New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
While numerous rival NBA executives believed that the Knicks had a replacement lined up before firing Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, that’s not the case, Marc Stein reports in his latest Substack post. The Knicks have fostered the notion that this decision was made by team president Leon Rose but many of same executives are skeptical […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The obvious question for the Knicks now is ‘Who is Tom Thibodeau’s replacement?” In the aftermath of Thibodeau’s shocking firing on Tuesday, speculation is already running rampant about who the Knicks will choose in the hopes of finally getting to the Finals in future seasons. The Athletic staff compiled a list of names, in alphabetic […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Knicks are parting ways with head coach Tom Thibodeau, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The timing of the move is surprising, given that New York just had its best season in a quarter-century, coming within two wins of appearing in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. However, the organization […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
There’s a good argument to be made that the Knicks should run it back with their current core in 2025/26 while just making some tweaks around the edges of their roster, Chris Mannix writes in a column for SI.com. Mannix notes that continuity is “a key to success in today’s NBA” and suggests the Knicks […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Knicks fell two wins shy of the Finals. Their top player has no doubts they can make up that deficit next season. Jalen Brunson believes the core group will do whatever it takes to get over the hump, Zach Braziller of the New York Post writes. “The most confident. Overconfident. Seriously,” Brunson said of […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks have played their final game of the season after losing Game 6 to the Pacers. Now comes the questions. But according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the team should be wary of overreacting to the loss, just as Indiana was when they lost last year’s Eastern Conference Finals to the Celtics. Marks points to […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks just completed their most successful season in many years, but that doesn’t guarantee the core of the team will stay together, writes Zach Braziller of The New York Post. After winning 51 games and reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years, the season ended in disappointment Saturday night […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
After taking a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers‘ high-octane offense only managed 94 points in a Game 5 loss in New York. As Jamal Collier of ESPN writes, 94 points marked a playoff-low for the Pacers, who also turned the ball over 20 times, the most turnovers they’ve committed in a […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
No Knicks are listed on the team’s injury report this morning ahead of Saturday’s pivotal Game 6 in Indiana, tweets James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. That’s certainly a good sign for the Knicks, as one of their best players was a game-time decision on Thursday. Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns was initially questionable […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Pacers and Knicks are the only two teams left standing in the Eastern Conference, as each team seeks to seal a ticket to Oklahoma City to face the resting and waiting Thunder. Indiana jumped out to a commanding 3-1 lead, aided, in part, by a massive comeback in what has become a pivotal Game […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Pacers’ starting small forward, Aaron Nesmith, is still playing through a right ankle sprain suffered during Game 3 against the Knicks, and Game 5 proved more difficult than Game 4 in that regard, writes Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star. However, he’s not letting himself off the hook for a 16-minute, three-point performance. “It […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
Karl-Anthony Towns was listed as a game-time decision due to a left knee contusion heading into the Knicks‘ Game 5 homestand against the Pacers, but that didn’t stop him from putting his best foot forward as the Knicks staved off elimination with a 111-94 victory. “Shoutout to our medical staff. They gave me a chance […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson helped New York extend its postseason in a 111-94 Game 5 victory over Indiana, writes Peter Botte of The New York Post. Robinson has been starting in the stead of guard Josh Hart since Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. That said, Hart is still having a bigger minutes impact […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks need a win Thursday night to extend their season, but they aren’t assured of having star big man Karl-Anthony Towns available. Towns has been listed as questionable on the official injury report for Game 5 with a left knee contusion. Towns fell to the court in pain while grabbing his left knee after […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Knicks erased a 20-point deficit in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. They couldn’t complete a comeback against the Pacers in Game 4 on Tuesday, leaving them on the brink of elimination. “In true fashion to our whole playoff run, we put ourselves in a deficit, got ourselves out of the deficit, and […]