Kristaps Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis will be eligible to sign an extension this summer. Obviously, then, the New York Knicks will offer him one. Or maybe not. Consider what head coach Jeff Hornacek said to reporters ahead of the Knicks’ Monday night loss to the Orlando Magic, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: [tweet https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/981331569863528449] More than a few people [...]

Kristaps Porzingis isn’t worried about his road to recovery from a season-ending ACL injury. He’s sure he’ll return to the New York Knicks as an All-Star. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: “I believe that I’m going to come back better and stronger,” Porzingis said Tuesday in his first public comments since he suffered a torn left [...]

Less than one month after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee, Kristaps Porzingis is up and walking on his own accord. Celebrate your hearts out, New York Knicks fans. You know, provided you’re into celebrating such things. Porzingis himself confirmed his status on Monday, in a way that seemed neither [...]

Ever so slightly lost in the wake of Kristaps Porzingis’ ACL injury is the ramifications that extend beyond this season. Yes, most can, and should, be looking at this year alone. The focus is on Porzingis’ surgery—which will take place this week—and how the Knicks develop their youth in his absence. It is also on [...]

The New York Knicks’ future just got a whole lot bleaker. Early in the second quarter of their Tuesday night loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, Kristaps Porzingis completed a dunk over Giannis Antetokounmpo, only to land awkwardly on his fellow unicorn’s foot. He crumpled to the floor and immediately began writhing in pain, all but [...]

Many believe the New York Knicks should hold a fire sale ahead of the Feb. 8 trade deadline—and rightfully so. The Knicks are three games back of the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot, and the Detroit Pistons, who sit in front of them as the No. 9 seed, just traded for Blake Griffin. It makes [...]

With the departure of Carmelo Anthony this off-season, the New York Knicks officially became Kristaps Porzingis’s team. Porzingis has handled that pressure well, posting a career-high in points per game at 23.8 and keeping the Knicks on the edge of the playoff picture at 18-20. Dealing with being “the guy” and recurring elbow and ankle [...]

Phil Jackson was not alone in his offseason desire to explore trading Kristaps Porzingis. Others around the organization weren’t thrilled that the young star took it upon himself to call out the New York Knicks’ dysfunction by skipping his exit meeting. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Of course, the Anthony drama wasn’t the only issue hanging [...]

Please cease from calling Kristaps Porzingis a “Unicorn” immediately. And while you’re at it, throw his “Zinger,” “KP,” “Godzingis,” “KP6” and “Porzingod” sobriquets out the window, too. He must henceforth be known as “The Lizard.” Actually, according to him, he’s already known as The Lizard. He dropped this little tidbit while talking to reporters about [...]

The New York Knicks have just narrowly avoided their nightmare scenario. For now. Kristaps Porzingis left the New York Knicks’ victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday with an ankle injury. Though he was initially cleared to return, head coach Jeff Hornacek opted for caution, in large part because his team was beating up on [...]