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Knicks shuffle roster to give lottery bust a second chance

Knicks point guard Ramon Sessions was inactive for the first time Friday night in Minnesota and Saturday was officially waived by the Knicks. It will pave the way for the...

How Trey Burke has reinvented himself for this Knicks shot

Trey Burke, the Jazz lottery pick who fell from grace to the G League, says he’s a lot stabler than the rookie who entered the NBA as a cocky 19-year-old...

Jarrett Jack kept Knicks alive until he crushed them

Jarrett Jack is not shy in crunch time. Quite the opposite, actually. The veteran point guard seems to play with more confidence down the stretch of close games, as was...

All the flaws that have made the Knicks pretenders

When Jeff Hornacek was asked for his midseason assessment of the Knicks before their 41st game of the season Wednesday night at the Garden, the essence of his answer was...

Knicks drop double-overtime crusher to nemesis Bulls

Jeff Hornacek sees the Bulls as rebuilding club similar to his Knicks. Except Chicago finds a way to pull out close games and the Knicks find ways to lose them....

Ramon Sessions knows his Knicks' days could be numbered

Ramon Sessions has been around long enough. He knows how this works. He knows this is a business. He knows to ignore the outside noise. With rumors swirling the Knicks...

Jarrett Jack is a surprising win for Knicks GM

DALLAS -- It was a night to celebrate the point guard. Frank Ntilikina won his first battle over Dennis Smith Jr. Derek Harper, one of the Knicks' best point guards,...

Frank Ntilikina validates the Knicks' draft thinking

DALLAS — Advantage Frank Ntilikina. In the battle of rookie point guards, Ntilikina had a better game than Dennis Smith Jr., though often they weren’t on the court together or...

Frank Ntilikina moved by praise from his idol's head coach

The Knicks didn’t come close to winning this past Thursday in San Antonio, but Spurs coach Gregg Popovich did notice one thing: Phil Jackson drafted a good one at point...

Joakim Noah makes the most of his precious minutes

NEW ORLEANS — This Knicks road trip started in Chicago with bad news for Joakim Noah. For the second time in 2 ½ weeks, he would not be dressing at...

Frank Ntilikina 'has all the right stuff': French legend Tony Parker

SAN ANTONIO — French point-guard pioneer Tony Parker knows Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina all too well. As the quarterback for Strasbourg last season, Ntilikina led his French team past Asvel...

Hornacek rips Knicks after a crushing choke

CHICAGO — It ended with a missed free throw by Jarrett Jack and a weird 3-point shot by Enes Kanter that Jeff Hornacek called in the huddle. It ended with...

Everyone now has the blueprint to exploit the Knicks

The 76ers delivered the blueprint. Now it’s up to the Knicks to adjust — if they can. Sixers guard T.J. McConnell ruined Christmas at the Garden with his pressure defense,...

Finally tangible proof Tim Hardaway Jr. is getting better

At least he’s not going backward. The stress injury to Tim Hardaway Jr.’s lower left leg is taking ample time to heal, but he is making progress, albeit slowly, it...

Knicks just watched their worst fear get exposed

Entering this season, the fear for the Knicks was their point-guard play. The fear was realized on Christmas. Starting point guard Jarrett Jack went scoreless, going 0-for-5, and committed an...

Carmelo's 'bittersweet' homecoming is just sweet for Knicks

Carmelo Anthony couldn’t have everything. The ex-Knick got a rousing welcome during player introductions that included a stirring video montage, then the night of his Garden return went downhill from...

Maybe a trip to Brooklyn can cure Knicks' travel ills

The Knicks are about to experience perhaps the most accursed four-letter word in their vocabulary. Road. OK, they’re going to Brooklyn on Thursday and it’s not a six-hour journey —...

The aspect of Frank Ntilikina that blows everyone away

Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina stood up to LeBron James, even — gasp! — shoved the King. He went up against fellow rookie Lonzo Ball, who has about three tons of...

Mark Jackson has seen the Jarrett Jack transformation before

The Knicks were winless throughout the preseason and the first three games of the regular season. Even the most diehard Knicks fans were checking when pitchers and catchers reported, while...

Knicks survive late sloppiness in ugly win over Hawks

The schedule-maker smiled at the Knicks over this past weekend. He gave them back-to-back games, never a joy, but they were against the two worst teams in the NBA. The...