New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
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LeBron James addresses the media after Game 5. (Getty Images) So, a day later, have we figured out just what the hell LeBron James meant when he said he’d never been part of a super-team? [ Yahoo Store: Get your Golden State Warriors championship gear right here! ] You heard that, right? The crankiest takeaway from James’ fantastic post-Finals podium appearance on Monday night ,...
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We are all witnesses, even Ed Malloy. (AP) Everyone from Magic Johnson to Rasheed Wallace wants us to believe their championship roster would “ sweep ” or “ run through ” the 2017 Warriors, because no self-respecting former player wants to concede Golden State’s sublime playoff run cements this team as the G.O.A.T. By any measure, the modern-day Warriors — the franchise that added Kevin...
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Michael Sweetney and teammate Stephon Marbury. (Getty Images) Former New York lottery pick Michael Sweetney suffered from a depression so deep that the former Knicks prospect attempted suicide during his rookie year with the team. Sweetney, who lost his father just weeks after the standout Georgetown product was selected No. 9 in the 2003 draft, was dealt from New York two years later, and...
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Former Laker champion and ex-New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher was reportedly involved in a frightening car accident early Sunday morning, as reports indicate he flipped his SUV while driving on the 101 Freeway in California. [ Fantasy Football is open! Sign up now ] The 42-year old Fisher and his passenger, reality TV star and girlfriend Gloria Govan, escaped from the accident...
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Charles Oakley’s never been one to back down from a fight, and he doesn’t much feel like doing it now … so he will see the New York Knicks in court. [ Fantasy Football is open! Sign up now ] Four months after being arrested and hauled out of Madison Square Garden following an altercation with security guards at a Knicks game, the former Knicks forward and longtime fan favorite on...
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We’re here. As the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors look to settle their Finals rubber match, t here are now only two possible outcomes for the 2016-17 NBA season. Yet, the ripple effect through those two rosters will have untold consequences for years to come depending on the result. LeBron James is chasing Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant is seeking affirmation, and that’s...
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Jerry West represents the Warriors at the NBA’s 2017 pre-draft camp. (Getty Images) The Clippers, mostly misrun since the franchise’s 1978 inception, are reportedly in a move to pry away a trusted adviser from a hated rival, someone who has mostly gotten it right for his entire career. Jerry West, a winner as a player and executive and current Golden State Warrior consultant, has a contract...
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LeBron James is set for a win-win, post-retirement. (Getty Images) LeBron James laid bare his expectations for his post-playing career, in an interview with Ken Berger at The Athletic . [ Fantasy Football is open! Sign up now ] Adding on to his 2016 insistence that his “dream is to actually own a team,” James offered a stronger commitment in speaking with Berger : “I will own...
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Gregg Popovich gets on. (Getty Images) Steve Kerr couldn’t even be around for the 2017 Western Conference finals, such as they were. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, expert assessor as ever stood, called his absence “ a crap situation .” He speaks for all of us. [ Fantasy Football is open! Sign up now ] The former Spurs deep reserve and Golden State Warriors coach has missed 10 games since...
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Clifford Robinson is open about his marijuana use. (UncleCliffy.com) A self-described “ longtime consumer ” of marijuana, former NBA All-Star Clifford Robinson has long been an advocate for legalized weed in Oregon, even selling the substance under the name “ Uncle Spliffy ” (a take on his hoop nickname Uncle Cliffy) and now he’s taking that fight to Connecticut. [Follow Ball Don’t Lie...
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Brandon Austin addresses the media after a 2016 workout with the 76ers. (NBA video screenshot) The National Basketball Players’ Association won an arbitration ruling against the NBA over the league’s intention to fine any team willing to sign a former top-50 prep recruit who has been at the center of two separate collegiate sexual assault allegations , according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe . ...
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Celtics general manager Danny Ainge smiles like a man who knows he’s got the Nets on call waiting. (AP) Just one night after earning a right in the Eastern Conference finals, the Boston Celtics won the 2017 NBA draft lottery on Tuesday night. For the first time in the common draft era , the Celtics hold the right to make the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. [Follow Ball Don’t Lie...
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The 2017 NBA draft lottery takes place in New York City on Tuesday, cementing the order of selections for the first round of the June 22 NBA draft. (Until the NBA’s general managers get to wheeling and dealing with draft-night trades that completely change the face of the proceedings, anyway.) Here’s what you need to know to be fully prepared for this year’s edition of the NBA’s annual...
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LeBron James covers the spot that will one day advertise for tires. (Getty Images) Nobody can accuse the Cleveland Cavaliers of staying idle during their interminable wait between playoff rounds, as the team is the latest NBA squad to stand to make a profit off of walking, talking, fan billboards. [Follow Ball Don’t Lie on social media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tumblr ] ...
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John Wall leaves the court after Game 6. (Getty Images) This Celtics/Wizards semifinal series won’t be immediately forgotten after Monday night’s Game 7, but we won’t linger for too long on what was. That’s a shame, for a pair of seasons from Boston and Washington that gave us just about everything we could ask for, with the two teams mixing iffy starts and strong finishes to a regular...