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NBA Power Rankings: Where the Nets, Lakers and all 30 teams stand ahead of the 2022-23 season

Several other vets around the league signed extensions, including Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard and Washington Wizards point guard Bradley Beal, as well as Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine. The 2022 NBA All-Stars Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic all signed supermax extensions to remain […]

New York Knicks’ uncharacteristic flexibility is the only thing that can save their future

Since then, Rose has had one in-person news conference — a gathering with a small group of reporters prior to the 2021-22 NBA season at the team’s practice facility in Westchester, New York. Throughout that 40-minute chat, Rose identified three tenets that underpinned the Knicks’ offseason moves: Stability, continuity and flexibility. The first two tenets […]

Tom Thibodeau says New York Knicks didn’t play ‘tough’ enough with lead, indicates changes may be coming

The veteran coach flailed his arms and shook in apparent disbelief as he watched his team get outhustled down the stretch in a stunning 111-106 collapse at Madison Square Garden. It marked the third time in 11 days the Knicks blew a lead of 20 points or more — a troubling trend for a team […]

Julius Randle, the New York Knicks and the burden of expectations

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN had just played host to one of the season’s most thrilling comebacks. It was Jan. 6, and New York Knicks fans had witnessed a ridiculous buzzer-beating bank shot 3-pointer by RJ Barrett that capped a 24-point rally and win against the Boston Celtics. It was the Knicks’ fifth victory in their last […]

Tom Thibodeau benches New York Knicks’ struggling starters: ‘We’ve gotta figure it out’

“You know what they say: When it’s 10 games, they say you need 20,” Thibodeau said. “When you say 20, they say you need 30; at 30, you say 40. “And before you know it, the season is over. So that’s a bunch of bulls—.” What is indisputable is that New York’s starting lineup is, […]

‘Bing Bong’: New York Knicks’ latest rallying cry is a simple phrase that pays homage to the city’s roots

Knicks fan Jordie Bloom shouted the phrase on opening night of the Knicks’ season in a video from Sidetalk, a one-minute street show by New York University students Trent Simonian and Jack Byrne that conducts interviews in New York City. Their Twitter and Instagram pages combine for over 700,000 followers and their YouTube channel has […]

Why this homecoming is different for Kemba Walker and the New York Knicks

KEMBA WALKER‘S FIRST basket in a New York Knicks uniform was a simple one. A couple minutes into New York’s preseason opener at Madison Square Garden against the Indiana Pacers, Walker had the ball at the top of the key. He then executed a give-and-go with Julius Randle, darted around a Taj Gibson screen and […]

New York Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau named Coach of the Year for second time

The New York Knicks coach, who led the team he grew up watching to a 20-win improvement this season, edged out Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams by a total of 11 points, while Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder finished third. It was the second time Thibodeau won the award in his first year with a […]

Fresh off convincing Game 4 win, Nate McMillan, Atlanta Hawks know ‘hardest game of the series’ lies ahead vs. New York Knicks

The Hawks jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first-round series Sunday in front of 16,458 fans with a 113-96 win in Atlanta, but coach Nate McMillan was quick to remind his team of what lies around the corner. “As I told our guys, this game will be the hardest game of the series […]