New York Knicks: NY Post News Articles
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Player development and progression is in the eye of the beholder. Looking through David Fizdale’s trademark thick black glasses, the Knicks first-year coach says it is happening. As the Knicks descended to 14-60 Sunday against the Clippers, on pace to set the worst record in franchise history, Fizdale is throwing the kitchen sink at the...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Kevin Knox’s game had grown this month in David Fizdale’s eyes. On most nights, Knox saw the court better, was more aggressive, assertive and not afraid to keep launching shots even when he was off. His weakside defense was another matter, but Fizdale felt legitimate steps were being made despite a lethargic outing here and...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
New York basketball legend Cal Ramsey, an ex-Knick and their former TV color analyst, passed away Monday at age 81 of cardiac arrest at Riverside Rehabilitation and Healing Center after a long battle with diabetes. The Knicks will honor Ramsey with a moment of silence and other tributes, including the wearing of a memorial uniform...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Two hours before tip-off of Sunday’s noon matinee 124-113 loss to the Clippers, James Dolan entered a near-empty Knicks locker room with one of his young sons. The boy immediately spotted last Sunday’s LeBron James slayer, Mario Hezonja. “The Croatian sensation,” the youngster shouted. Dolan and his son chatted up Hezonja for a few minutes...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
With the Knicks potentially facing their season’s 60th loss, they were dealt a double whammy in the first half of Sunday’s matinee against the Clippers when their last two lottery picks went down. Rookie Kevin Knox, who had scored 11 points in the half, was lost for the game with a sprained right ankle after...
NY Post (Mike Vaccaro) —
Now that Mike Trout is signing for what will surely be the balance of his career to play for the Angels, he has a distinct opportunity to join what has become a shrinking club: the great player who plays every moment of his career for one team. This is something that fascinates us as sports...
NY Post (Peter Botte) —
A year ago at this time, Kevin Knox was another member of the Kentucky basketball factory, albeit with his freshman season ending abruptly in a heartbreaking loss to Kansas State in the Sweet 16. The rookie forward has endured both high and low stretches within his game during his first year with the league-worst Knicks,...
NY Post (Peter Botte) —
David Fizdale believes Mitchell Robinson’s “natural” and “uncanny” shot-blocking abilities will one day make him a candidate for the NBA’s defensive player of the year award. The Knicks’ 7-foot-1 second-round pick has managed at least two blocked shots in 21 straight appearances entering Sunday’s home game against the Clippers. Robinson, who didn’t play college ball...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Frank Ntilikina warned his return “was not going to be perfect.’’ And he was right — from a scoring standpoint. Ntilikina contributed energetic defense and some playmaking Friday night, but it was hardly enough for the listless Knicks to avoid a 111-93 blowout loss to the Nuggets at the Garden. Still rusty with his shot...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Even if the Knicks win May’s lottery for the chance to select Duke superstar Zion Williamson or sign Kevin Durant, owner James Dolan is sticking to his policy of not raising season-ticket prices next season, The Post has learned. This will be the sixth straight year Dolan won’t raise season-ticket prices, as his policy is...
NY Post (Kyle Schnitzer) —
Ja Morant’s dad has sent a message to Zion Williamson. Just about all draft boards predict Williamson will go No. 1 (and perhaps to the Knicks) in the upcoming draft, but after Morant’s superstar show in 12th-seeded Murray State’s blowout upset over fifth-seeded Marquette, his father thinks he should be going before the Duke star....
NY Post (Peter Botte) —
If nothing else, the Knicks have enjoyed a “Who’s Who” series of guest speakers with strong franchise ties throughout this lost season. Coach David Fizdale may have saved the biggest and best boldfaced name for last, with Hall of Fame big man and team legend Willis Reed addressing the lottery-bound Knicks at practice Friday in...
NY Post (Peter Botte) —
The Knicks still haven’t fully committed to Frank Ntilikina’s return to the lineup. The second-year guard took part in a light practice Thursday at the team’s facility, but David Fizdale wasn’t ready to say Ntilikina would make his first appearance in nearly two months Friday night against Denver at the Garden. “We didn’t do a...
NY Post (Steve Serby) —
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Zion Williamson sent the hearts of Knicks fans aflutter again on Thursday, the eve of his first March Madness game against North Dakota State. “I would love to play for the Knicks,” he said. Asked what he knows about the Knicks, Williamson said: “It’s an historic franchise.” The Knicks, of course, crave...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Knicks rookie Allonzo Trier will watch the first round of the NCAA Tournament — and Zion Williamson. But it may all bring back some tough memories of a year ago. Trier’s red-hot Arizona Wildcats were stunned, 89-68, in the first round last March by the mid-major University at Buffalo, a SUNY school. Trier, who scored...