New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Poor shooting has been an issue for Mikal Bridges ever since he joined the Knicks, and Saturday it kept him on the bench for almost the entire fourth quarter of a loss at Utah, writes Peter Botte of The New York Post. Bridges didn’t play in the game’s final 10 minutes after going 3-of-15 from […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Nets center Nic Claxton has returned to practice and will be listed as questionable to play on Friday in Philadelphia, the team announced today (Twitter link via Michael Scotto of HoopsHype). Claxton has missed the past three games due to a back strain. The club announced last Friday that he would miss at least a […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein is slated to play his first game ever for his new team on Wednesday against the Trail Blazers, per Ryan Stiles of Sports Illustrated. Following a breakout year on a 50-win Knicks team in 2023/24, the big man inked a three-season, $87MM deal with Oklahoma City over the summer. The 7-foot […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Knicks forward OG Anunoby isn’t entirely thrilled with his reputation as a lockdown defender. He’s more versatile than that, he told James Edwards III of The Athletic. “I always prided myself on being a two-way player, not just a defender,” he said. He’s backing up those words by averaging a career-best 17.4 points through 14 […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
When the Magic announced on October 31 that Paolo Banchero had been diagnosed with a torn right oblique, they said he would be reevaluated in four-to-six weeks. However, the expectation was that he would likely be sidelined well beyond that window. So when will we see Banchero back on the court? If it’s up to […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
After a report from Ian Begley of SNY.tv suggested that the NBA has been “poking around” on the Knicks‘ offseason promotion of Rick Brunson to lead assistant, the team quickly responded by referring to the rumored investigation as “harassment.” Brunson joined the Knicks as an assistant in 2022, the same year his son Jalen Brunson […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
For at least one night, rookie big man Ariel Hukporti looked like he could be part of the Knicks‘ rotation, writes Dan Martin of The New York Post. With Karl-Anthony Towns unavailable for Friday’s game against Brooklyn, Jericho Sims started at center but Hukporti had a bigger role, playing more than 30 minutes and scoring […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns was ruled out of Friday’s win vs. Brooklyn after initially being listed as questionable, per Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Towns sustained a left knee contusion after bumping into Zach LaVine on Wednesday. Backup guard Miles McBride was also downgraded from questionable to out on Friday due to […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Nets center Nic Claxton has been diagnosed with a lower back strain and will receive an epidural injection later today, according to the team (Twitter link via Ian Begley of SNY.tv). The plan is to reevaluate Claxton in one week, meaning he’ll miss at least Friday’s and Sunday’s games against the Knicks, as well as […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Josh Hart took responsibility for the Knicks‘ tough loss to Chicago on Wednesday night, notes Ian Begley of SNY.tv (via Twitter). “It should have been a big statement win for us,” Hart said (YouTube link). “It was the first win where we really got hit and really started to swing back…. I gotta be better. […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Veteran sharpshooter Matt Ryan played non-garbage-time minutes on Tuesday for the first time since joining the Knicks, as head coach Tom Thibodeau expanded his rotation to nine players in a win over Philadelphia, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Ryan went 0-of-3 from the field and was a minus-six in nine minutes of […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Sixers center Joel Embiid made his season debut on Tuesday and had an up-and-down showing in his first game back, scoring just 13 points on 2-of-11 shooting in 26 minutes in a loss to the Knicks. Embiid, who was sidelined due to a left knee issue and a three-game suspension for shoving a reporter, is […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Big man Karl-Anthony Towns is growing more comfortable with the Knicks, writes Ian Begley of SNY.tv. Towns had one of this best games of the season in Friday’s blowout victory over Milwaukee, recording 32 points — including 27 in the first half — on 12-of-20 shooting, 11 rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes. Towns […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Giannis Antetokounmpo will get even more attention than usual when the Bucks visit Madison Square Garden tonight, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Amid leaguewide speculation that Antetokounmpo could eventually be put on the trade market, Marc Stein recently listed the Knicks as a possible destination. Bondy is skeptical that the organization still […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
With Precious Achiuwa and Mitchell Robinson sidelined by injuries, Knicks big man Jericho Sims is getting steady time. However, he’s been reluctant to make impact offensively, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post notes. In 94 minutes this season, he’s taken six total shots. In the Knicks’ three November games, he has one field goal […]