Every so often a story comes around that’s so heartwarming while also bizarre. This is one of those times. According to The Commercial Appeal (via The Score), the Memphis Grizzlies’ Tony Allen is auctioning off the shoe he was wearing when he kicked the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul in the face. One word for [...]
December 20, 2013
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As one Adam Fromal would say: Hahahahaha. An ESPN system called SCHOENE predicted the New York Knicks to finish 37-45 this season, per the New York Post‘s Marc Berman, which is hysterical. The Knicks went 54-28 last year, meaning they’d have to be 17 games worse in 2013-14. Again, hysterical. Carmelo Anthony wasn’t laughing, though. [...]
October 17, 2013
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Iman Shumpert is going to let the New York Knicks’ play do the talking. Newly crowned member of the Brooklyn Nets Paul Pierce has a personal vendetta he is seeking to carry about against the Knicks. It’s been that way for more than 15 years, when he began his career with the Boston Celtics. That [...]
August 22, 2013
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Bargain hunting in the NBA can be fun. Which, for the New York Knick is good, because bargains are all they can afford. Armed with absolutely no cap room, the Knicks managed to make something of an offseason splash this summer. They re-signed Pablo Prigioni and an injured J.R. Smith, and traded for Andrea Bargnani. [...]
August 7, 2013
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So why do the New York Knicks need Glen Grunwald again? Oh right, formalities. To hell with those shackles. They should just go ahead and give Carmelo Anthony the official title of star cornerstone and acting general manager. According to Hoopworld’s Steve Kyler, the Knicks have let ‘Melo know their financial books will be clear [...]
July 31, 2013
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Iman Shumpert doesn’t like losing, but that doesn’t mean he also abhors playing for the New York Knicks. According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News (h/t ProBasketballTalk), Shumpert isn’t thrilled with the way the offseason has gone down in New York, after the Knicks were ousted in the second round of the [...]
July 22, 2013
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Carmelo Anthony is right. And he’s wrong. All at once. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, ‘Melo wanted the Knicks to trade for Rajon Rondo after the Boston Celtics dealt future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce: Anthony told friends after the Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce trade to the [...]
July 10, 2013
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J.R. Smith now has more than 24 million reasons to smile. The New York Knicks re-signed two key cogs in their close-to-a-championship machine, in Smith and Pablo Prigioni. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, Smith’s deal is worth a reported $24.7 million over the next four years. The fourth year, per Howard [...]
Welp. The New York Knicks completed a deal to land former No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani from the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Howard Beck of the New York Times was the first to report the initial deal. UPDATE: Knicks and Raptors have agreed to deal to send Bargnani to New York. Awaiting league [...]
Kyrie Irving will be out 3-4 weeks with his latest shoulder injury and thus we continue to bear witness to the NBA’s version of the “Curse of Madden.” You know the curse I’m referring to, where any player who appears on the latest edition of the Madden video game franchise cover seems destined for excessive [...]
March 12, 2013
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