New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Knicks have re-signed swingman DaQuan Jeffries and forward Mamadi Diakite, according to a pair of press releases from the club (Twitter links). Jeffries and Diakite had been on 10-day contracts with New York, which expired over the weekend. Today’s announcements don’t provide any details on their new agreements, but Jeffries wasn’t eligible to sign […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Sixers‘ first meeting with James Harden since trading him to the Clippers last fall was relatively calm, but Wednesday’s rematch in Philadelphia will likely have a different atmosphere, writes Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Harden concentrated on playmaking Sunday afternoon, scoring 12 points and handing out 14 assists as the Sixers picked up a […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau made a change to his frontcourt rotation on Saturday, using Jericho Sims as his primary backup center ahead of Precious Achiuwa, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Thibodeau expressed a need for more “physicality” after his team got pushed around in Thursday’s loss at Denver. “Whoever’s got it going, […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
With a short-handed lineup and a poor shooting day from Jalen Brunson, the Knicks relied on their complementary players to get past Brooklyn Saturday afternoon, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Donte DiVincenzo played “maybe his best game” since signing with New York last summer, according to coach Tom Thibodeau, scoring 31 points […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Tom Thibodeau’s reputation as a no-nonsense, old-school coach isn’t entirely deserved, Donte DiVincenzo tells Sam Amick of The Athletic. DiVincenzo was aware that Thibodeau topped an anonymous player poll of the coaches they’d least like to play for, but that didn’t affect his decision to sign a four-year, $50MM deal with New York last summer. […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, who was believed to be lost for the season after undergoing ankle surgery in December, was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. “It wasn’t an extended (practice) obviously. But he did shooting. He did offense, defense, script,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. Asked […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Knicks will take a conservative approach regarding OG Anunoby’s sore elbow but the irritation has shown improvement since Monday, SNY TV’s Ian Begley reports. Anunoby underwent an MRI on his surgically repaired right elbow and the results showed no additional damage. It’s uncertain when he’ll return to action. As for Julius Randle, Begley hears […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks sent OG Anunoby back to New York for another MRI on his surgically repaired right elbow, according to Steve Popper of Newsday. Anunoby, who underwent a procedure on February 8 to have loose bone fragments removed, returned to the lineup last week. He managed to play three games, but often looked uncomfortable and […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Rockets guard Jalen Green and Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week, the league announced (via Twitter). Green won for the Western Conference, while Brunson was the East’s winner. More to come…
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Donte DiVincenzo always feels like he has something to prove when he faces the Kings, and Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau didn’t want that to dominate his shooting guard’s thoughts heading into Saturday’s game, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. DiVincenzo played for Sacramento at the end of the 2021/22 season, but his time […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
OG Anunoby has averaged 32.7 minutes in three games since returning from elbow surgery. That’s down from the 35.7 minutes he logged for the Knicks prior to the surgery. Anunoby was listed as questionable to play against Sacramento on Saturday. He wound up playing 33 minutes, though he only scored two points. He contributed in […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
In his second game back after recovering from elbow surgery, Knicks forward OG Anunoby seemed to aggravate that right elbow issue during the first half of Thursday’s win over Portland, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Anunoby grimaced and appeared irritated by the elbow a few times after that, but remained in the […]
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Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa has impressed in the midst of several injuries to key players like Julius Randle, starting 18 straight games and averaging 12.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.8 blocks. He returned to the bench as the team got healthier on Tuesday, recording 12 points, eight boards and two blocks against Philadelphia. […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Knicks have signed forward Mamadi Diakite to a 10-day contract, the team’s PR department tweets. They have also officially signed DaQuan Jeffries to a second 10-day deal, they posted in a separate tweet. Diakite became a free agent when the Spurs waived him on March 2. San Antonio had signed Diakite to a two-way […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Knicks are signing guard/forward DaQuan Jeffries to a second 10-day contract, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports (via Twitter). Jeffries signed his first 10-day deal with New York this season on February 22 and was eligible for a second 10-day contract at the beginning of March. Instead, he’ll be returning a couple weeks later, according […]