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Lance Thomas' knee injury not as bad as it could've been
PHOENIX — The only good news to come out of Denver late Tuesday night was from an MRI facility near Pepsi Center. The MRI exam Lance Thomas had taken showed...
Forgotten Sasha Vujacic propels Knicks to rare blowout win
PHOENIX — Sasha Vujacic has been the poster boy for Phil Jackson’s inadequacies as a team president. When interim coach Kurt Rambis announced before Wednesday’s contest Vujacic would start in...
'Where it all started': Carmelo, Afflalo reflect on Denver
Before they face the nightmares that are the Clippers and Warriors on their upcoming six-game road trip, the Knicks first stop in Denver, the old stomping grounds of Carmelo Anthony,...
Rambis unsure of 'severity' of Porzingis' bruised left leg
Kristaps Porzingis is listed as day-to-day with a bruised lower left leg. “I can tell you nothing about the severity. I knew he had a bruised leg, lower leg,” interim...
Jose Calderon takes brunt of Knicks fans' venom
The game realistically was long over, well on its way to becoming the Knicks’ 15th defeat in 18 games. Jose Calderon, who may as well wear a bull’s-eye on his...
Porzingis offers nicest prom rejection you'll ever see
https://twitter.com/Sam_Miller20/status/704089060785131520 Call it one of the classiest rejections of Kristaps Porzingis’ rookie season. “The KP and The Prom” soap opera reached its conclusion Sunday at the Garden with Long Island...
Knicks' empty practice gives peek at worst-case scenario
The Knicks are seeking their first set of back-to-back victories in more than a month. That’s what happens when you lose 13 of 16 games. So as the coaches strive...
Jose Calderon silences the critics — for one night at least
He is largely the whipping boy for many frustrated Knicks fans. The Knicks get outshot, blame Jose Calderon. Turnovers are his fault. If only there were a real point guard,...
Kurt Rambis hopes this practice change will jump-start Knicks
They are not really connected to each other yet. The communication level is subpar. The passing needs work. And they need more scrimmages. Aside from those points, these Knicks are...
Could shrewd opt-out bring Durant, Westbrook both to Knicks?
TORONTO — There’s a new scenario making the rounds for free-agent-to-be Kevin Durant: sign a two-year deal with Oklahoma City with an opt-out after one season. That way, Durant, who...
Knicks on Fisher firing: From 'B.S.' to 'I didn't see it coming'
A somber Carmelo Anthony claimed he didn’t see Derek Fisher’s firing coming, nor did he want it to come, and made references to “politics’’ and “B.S.’’ The shock echoed across...
Free-falling Knicks can't get win for interim coach Kurt Rambis
If they all go like this, new Knicks interim coach Kurt Rambis’ beard will be all white by March. In a wild final minute featuring screeching turn after turn, the...
Invisible Phil Jackson dealt Fisher a shallow, failing roster
In a recent piece in Sports Illustrated on rookie Kristaps Porzingis, Amar’e Stoudemire said, “Everything in New York changes like the weather.” And right now, euphoria over Porzingis and a...
Sellers? Buyers? Phil Jackson's options as trade deadline nears
DETROIT — The Knicks’ visions of making a short-term upgrade to their sagging backcourt or to improve their overall shooting prowess at the Feb. 18 trade deadline won’t make sense...
Slumping Knicks toppled by Celtics as playoff hopes fade
Carmelo Anthony fouled out and rookie Kristaps Porzingis’ outing was foul enough that Knicks coach Derek Fisher sat him much of the fourth quarter. On a night that was a...
Knicks' dangerous downturn starts at the 3-point line
It doesn’t take much time for so much to change. A little less than two weeks ago, the Knicks were a .500 team and less than one game out of...
Jose Calderon sets optimistic timetable for return
Jose Calderon returned to a full practice Monday after missing the past three games with a strained right groin, improving the odds that the Knicks’ starting point guard could return...
'Unacceptable' Arron Afflalo has disappeared since playoff vow
Knicks shooting guard Arron Afflalo’s slump deepened — and it couldn’t have come at a worse time. Afflalo shot 2-for-12 for five points, didn’t handle Golden State’s Klay Thompson (34...
Knicks show the promise that makes inconsistency so puzzling
It seems for much of the season the Knicks have been teetering along a fine line of being a team that looks promising one moment and puzzling the next. They had...
Irritated Fisher watches hurting Knicks revert to nightmare
TORONTO — Late in the third quarter Thursday night, Knicks coach Derek Fisher trotted out a quintet of Lou Amundson, Kevin Seraphin and Derrick Williams up front with Sasha Vujacic...