New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
Allen Crabbe wasn’t the only Net to come back from a sprained ankle Sunday. Caris LeVert also made his preseason debut in the rout of the Knicks, and not only looked healthy but better than ever. “Caris, he definitely didn’t ease his way into the game,” Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said of LeVert. “He came...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
For those wondering how Jeremy Lin and D’Angelo Russell will coexist, the Nets’ preseason opening 115-107 win over the Knicks offered a glimpse: A point guard platoon. Russell had team-highs of 19 points and four assists in 16 minutes 44 seconds, and Lin added eight points and three assists in 20:54. They started together but...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
When the Nets open the preseason Tuesday night against the Knicks, they’re not expected to take part in any protest or other political gesture during the national anthem at the Garden. “We just had a discussion, but we feel like at this point we probably won’t do anything,” point guard Jeremy Lin told The Post....
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
For better or worse, the Nets have hitched their wagon to newcomer D’Angelo Russell, and they’ll unveil the face of the franchise in Tuesday’s preseason opener against the Knicks at the Garden. “It’s something good going against new competition. We’ve been going against the same guys all summer, so just to get out there and...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
After three years of holding training camp at the U.S. Military Academy, the Knicks moved out of West Point. Meanwhile, the crosstown rival Nets have moved theirs to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Tit for tat, tat for tit. The Nets will hold their annual media day Sept. 25 at HSS Training Center in...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
Kristaps Porzingis’ skill set is so unique, Knicks fans have likened him to a unicorn. Across town, the Nets are eyeing their own rare Latvian find in Pozingis’ old running mate. Anzejs Pasecniks was as highly regarded as Porzingis when they came up through the youth ranks together. He might not quite be Porzingis, but...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
Even though Brooklyn has played better since the All-Star break — Thursday’s 121-110 victory over the Knicks was their fourth win in nine games — the Nets know their rebuild isn’t going to be short, quick or easy. It’ll be an arduous couple of years with general manager Sean Marks searching high and low, far...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
The Nets came up big on Biggie Night. Brooklyn honored one of the borough’s favored sons, and Billboard’s greatest rapper of all-time, when the Nets celebrated the late Notorious B.I.G. throughout the entire game. Then they beat the rival Knicks 120-112. “Biggie Smalls was definitely in full effect in Brooklyn,’’ said Brooklyn-born Knicks star Carmelo...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
When the Nets play host to the crosstown rival Knicks on Sunday at Barclays Center, it will be the first time the home crowd has seen them since Feb. 15. It has been almost a month, and a pretty busy one. Brooklyn got a needed reset with the NBA All-Star break, then went out on...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
The Nets might struggle on the court, but they don’t seem to have a problem staying relevant in the entertainment industry. When the Nets finally return home from their long circus trip Sunday by hosting the crosstown rival Knicks, they also will host “Biggie Night,” celebrating the life of Brooklyn-born rapper Biggie Smalls, who died...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
With the Nets reportedly fielding calls and gauging interest in Brook Lopez as Thursday’s trade deadline approaches, what does Sunday’s DeMarcus Cousins deal do for Lopez’s value or Brooklyn’s odds of trading him? It sure doesn’t help. Not one bit. The Nets aren’t actively shopping Lopez the way the Knicks have Carmelo Anthony. The asking...
NY Post (Ryan Lazo) —
In the first five minutes of Wednesday’s game against the Knicks, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson reminded the Nets’ organization why he could be a key piece in any future success of the franchise. Earning just his third start since Nov. 23, Hollis-Jefferson wasted little time in announcing his arrival, scoring six early points and displaying the tools...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
With the Nets lacking energy and leaking defensively, coach Kenny Atkinson had threatened changes. The threats turned into action when point guard Spencer Dinwiddie and power forward Trevor Booker lost their starting jobs to Isaiah Whitehead and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for Wednesday’s 95-90 loss to the Knicks. “Listen we were 1-15 in January. I felt like...
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
CLEVELAND — The Nets go into free fall, nobody panics because it’s all part of the plan. But the Cavaliers hit one little skid, then everyone loses their mind. The Nets kick off a three-game trip Friday in Cleveland, and will be getting a salty Cavaliers team — and by their standards, a struggling one....
NY Post (Brian Lewis) —
Jeremy Lin missed his 28th game this season — and his own Bobblehead night. When informed the Nets were giving away Bobbleheads in the likeness of his former guard, Houston coach Mike D’Antoni quipped: “With the hairdo? Can [they] change the hairdo any way they want?” As the Knicks coach during Linsanity, D’Antoni looked back...