Tag: New York Knicks
Kobe asked about free agency & Melo, quipped: “Everybody wants to play in L.A. … it’s cold as (expletive) out here (in NYC).” Bryant called buddy Carmelo (62 points vs CHA) on Friday night to congratulate him on break Bryant’s previous MSG record of 61 points. via Lakers Reporter on Twitter
The field for the NBA’s 2014 three-point shooting contest is starting to come together… A look at trade exceptions and the improving Eastern Conference.
(Bernard) King said his phone was “buzzing” with voice-mail messages and texts saying, ‘Melo broke your record. Melo broke your record.” And King couldn’t have been happier. “It was a delight to know he played at such a magnificent level,” King said in a phone interview yesterday. “I had an opportunity to watch a great […]
Carmelo Anthony arrived at the Garden more subdued than usual, more focused. Teammates were concerned. Nobody realized he was about to have the loudest, most historic night of his career and the most prolific game any Knick or the Garden ever had seen. One game after it appeared his frustration level had hit a new […]
The current Collective Bargaining Agreements makes extending an existing contract bad business for stars at the top of their game… The NBA can’t take away the fan vote for All-Stars.
As if the cursed Knicks didn’t need more horrible injury news, the Knicks announced Andrea Bargnani had been diagnosed with a torn ligament in his left elbow and is “out indefinitely,’’ but surgery won’t be required. According to elbow surgeon Dr. Matt Saltzman, of Northwestern University, standard procedure for basketball players with this type of […]
Third-string point guard Beno Udrih said his “first option’’ is to remain a Knick and downplayed the notion he wants a trade to a team that would give him a larger role. “Yeah, that’s my first option,’’ Udrih said. “There’s a lot of options out there for everybody. I’m a Knick. I want to be […]
NBA agent weighs in on how they would handle the Andrew Bynum situation. USA Basketball releases initial roster and the Knicks continue to slide
#1 New York Knicks Current value: $1.4 billion Revenue*: $287 million Operating profit*: $96 million A second round playoff run and higher revenue from the $1 billion renovation of Madison Square Garden pushed the Knicks’ operating income to $96 million last season, the highest in the history of the NBA. The team also boasted the […]
With the Knicks drastically underperforming, and cap-strapped through next year, it’s time to trade Carmelo Anthony and others.
