Funny, but LeBron James seemed more upset that he did not win the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award than he was elated that he was again honored as the league’s MVP. That disposition, if nothing else, speaks to the unique mindset that makes him game’s preeminent player. The Miami Heat guard/forward/center took the [...]
Knicks’ J.R. Smith Wins Sixth Man of the Year Award
April 23, 2013 | Posted by
J.R. Smith arrived in New York before this season believing he would be a starter. When he was relegated to coming off the bench, he was not happy. But Smith showed something he had not in his career: maturity. That personal growth allowed him to accept the role and then flourish in it, culminating with [...]
Knicks’ Tyson Chandler to Miss a Week with Bulging Disc
March 20, 2013 | Posted by
Tyson Chandler, the New York Knicks’ all-star center, with a small bulging disk in his cervical spine, a blow to a team already decimated by injuries. Chandler underwent an MRI on Tuesday that revealed the injury to his neck area. He has already missed two games with the injury. He also suffered a bone contusion [...]
Mike Woodson Regrets Not Taking Out Carmelo Anthony
March 6, 2013 | Posted by
The New York Knicks’ Mike Woodson accepted some responsibility for Carmelo Anthony’s knee injury Sunday because the coach refused to take out the all-star forward moments before he fell and had to be helped off the floor. Woodson said on ESPN radio Tuesday that he expected Anthony to play through pain when the NBA’s second-leading [...]
Carmelo Anthony Suspended For KG Tunnel Confrontation
January 10, 2013 | Posted by
Carmelo Anthony’s urge to confront the Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett has cost him. The NBA suspended the New York Knicks’ forward for one game after it reviewed details of Anthony’s post-game foray to the Celtics team bus after a Boston win Monday at Madison Square Garden. Anthony and Garnett engaged in multiple confrontations and verbal [...]
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett Reach Mutual Understanding
January 9, 2013 | Posted by
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett reached a mutual understanding on Monday night, after a verbal altercation during the fourth quarter of Monday’s contest that later spilled over to the Boston Celtics team bus. ”There’s certain things that you just don’t say to men, another man,” Anthony said after practice Tuesday. ”I felt like we crossed [...]
Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Garnett Battle Extends After Game
January 8, 2013 | Posted by
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett, two of the league’s premier stars, had a post-game altercation Monday night in an exit tunnel of Madison Square Garden that a witness described as “like in a school yard,” requiring coach Mike Woodson, building security and New York City police officers to control. Anthony and Garnett had received technical [...]
Amar’e Stoudemire Open to Coming Off the Bench
December 19, 2012 | Posted by
New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire, who practiced for the first time Tuesday since undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Nov. 1, said he is open to coming off the bench once he returns. “You guys know me, ever since I’ve been here I’ve been all about winning and been a total team player,” [...]
Carmelo Anthony Suffers Left Ankle Sprain in Win Over the Lakers
December 14, 2012 | Posted by
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony suffered a left ankle sprain Thursday night as he led his team to a 116-107 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving his status as unclear for Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Anthony suffered the injury in the third quarter after driving to the basket and being fouled [...]
Jeremy Lin Helps Rockets Defeat Knicks
November 24, 2012 | Posted by
There was not much Linsanity taking place Friday night as Jeremy Lin helped the Houston Rockets defeat his former team the New York Knicks 131-103 in Houston. Lin scored 13 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the field, including seven rebounds, three assists and one steal in his first game against the team that [...]
