The lead wavered. Shooting ceased. The building tensed. The Miami Heat appeared to be in danger at times. They managed again. The eighth-seeded Heat are close to another Eastern Conference finals appearance. On Monday night, the Heat defeated the New York Knicks 109-101 behind 27 points and 10 assists from Jimmy Butler and 23 and […]
Miami Heat (44-38, ninth Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (47-35, fifth). Miami, 7:30 p.m. FANDUEL Sportsbook Heat -4.5; over/under 206. Eastern Conference Second Round: Heat up 2-1. Bottom line: The Miami Heat host the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference second round with a 2-1 lead. Last time, the Heat beat the Knicks […]
2 / 2 A matchup between the Minnesota Timber wolves and the New York Knicks on Monday night included two standout performances. One 3-pointer separated Taurean Prince from matching the NBA record set by Ben Gordon and Latrell Sprewell, who each scored 35 points and made all eight of their 3-point attempts. In order to […]
One of the most interesting stories of the next offseason would be the focus on superstar Kevin Durant, who will be a free agent. Kevin Durant remains an anomaly to the Warriors, since he already completed his mission of attaining championships and fulfilling on building onto his resume. Durant’s loyalty has always been a question […]
Jimmy Butler just couldn’t let the exciting 2018 NBA offseason end, could he? After months of speculation of his unhappiness with the Minnesota Timberwolves organization, the All-Star small forward met with Wolves head coach and President of Basketball Operations Tom Thibodeau on Wednesday and officially requested a trade. And now the floodgates for more rumors […]
In an interview with ESPN’s Mike Greenberg on the “Get Up” talk show on Wednesday, Rick Pitino declared his retirement from coaching. The Hall of Fame coach has been in the game for 46 years and led two teams to win National Championships. He coached the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics, but ended […]
Superstar Forward Kawhi Leonard reportedly wants out of San Antonio, although he has not yet asked directly to be traded from the Spurs, according to Chris Haynes and Adrian Wojnarowski. Kawhi allegedly wants to move either to one of the Los Angeles basketball franchises or to New York, but the Lakers are his top choice. […]
The New York Knicks signed Joakim Noah to, very possibly, the least valuable contract of all time in the summer of 2016, giving him a four-year contract worth over $72.5 million. Noah, simply put, isn’t good at basketball anymore. He’s too slow for the modern game, can’t spread the floor at all, isn’t athletic (relative […]
Christmas has become the NBA’s day. The NFL has Thanksgiving, and the NBA has Christmas. It has become the unofficial “real start” to the NBA season with many casual fans saying they don’t typically tune into the NBA until Christmas. The Christmas day games have been leaked. The NBA was going to announce them Wednesday […]
The New York Knicks have not been good in a very long time. That is no secret. They aren’t expected to be any good in the upcoming season, but they may be able to move towards contention after that. This year’s Knicks will, and should actively try to be bad. Kristaps Porzingis is out for […]
Joakim Noah has been spending a lot of time in the gym this offseason trying to work his way back into the Knicks rotation. Joakim Noah looking unstoppable this summer ??? pic.twitter.com/49mrHt7CH9 — . (@thedaydrinkr) July 27, 2018 He was involved in a confrontation with former Knicks head coach Jeff Hornecek that led to his exile […]
Back in early July, a few days after free agency began, news was already popping up about the following year’s free agency, and in particular, regarding 5-time All-Star Kyrie Irving and his whereabouts next offseason. The rumor, first reported by ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, stated that “several executives expect Irving to give the Knicks consideration next […]
