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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — LeBron James started hot and Anthony Davis found his groove Wednesday as the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back from an embarrassing loss to the Boston Celtics with a 100-92 win over the Knicks in New York. James scored 19 of his 21 points in the first half and Davis scored 17 of his game-high 28 in the second, continuing to improve in his second game back from a five-game […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Knicks forward Bobby Portis was fined $25,000 Wednesday for a nasty foul on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope that saw Portis ejected from the Lakers’ win over the Knicks on Tuesday. The fine announced by Kiki VanDeWeghe, executive vice president of basketball operations, was for “recklessly making contact above the shoulders of an airborne shooter.” Caldwell-Pope was driving for a basket in the second quarter, with the Lakers up by […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Marcus Morris sank a clutch three-pointer with 13 seconds left to lift the New York Knicks to a 106-103 win over Kristaps Porzingis and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Porzingis, the former face of the New York Knicks, received a rude New York welcome in his first game back in the Big Apple on Thursday. Knicks fans screamed “Go back to Latvia” and “Traitor” at the 24-year-old in his […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 33 points but it was not enough to prevent the Los Angeles Lakers sliding to an embarrassing 124-123 defeat to the league-worst New York Knicks on Sunday. The Lakers, who are all but out of contention for the playoffs, blew a 122-111 lead late in the fourth quarter as the Knicks ended a run of eight consecutive defeats with an upset win at Madison Square Garden. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kristaps Porzingis, the Latvian center traded from New York to Dallas last Thursday, had a farewell message Sunday for Knicks fans after the NBA deal — “Stay Woke!” The 23-year-old European 7-foot-3 (2.21m) giant, the NBA’s tallest active player, has not played since suffering a torn left knee ligament last February. Three days after he was sent to the Mavericks in a trade involving seven players and two draft […]
New York, United States (AFP) — Former NBA player Hedo Turkoglu, now a chief advisor to Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rebuked New York Knicks center Enes Kanter’s fears about his homeland Monday as a “smear campaign.” Kanter said last week he would not join the Knicks for a game against the Milwaukee Bucks in London on January 17 because he fears he might be murdered by Turkish spies for his criticism of Erdogan, […]
By: Norman Castro, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — After going 3-4 on their seven-game road trip, the Knicks came back to Madison Square Garden to face the Brooklyn Nets for their fourth and final game against their crosstown rival this season. Kristaps Porzingis’ 28 points and Enes Kanter’s 20 point, 20 rebound performance helped the Knicks dominate against the Nets with a 111-95 victory on Tuesday night. The Knicks […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Knicks center Joakim Noah will miss the team’s next two games due to personal reasons, the club said Thursday, amid reports of a bust-up with coach Jeff Hornacek. Hornacek confirmed to reporters that Noah would miss at least two games but declined to go into details concerning the French star’s omission. “We’re not going to comment on that stuff. Personal reasons. He won’t be with us the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Enes Kanter had 22 points and 14 rebounds to help the New York Knicks down the Miami Heat 115-86 on Wednesday despite losing Kristaps Porzingis early to an ankle injury. Courtney Lee added 17 points for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Kanter and Lee stepped up after star forward Porzingis, the fourth-best scorer in the NBA going into the contest, hurt his right ankle less than […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Carmelo Anthony could join Chris Paul on the Houston Rockets under a trade deal the New York Knicks are seeking while the Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Turkish forward Cedi Osman, ESPN reported Wednesday. The network’s website reported the Knicks and Rockets are exploring a swap involving as many as four teams in order to send the 33-year-old playmaker to Texas, with Anthony willing to drop a no-trade clause to […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Knicks center Joakim Noah apologized on Tuesday for the failed drug test that resulted in a 20-game ban, vowing to bounce back from what he called a “mistake” that “backfired.” Noah, the son of French tennis legend Yannick, was suspended by the NBA on Saturday after testing positive for an illicit substance reputed to have effects similar to anabolic steroids. Noah has said he ingested the drug […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James recorded his sixth triple-double of the season on Thursday as the Cleveland Cavaliers maintained their mastery over the New York Knicks with a 119-104 NBA triumph. James scored 18 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and handed out 15 assists for the 48th regular-season triple-double of his career. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 23 points, while Kyle Korver added 20 off the bench to help the Cavs get […]
