New York Knicks: New York Magazine News Articles
New York Magazine (Seth Rosenthal) —
Carmelo Anthony has played a remarkable enough two and a half months that serious mentions of his MVP candidacy get dismissed not with raucous laughter but with "LeBron and Durant are still better." That's a compliment. So it came as no surprise that when TNT revealed the final returns on the voting for NBA All-Star starters, Anthony finished behind only Durant and James (and Kobe Bryant, who...
New York Magazine (Seth Rosenthal) —
I should begin by noting that today is mostly a day of celebration and promise for the Knicks, injury-wise. Iman Shumpert is set to debut in London tonight (three o'clock EST), and Raymond Felton will hopefully be back within a few games . Barring other injuries — which you can never really bar, but still — those returns will replenish New York's backcourt in full, and that's...
New York Magazine (Will Leitch) —
In a rare weekday afternoon game -- and by "rare," we mean "the last one they'll play until Monday, their next game " -- the Knicks outlasted the Pistons 102-87 today in London . The game wasn't exactly the most glorious display of American basketball to show the Brits, but it was an efficient win, especially considering all the Knicks had to drive on the wrong side of the lane. Carmelo...
New York Magazine (Joe DeLessio) —
As we discussed on Monday , Jim Dolan reportedly ordered a Soundgarden roadie an MSG Network employee to listen in on everything Carmelo Anthony said, and had said to him, during last Friday's game against the Bulls. So what does Carmelo think of this highly unusual move? "I got an owner that looks out (for me)," he said in London, via the AP . "You can't beat that." Looks out for,...
New York Magazine (Will Leitch) —
For years, soon-to-be-outgoing NBA commissioner David Stern has said that he would love for his league to eventually expand to London, or Paris, or anywhere in Europe, really. This has always seemed overly optimistic, if just for travel reasons: This Thursday, the Knicks will be the next NBA team to play a regular season game in London, and they're essentially needing full week off surrounding...
New York Magazine (Seth Rosenthal) —
Each week throughout the year, we'll track the highs, lows, ins, and outs of Mike Woodson's ever-evolving rotation. Come with us for this edition of the Knicks Power Rankings. 1. Carmelo Anthony. (Last week: 1) Melo retains his lead in the Power Rankings by default only — nobody really challenged him — but really blew the competition out of the water in the weirdness...
New York Magazine (Will Leitch) —
While most of us have been distracted with Cheerio-Gate — we can never decide on a name for that business; CARMELO-KG-HONEYNUT-BUS-FIGHT-GATE always messed up the margins on our posts — the Brooklyn Nets, with their old, interim "mostly known for Seton Hall and being choked by Latrell Sprewell" coach, have turned into the best team in the NBA. That really happened fast. Everybody...
New York Magazine (Will Leitch) —
We forget sometimes just how complicated a relationship most of our professional athletes have with food. You think you're worried about your body? Imagine running around in your pajamas being watched by millions 82 nights a year, with a bunch of middle-aged fellers with laptops inspecting your every move, noting when you look a little slower, or "sluggish." Imagine your entire career, your...
New York Magazine (Joe DeLessio) —
So, here's something: During Friday night's Knicks loss to the Bulls, Knicks owner and Golden Globes attendee Jim Dolan reportedly had MSG Network employees record every word Carmelo Anthony said (as well as every word said to him). From Dave D'Alessandro's column in the Star-Ledger : Two audio technicians were stationed at two corners of the court — one a few feet just behind the...
New York Magazine (Will Leitch) —
Because the NBA didn't announce that he was suspended until roughly 40 hours or so after CARMELO-KG-HONEYNUT-BUS-FIGHT-GATE had ended, Carmelo Anthony traveled with the Knicks to Indianapolis for their game with the Pacers, even though he wasn't allowed to play. (Had he known he was suspended in time, he would have just stayed in the city and prepped for tonight's game against the Bulls.) So...
New York Magazine (Joe DeLessio) —
As you might have learned by looking at the big, blank space on the front page of yesterday's New York Times Sports section, the BBWAA didn't elect anybody to the Hall of Fame this year. But don't fret, Mets fans: Mike Piazza, kept out this time around because of suspicion he took performance-enhancing drugs, should get in soon enough . (Voters, take note: The co-author of his coming...
New York Magazine (Will Leitch) —
It was difficult to nail down whether it was surprising that the NBA suspended Carmelo Anthony one game — tonight's game, at red-hot Indiana — for CARMELO-KG-BUS-FIGHT-GATE . On the one hand, nothing, you know, actually happened: Nobody threw a punch, nobody hammered anyone in the media, Carmelo wasn't ranting and frothing at the mouth or anything. On the other hand,...
New York Magazine (Seth Rosenthal) —
So, the Knicks won't have Carmelo Anthony tonight , which really sucks for the Knicks. New York's played enough games without Anthony this season to have a decent idea of the challenges and solutions associated with his absence, but this is the first time since last year they've played sans Melo with Amar'e Stoudemire available. Still, tonight's game in Indiana probably won't be Amar'e's...
New York Magazine (Will Leitch) —
One of the pleasures, and one of the frustrations, of watching Carmelo Anthony play basketball is how blasé he treats the signature activity of playing basketball. Carmelo is one of the most talented basketball-playing humans on earth, but he rarely shows much excitement, or disappointment, in that fact: He just plays, loose, easy, like it's nothing, like it's just a fella drivin' a...
New York Magazine (Will Leitch) —
If a time traveler were to appear in our kitchen this very moment, it would not be the least bit surprising if he or she were to tell us that in 2032, everyone has jet packs, the president is Katt Williams, and Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and the Celtics are still tormenting the future Knicks, dropping three-pointers over young Carmelo Jr. and making everybody crazy. The Knicks can have their...