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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...
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Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Hart did his thing in the USA’s World Cup opener Knicks wing Josh Hart was the final player to join Team USA’s roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup . The Hart selection had some fans snickering on social media, but Knicks fans know how much Hart can contribute to winning basketball. It took Hart a few warmup games to find his...
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Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images Fournier scores 21 points on 19 shots, RJ Barrett drops five on 10 Canada got its 2023 FIBA World Cup journey started in sublime fashion after mauling fifth-best France on Friday beating the European squad 95-65 in Jakarta, Indonesia. According to FIBA, the 30-point loss is the worst defeat by France at a World Cup since 1963, 60 years...
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Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Group-mates Greece, New Zealand, and Jordan should offer little resistance. The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup begins on Friday in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. In Manila, Jalen Brunson and Team USA will play their first tilt on Saturday when they battle New Zealand. The question of the tournament is: Can anyone stop them? Boasting a...
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Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Same five as last year, only now better! The New York Knicks might not have a superstar and still be chasing one, but they sure have a lineup packed full of talented basketball players. That is, at least, according to Seth Partnow of The Athletic ($) and his yearly NBA Player Tiers project. In his latest edition, published in full at the end of last...
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Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Proprietary information from the Knicks was stolen and shared with the Raptors The New York Knicks have launched a lawsuit against a former team employee, Ikechukwu Azotam, accusing him of sharing confidential information he stole from the franchise with his new organization in the Toronto Raptors . Ian Begley of SNY first broke the news on...
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Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images Next up, World Cup. On Sunday in Abu Dhabi, the U.S. men’s national basketball team finished their five-game exhibition series with a 99-91 win against Germany. The New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson started the game, but didn’t finish it. In his least heroic performance of the five pre-World Cup games, Brunson played only 15 minutes,...
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Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images You know a Josh Hart stat line when you see it. Team Canada finished their World Cup warmup slate Friday with a loss to the Dominican Republic. True Canada basketball fans can take the loss with a grain of salt, however, since the Canadians rested their best players the entire second half. Of course, that includes Knicks wing RJ Barrett....
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Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports Some good, some bad Nationally recognized Right around this time last year, the Knicks were coming off of a very disappointing and tumultuous season that saw them take a huge step back and miss out on the playoffs. Julius Randle looked like a shell of himself, the young core of RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Obi Toppin, and Quentin Grimes all had...
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Photo By Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press via Getty Images Hurray, FIBA play! Spain might be ranked atop the FIBA leaderboard, but they don’t have a clue about how to stop squads playing out of North America. Following on the United States of America’s victory over the Spaniards last Sunday, Canada faced the host nation and reigning FIBA World Cup Champs in a game that featured...
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Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports We won’t see Obi Toppin until December 30. The New York Knicks ’ 2023-24 regular season schedule was announced Thursday. Woke up winning and grinning. Schedule is here! ? https://t.co/msPxygxvV0 pic.twitter.com/zi6CfVIg8K — NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) August 17, 2023 Their campaign kicks off with an ESPN-televised home game versus the...
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Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports Another quiet but solid move for the front office Entering this summer, Jericho Sims’ contract was only partially guaranteed for $600,000. That figure then turned into $1.2 million when the Knicks kept him on the team last month. Well, it looks like that guarantee is going to increase yet again as it was reported on Wednesday that New York intends to...
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Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Not again. Due to the Knicks’ very well-known wish to add another star, the franchise has been involved in an almost comical number of mock trades and trade rumors. Whether it’s a star being made available by their team, or a star looking even remotely unhappy, fans and reporters alike have spent much of the last few months cooking up potential trades....
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Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Job security for the youngsters. At The Athletic today , Fred Katz fielded mailbag questions about the New York Knicks . These are the dog days of the NBA off-season, folks. The article is paywalled. One mailbag question of note was, “Who are the three most likely players currently on the roster (not including players on two-way...