiusano) —
Farewell, Kristaps Porzingis — we hardly even knew you. Knicks fans had visions of the 7-foot-3, 23-year-old ‘Unicorn’ pulling up from three in Madison Square Garden for years to come, but team brass had other ideas, trading him to the Mavericks in a shocking move on Thursday. Here’s a look back...