Tag: New York Knicks
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus looks at each team’s cap position with the regular season rapidly approaching.
Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis says he’s “100 percent healthy” after sitting for the past four days due to a quad injury. He expects to participate in full in New York’s shootaround Friday morning and hopes to be back on the court Saturday against the Charlotte Hornets. The 20-year-old insisted Thursday he is healthy enough to […]
Knicks shooting guard Arron Afflalo participated in practice for the first time in two weeks Thursday and expects to make his preseason debut Friday against the Boston Celtics. Afflalo suffered a hamstring injury in training camp and has participated in just three practices this season. Source: Ian Begley of ESPN
As Lamar Odom fights for his life, the NBA community is rallying around him and showing their support.
Now, even though he has signed to a partially guaranteed deal, (Thanasis) Antetokounmpo still has not gotten a chance to show the havoc he can create on defense through the first three preseason games. The 6-foot-7 defensive specialist and brother of the Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo, has not played in two of the games and […]
Carmelo Anthony issued a “challenge” to the New York Knicks coaching staff recently: He wants them to hold him accountable for his mistakes. “Call it out in the film session so everybody can see that and hear that. By them doing that, it kind of forces me to be at the top level of my […]
Carmelo Anthony is playing well in the preseason. The Knicks need him healthy and producing to achieve success.
“I hated Sasha (Vujacic),” (Carmelo) Anthony said after practice Sunday. “I hated Sasha. We got into it a couple of times. He was one of them little dirty players, sneaky, grab your jersey, foul you after the play. He was speaking in his language and now I understand what he was saying to me — […]
At least 120 roster cuts will be made prior to October 26, writes Eric Pincus.
Right now, (Carmelo) Anthony is leading on the court — scoring 17 and 21 points in his first two games on a combined 18 for 25. Coming off surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon, he looks in terrific shape, as does his shot. Anthony said he has “clarity,’’ and no longer is bugged by […]
