Oh, Phil. If you thought the New York Knicks president would apologize for not-so-subtly subtweeting Carmelo Anthony, I pity you. It was never going to happen. And sure enough, it didn’t happen. To recap: Bleacher Report’s Kevin Ding authored a piece on how Phil Jackson has expected Anthony to be a player he’s not. While the article was more [...]
February 10, 2017
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Just when you think things with the New York Knicks cannot get any worse, they do. No, I’m not talking about the team having former player and fan favorite Charles Oakley dragged from Madison Square Garden and arrested on Wednesday night. Well, I kind of am. But first there’s the Carmelo Anthony-Phil Jackson business. The [...]
February 9, 2017
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The New York Knicks still want Kevin Love. The Cleveland Cavaliers, apparently, want Carmelo Anthony. Will the two sides make a deal? Nah. From ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein: The New York Knicks continue to pursue Kevin Love in advance of the Feb. 23 trade deadline despite the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ unwillingness to part with [...]
February 2, 2017
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It was definitely a Sunday matinee in Phillips Arena as the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks treated fans to a whole heaping of free basketball in their 142-139 instant classic that went to four overtimes. Unfortunately the Knicks have found another new, excruciating way to lose a basketball game, something they have being doing [...]
January 30, 2017
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In the wake of a report from Chris Haynes and Marc Stein of ESPN.com that says the New York Knicks tried to engage the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Carmelo Anthony-for-Kevin Love trade, we have to ask: Is Knicks president Phil Jackson really that committed to pushing Melo out of New York? Anthony, for his part, [...]
January 26, 2017
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Everyone wants the New York Knicks to play Kristaps Porzingis at center as opposed to power forward—except, of course, Porzingis himself, who seems indifferent to the entire thing. Per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: Kristaps Porzingis on potentially playing more center: “I am a 4. I’ve been playing 4 my whole NBA career. Moving to the 5, [...]
January 25, 2017
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Why yes, Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson are still making headlines. Anthony got his long-awaited meeting with the New York Knicks president on Tuesday, and the returns weren’t great. ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne has the deets: [tweet https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/821445802979532801] [tweet https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/821452476360470528] [tweet https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/821452583776624640] [tweet https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/821461837522685953] The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski confirmed Shelburne’s findings, though he painted a more [...]
January 18, 2017
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The Carmelo Anthony-Phil Jackson saga is soldiering on. In the aftermath of a scathing column written by Jackson confidant Charley Rosen, the prevailing sentiments call for Anthony to waive his no-trade clause so that the New York Knicks can begin rebuilding around Kristaps Porzingis without him. Though Jackson has yet to confirm Rosen is not an [...]
January 17, 2017
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In a column for the FanRag sports network, Charley Rosen, a known Phil Jackson confidant, blasted New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony. The line that left everyone questioning the article’s intentions? The only sure thing is that Carmelo Anthony has outlived his usefulness in New York. Rosen, it must be noted, is not Jackson. But [...]
January 16, 2017
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In spite of the New York Knicks’ recent struggles, losers of nine of their last 11 games and sitting in 10th place in the eastern conference, Carmelo Anthony has reiterated that he has no desire to jump ship. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/819956247269097474] Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders is reporting that Melo is unwilling to green-light any potential [...]
January 13, 2017
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