New York Knicks: NY Times News Articles
NY Times (HARVEY ARATON) —
There is a clear distinction between LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in how they have balanced the art of playing a team sport with the equally tricky but more desensitized business of professional basketball.
NY Times (MICHAEL POWELL) —
Retaining Carmelo Anthony represents a down payment on the present, while leaving the door ajar to a brighter future a year from now.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
With a 173-word statement on his website, Anthony smothered any remaining uncertainty about his plans and cemented his position as one of the team’s leaders in the years ahead.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
After months of speculation and about a week of free agency, Carmelo Anthony said that he would stay in New York.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
The focus now turns to Anthony, who has to choose between remaining with the Knicks or going elsewhere.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
Phil Jackson, the Knicks’ president, said that he felt good about his meeting with Carmelo Anthony, who has not yet announced which team he will sign with.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
Carmelo Anthony has offered few clues about his future, and it was more of the same Wednesday when his tenure as a free agent reached eight days.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
As Coach Derek Fisher and the Knicks prepared for summer league games, the wait for a decision on whether Carmelo Anthony will return to the team stretched to an eighth day.
NY Times (WILLIAM C. RHODEN) —
Free agency has helped the N.B.A. keep pace with global events like the World Cup and Wimbledon.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
After being told he would have to accept less to build a winning team at the Garden, Anthony was reportedly offered a maximum contract by the team president Phil Jackson — $129 million over five years.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
Anthony met with the final of four suitors, the Los Angeles Lakers, on Thursday before reconnecting with Phil Jackson, who hoped to convince him to stay in New York.
NY Times (THE NEW YORK TIMES) —
Welcoming Carmelo Anthony on his free-agency tour, Houston used the jersey number currently worn by the Rockets’ Jeremy Lin, a former Knicks teammate of Anthony’s, as part of its appeal.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
Carmelo Anthony began his tour of N.B.A. teams that are interested in his services. First stop: the Chicago Bulls.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
Cleanthony Early, a forward from Wichita State selected by the Knicks with the 34th pick in the draft, said he would enjoy being teammates with Carmelo Anthony, but that life would go on without him.
NY Times (SCOTT CACCIOLA) —
Phil Jackson this week turned his focus from wooing Carmelo Anthony to revamping the Knicks’ roster, an act that could prove to be the most effective appeal to Anthony.