Walt Frazier believes the rafters of Madison Square Garden will be a Carmelo Anthony-free zone. Walt “Clyde” Frazier never holds back his opinion, and he has a surprising one about Carmelo Anthony. The commentator for all games at Madison Square Garden doesn’t think Melo’s jersey will ever be retired and raised to the rafters. “Probably
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Remember the New York Knicks fan who sold his fanhood on eBay? Well, he has now announced that his new team is the Los Angeles Lakers. A couple of weeks ago, we did a story on a New York Knick fan who sold his fanhood on eBay for a nice chunk of change. Now that
Mario Hezonja dunked on Giannis Antetokounmpo. Hezonja then stepped over Giannis, who didn’t take it so well. Now, we have beef. Weird beef Has there ever been an NBA beef between two players whose names are ultra hard to spell? I can’t think of one, which is why the new Giannis Antetokounmpo-Mario Hezonja beef is so
The New York Knicks have developed a reputation for short-sighted moves chasing star power, and they haven’t really worked. That’s why a John Wall trade could be right in their wheelhouse. Going back pretty much 20 years now, it seems like the New York Knicks just can’t get out of their own way. Front office
When the Clippers traded Blake Griffin to the Pistons back in January, the motives were obvious for both sides. For Los Angeles, they knew that with the roster as it was, they weren’t going anywhere with Blake leading the way. While Blake was capable of putting up good numbers on a nightly basis, the roster
At the conclusion of Thursday morning’s summit meeting between the Knicks brain trust — team president Steve Mills, general manager Scott Perry and head coach David Fizdale — and gathered reporters, it was impossible to ignore what wasn’t present at the introductory presser for the season. The trio spoke with one voice. No real outstanding
For former Knicks David Lee and Nate Robinson, a return to their old home couldn’t have come at a better time, as things are finally looking up. “I had six steals.” Nate Robinson sat sixteen floors up from Seventh Avenue, in an office building adjoined to the arena he once called home. Behind him is
A little more than a year ago, the New York Knicks signed Tim Hardaway Jr. to a four-year offer sheet with a maximum value of $71 million. From all but the most die-hard of Knicks fans, the deal was met with swift and brutal criticism. It had been just two years since the Knicks had
Tim Hardaway Jr.’s huge offer sheet seemed like a classic New York Knicks gaffe, but THJ is scoring like a $70 million player should. When the New York Knicks signed Tim Hardaway Jr. to a four-year, $70 million-plus offer sheet in free agency, the Atlanta Hawks were stunned. ESPN’s Kevin Pelton reported that Atlanta expected
For anyone who covered “Linsanity” and Jeremy Lin’s career with the New York Knicks, the crowd response to Lin emerging from the tunnel on Wednesday night was striking for its absence of emotion. There were some scattered boos, less a referendum on Lin it seemed than the typical Madison Square Garden response to any road
The Philadelphia 76ers have found themselves in quite the predicament. On Wednesday, multiple people reported that, after all of the struggles he has endured in his short time in Philadelphia, former No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz would prefer a fresh start with a new team. While his agent has since denied that any formal trade
With the news now out that Jimmy Butler is looking to be traded away from the Minnesota Timberwolves, we now have to look at where he will fit in best next year. Jimmy Butler has finally done it. He’s gotten fed up with what Tom Thibodeau is doing to the Timberwolves. The team looked like