New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Wizards looked like a team in contention for the top pick in the draft for most of Saturday’s game at New York before a late rally made things close, writes Varun Shankar of The Washington Post. Washington trimmed a 33-point deficit down to four points early in the fourth quarter, but the Knicks were […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, who has been sidelined since March 6 with a sprained right ankle, continues to make progress toward a return. The team announced (via Twitter) that he has started doing controlled court work, and his status will be updated in “approximately one week.” Tonight will mark the eighth game that Brunson has […]
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Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman scored a career-high 20 points against the Nets on Tuesday, giving the Celtics their 50th win. As Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe notes, 17 of his 20 came in the second half and he only missed one garbage-time shot. “Obviously it’s a lot of fun when [the game] slows down […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
P.J. Tucker is signing a second 10-day contract with the Knicks, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post tweets. Tucker made his season debut on Wednesday with a two-minute cameo in a loss to San Antonio. He signed the first 10-day with the anticipation that the Knicks would retain him for the remainder of the […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Knicks have been bringing along Mitchell Robinson slowly since he returned last month following his recovery from offseason ankle surgery. Entering play on Monday, Robinson had yet to be on the court for more than 19 minutes in any of his first seven outings this season. However, as Mark W. Sanchez of The New […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Heat dropped their eighth consecutive game on Monday, losing by 21 points to the conference rival Knicks. It’s the first time since Erik Spoelstra became the team’s head coach in 2008 that Miami has lost that many games in a row, notes Chris Herring of ESPN. “We’re all getting tested, including myself,” Spoelstra said. […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Knicks‘ leaders at the management and ownership levels rarely speak to the media about the team, but owner James Dolan made an exception this week for a pair of podcast hosts within his organization, appearing on the Roommates Show, hosted by Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart (YouTube link). As Stefan Bondy of The New […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Jalen Brunson‘s sprained right ankle is expected to keep him sidelined until late March or early April, Shams Charania of ESPN said tonight on NBA Countdown (Twitter video link). The Knicks announced that Brunson would be reevaluated in two weeks after he suffered the injury while driving to the basket late in a March 6 […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau met with forward Mikal Bridges prior to Wednesday’s victory over Portland to clear the air over their recent public comments about the starters’ minutes, according to Ian Begley of SNY.tv, who says sources described the meeting as “productive.” Mike Breen of MSG Network first stated on Wednesday’s broadcast that the […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Landry Shamet dislocated his shoulder during the preseason and could have opted for season-ending surgery. The Knicks guard instead chose to rehab the injury and so far, that decision is paying dividends, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post writes. Shamet was waived in October, then re-signed with the club in December. Shamet is currently […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Knicks forward Mikal Bridges, the NBA’s leader in total minutes played this season, said on Wednesday that he has spoken to head coach Tom Thibodeau about the idea of dialing back the starters’ minutes to some extent and leaning more on the bench. Asked later in the day about that discussion, Thibodeau denied that it […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Knicks forward Mikal Bridges said on Wednesday that he has spoken to head coach Tom Thibodeau about dialing back his starters’ minutes to some extent, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. While Bridges acknowledged that the starters’ significant workload is one reason he broached the subject, he suggested it was more about […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
P.J. Tucker, who signed a 10-day contract with the Knicks, said he had multiple options after Toronto waived him late last month, Knicks top executive Leon Rose had been Tucker’s agent earlier in his career. “There were a few [options]. That was the thing — just trying to pick the right place,” Tucker told Stefan […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Miles McBride wasn’t happy with his first performance while replacing Jalen Brunson as the Knicks‘ starting point guard, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. McBride, who’s expected to fill that role while Brunson recovers from a sprained right ankle, was limited to seven points while shooting 2-of-13 from the field in Friday’s loss […]
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Knicks owner James Dolan wants the NBA to adopt a more open accounting process for its finances and he plans to call for a vote on a resolution to that effect when the board of governors meets later this month, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. In a letter sent this week to the league […]