New York Knicks: News Articles
Bergen —
The Nets are continuing the interview process, due to speak to Indiana Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw today. But for now, the candidacy of Jason Kidd remains real and the name to beat.
NY Daily News (FRANK ISOLA) —
Carmelo Anthony is rehabbing his injured left shoulder, and the Knicks have not announced whether the All-Star forward will need surgery. The initial plan was to see if the injury will heal without surgery and re-evaluate it after three weeks. It's been 23 days since the diagnosis.
$Newsday —
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is giving old friend Patrick Ewing another shot to continue his NBA coaching career.
NY Post (POST STAFF REPORT) —
Add another line to Patrick Ewing's resume as a basketball bridesmaid.The Knicks great, who fell just short of an NBA title in his Hall of Fame career, is now joining his fourth different team as an assistant coach, having reached an agreement to become the associate head coach...
$Newsday —
The son of former Knicks' nemesis Tim Hardaway was decked out in orange and blue, the colors of the team his dad hated losing to and loved beating when he was with Miami.
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —
LeBron James’ block on 6-foot-11 Spurs forward Tiago Splitter in the fourth quarter Sunday was monstrous: pure power, grace, athleticism, brilliance. It was one of the best, cleanest blocks I have seen live.But James was still taking bows on the interview podium for a rejection that basically was accomplished...
Bergen —
Kidd wouldn’t be the first head coach never to have spent a day as an assistant, but it would be such a quick turnaround from player to coach that it almost seems like a throwback to the player-coach days of Bill Russell or Dave DeBusschere. The toughest part of that job is finding the delicate line between player and coach, between employee and friend.
NY Times (HOWARD BECK) —
Jason Kidd, who played 19 years but has not coached, proposed adding veteran coaches to his bench as a way to offset his inexperience.
$Newsday —
He's young, he's big and he likes the idea of living in a big city like New York.
NY Daily News (STEFAN BONDY) —
Jason Kidd wants to return to the Nets, and not just as a retired number in the rafters. The greatest player in the franchise's NBA history has been actively lobbying for Brooklyn's vacant coaching position, a source confirmed from a Yahoo! Report.
NY Post (TIM BONTEMPS) —
The NBA Draft is always full of unknown quantities. But even among a field of unknowns, Ricky Ledo is a mystery to most teams.That’s because Ledo, one of the top recruits out of high school a year ago, spent all of last season at Providence unable to play...
NY Daily News —
Just a little piece of advice for Carmelo Anthony. Never, ever, under any circumstances go into Roy Hibbert’s man cave!!!! Hibbert, the 7-2, 280-pound Rock of Gibraltar, who made life miserable for Anthony and the Knicks in their win in the Eastern Conference semifinals, will immortalize his epic posterization of Anthony in Game 6 in his house with multiple frame photos.
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —
The Knicks have been focused on the point-guard position in the draft, but with Amar’e Stoudemire’s knees so fragile, their fallback is an athletic power forward. Enter today’s pre-draft workouts when on-the-rise Tony Mitchell, a 6-foot-8 undersized sophomore power forward from tiny North Texas, will work out...
NY Times (HARVEY ARATON) —
A decade ago, the Spurs did everything they could to replace a young Tony Parker with the league’s premier point guard, Jason Kidd.
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —
MIAMI — Danny Green, the Spurs’ starting shooting guard from North Babylon, L.I., got to soak in the knowledge of LeBron James in his rookie season of 2009-10 with the Cavaliers.As speculation mounted James would sign with the Knicks that summer, Green felt he knew better about “The Decision...