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Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Brooks drops 39, Brunson and Hart run out of gas. Dillon Brooks led Canada to their first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup medal with a 127-118 overtime victory against Team USA. Brooks scored 39 points, which broke a 70-year record for the most points ever scored by a Canadian in a FIBA World Cup game. Knickerbocker RJ Barrett added 23 points and...
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Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Jalen Brunson & Josh Hart will take on RJ Barrett in the third place game. Well, no New York Knicks will be winning a gold medal in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Both Team USA and Canada suffered semifinal losses Friday morning, dashing the hopes of RJ Barrett, Jalen Brunson, and Josh Hart winning gold. RJ & Canada: In the early game on Friday,...
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Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Solid player, good addition. According to Stefan Bondy (NY Daily News), the New York Knicks have signed Charlie Brown Jr. to an exhibit 10 contract. Knicks announce they’ve signed Charlie Brown Jr. to an exhibit 10 contract. Brown was probably the top performer on the Knicks summer league squad. — Stefan Bondy (@SBondyNYDN) September...
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Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Team now officially Obi-less. According to NBA.com , the New York Knicks have waived guard Obadiah Noel. The team had signed Noel to an Exhibit 10 deal on August 3. The 6’4”, 196 lb Noel put up decent numbers for the Westchester Knicks last season. He averaged 10.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game while going 48.7% from the field and...
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Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images After a slow first half, RJ Barrett took over in the the third quarter to help Canada advance. With a 100-89 victory over Slovenia, Canada has now set up a match against Serbia in the FIBA World Cup semifinals. It was an entertaining first half of basketball on Wednesday morning as Canada and Slovenia found themselves deadlocked at 50 going into...
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Photo by Ray Amati/NBAE via Getty Images The big man opened up in a candid interview. In an interview with Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic (paywalled), former New York Knick Eddy Curry opened up about his time in the NBA, what he regrets, and how he has found peace in his life. Curry was born on December 5, 1982, in Harvey, IL. Standing at 7 feet tall and weighing about 300...
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Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart didn’t have to sweat too hard in this one. In a dominating 100-63 victory, Team USA has beaten Italy in the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals. This one got out of hand early as the Americans were up 24-14 at the end of the first quarter and 46-24 at the half. A 37-20 third quarter put USA up 83-44 going into the fourth and...
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Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images A shocking defeat... and a monster comeback win! In a stunning ( seriously ) upset at the FIBA World Cup , Lithuania emerged victorious after beating Team USA 110–104 on Sunday. You know the story of this game without even reading about it because it’s been the same in all prior games: tiny Americans facing giant human beings from elsewhere,...
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Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images This one surely was a FIBA World Cup stunner. Brazil pulled off a 69–65 upset victory over Canada during their matchup on Friday, dealing a significant blow to Team Canada’s previously unblemished record and chances at clinching a quarter-finals berth—they will only get there if they beat reigning champions Spain on Sunday. ...
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Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images Tough summer for Fournier It’s been months now since Evan Fournier declared that there was no way the Knicks were going to keep him yet he’s still a Knick much to his dismay. The French sharpshooter had been very vocal over the last few months about wanting to be traded and how being stuck on the bench for another season would be a death sentence...
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Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Hart doing Hart things On Monday, Team USA came away with a dominant 109-81 victory against Greece and Knicks wing Josh Hart was one of the stand outs in the game. Hart scored six points, dished out five assists, and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds in what can only be described as a just another Josh Hart-esque game. The veteran...
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Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images Reaves shines, Brunson leads. Today in Manila, Team USA won their second game of the FIBA World Cup by defeating Greece, 109-81. Team USA is now 2-0 in the tournament, having previously trounced New Zealand. Without Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece couldn’t keep up. Austin Reaves (Lakers), playing with the bench unit, led the...
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Grace Hollars/IndyStar Is this just an old man being grumpy or the NBA dropping the ball? A lot of basketball fans see a Knicks jersey when they hear about or think about Charles Oakley, which is completely fair. The big man spent 10 of his 19 years in the league, playing a major role for a Knicks team that was consistently good, fun to watch, and headline-grabbing. What many don’t...
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Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports Whoever sews the names on Knicks jerseys dodged a bullet. In an interview posted today at BasketNews.com , Thanasis Antetokounmpo discussed the interest he had received from the New York Knicks during his free agency. Here are the relevant bits: Many were surprised by Shams Charania’s report suggesting you were getting some big interest from...
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Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images Good for RJ, bad for Forunier Ranked fifth in the FIBA Rankings, a former bronze medalist at the 2019 World Championship, and a runner-up at the 2022 EuroBasket, the French basketball team faced an abrupt exit from the World Cup after only two matches and a historic collapse. In a stunning turn of events, France suffered an 88-86 defeat to...