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The Michael Jordan-Isiah Thomas feud reignited by 'The Last Dance'
A bad dream is getting worse for Isiah Thomas. The Hall of Fame Pistons point guard was snubbed from the Dream Team in 1992 and Sunday's new installment of "The...
Bob Knight has just reunited with Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bob Knight's short stroll from the practice gym to Assembly Hall ended a 20-year journey home. It seemed as if he never left. When the former Indiana...
Bob Knight gets hero's welcome in emotional Indiana return
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bob Knight cherished the short stroll from the practice gym to Assembly Hall. It ended his 20-year journey back to Hoosiers basketball. Surrounded by dozens of former...
The gory grades for James Dolan's executive hires
Since James Dolan took over ownership of the Knicks in 1999, six men have run the team’s basketball operations, including Steve Mills twice. Here’s the gory rundown: Scott Layden (1999-2003)...
The biggest mistakes Steve Mills made in failed Knicks tenure
Steve Mills, fired as Knicks president Tuesday, oversaw a bleak time in team history — in two separate stints as a team executive. Here’s a look at his biggest mistakes:...
Isiah Thomas is no longer running the Liberty
Isiah Thomas’ time as team president of the New York Liberty is done. Following Knicks owner James Dolan’s sale of the WNBA franchise to Nets minority owner Joseph Tsai last...
Nets exhale as top draft pick's injury not as bad as feared
The Nets didn’t have the results of Dzanan Musa’s MRI exam, but they were confident the first-round pick had avoided any catastrophic injury and will be ready for training camp....
Isaiah Thomas surfaces to troll the Cavaliers
Isaiah Thomas is trying to get the last laugh with his former team in the Finals. While competing against the other Isiah Thomas — the NBA legend and former Knicks...
Isiah Thomas fan of Fizdale hire, but he wasn't his first choice
CHICAGO — Former Knicks president Isiah Thomas had lobbied for Mark Jackson to get the team’s head-coaching job, but still thinks general manager Steve Mills did a good job landing...
Mark Jackson would love Knicks job: Isiah Thomas
If Isiah Thomas were still Knicks president and not Liberty president, it sounds like either Mark Jackson or Jason Kidd would be his choice to run the troubled franchise. Appearing...
Liberty leaving Madison Square Garden, re-sign two free agents
The Liberty are bringing back two familiar faces as they move to a new home court. The team re-signed Long Island native and restricted free agent Bria Hartley and Kia...
Magic, Isiah in tears during emotional reconciliation
Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Isiah Thomas will long be remembered as two of the NBA’s greatest players to have ever graced the hardwood. Johnson was the towering point guard who...
Liberty sale puts team, Isiah Thomas' future in limbo
If this is it for Isiah Thomas as Liberty president, it wasn’t a bad run at all. Owner James Dolan announced Tuesday he’s selling the Liberty and Thomas is probably...
Liberty could set franchise record as WNBA playoffs begin
It isn’t even close. Isiah Thomas has been the Garden’s most successful basketball executive the past three years. The Liberty begin their third straight trip to the WNBA playoffs Sunday...
Isiah Thomas: Phil's failed stint in New York won't hurt his legacy
Isiah Thomas says Phil Jackson is still the Zen Master to him. While he “respects’’ the way Carmelo Anthony has handled his undefined status, Thomas admits Jackson isn’t the first...
Isiah Thomas makes statement about Knicks vacancy
Isiah Thomas has "no interest" in replacing Phil Jackson as the Knicks' president of basketball operations, according to Thomas himself, in a message he posted to Twitter on Thursday. Thomas'...
Phil Jackson will go down with the worst execs in NYC sports
Was Phil Jackson the worst executive in New York Sports history? Here are some of the other candidates: M. Donald Grant Mets chairman of the board, 1962-78 Grant is credited...
Knicks fire Phil Jackson — and lay out next steps
ORLANDO, Fla. — Phil Jackson will have a lot of time to contemplate everything that went wrong during his three-year, three-month Knicks presidential reign as he headed off to his...
Isiah Thomas has a plan to put Liberty over the top in title quest
Liberty president Isiah Thomas marveled Monday, watching Sugar Rodgers launch jumpers from the hash mark — 35 feet from the hoop. The 5-foot-9 shooting guard effortlessly made a handful of...
Isiah Thomas vs. Phil Jackson: Breaking down Knicks' failed presidencies
Botched coaching moves, ill-fitting trades, odd draft picks — Isiah Thomas and Phil Jackson have plenty in common. As another trade deadline passes — this one quietly for Jackson and the...