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Carmelo Anthony Sets Team Record As Knicks Defeat Magic

Carmelo Anthony Breaks Knicks Record

Carmelo Anthony set a new team record on Wednesday night when he scored 20 points. Carmelo became the first New York Knick player to score 20 points over 30 games in a row. With Amara Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler adding 35 points on 17 of 18 shooting, the Knicks toppled the Magic with a final… Read more »

Knicks-Nets Postponed Due To Hurricane Sandy Damage

Knicks-Nets Postponed Due To Hurricane Sandy Damage

The Knicks-Nets game in Brooklyn has been postponed due to damage from Hurricane Sandy. The game had been scheduled as the NBA grand opening of the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn but was postponed at the request of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, The Associated Press noted. The NBA originally said the Knicks-Nets game would… Read more »

Tracy McGrady Works Out For Spurs, Knicks

Tracy McGrady tries out for Spurs, Knicks next.

Tracy McGrady worked out for the Spurs this week and will try out with the Knicks next week. No doubt the teams are weighing the pros and cons of signing the former standout. Pro: McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, and twice he’s led the league in scoring. Con: McGrady is 33-years old with knees… Read more »

Jeremy Lin Released By New York Knicks, Joins Houston Rockets

Jeremy Lin Cut By New York Knicks Joins Houston Rockets

Houston we have a Linsation. The Houston Rockets on Tuesday night won the bidding war for Jeremy Lin after the New York Knicks decided not to match the teams $25.1 million offer sheet. The Knicks announced their decision on Tuesday night and wished Jeremy Lin a bright future. Lin was an undrafted free agent out… Read more »

New York Knicks Will Match Jeremy Lin Offer

Jeremy Lin Will Stay With New York Knicks

New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson announced on Wednesday that his team would “absolutely” match the $28.8 million, four-year offer made to Lin by the Houston Rockets. When asked if he blinked even once after the offer was made Woodson said: “Never once. Jeremy Lin has always been a big part of what we’re trying… Read more »

Jason Kidd Leaving Dallas Mavericks, Joining New York Knicks

Jason Kidd Leaves Dallas Mavericks

In an off-season being met with plenty of high-profile trades and free agent deals here’s one we didn’t see coming, Jason Kidd is leaving the Dallas Mavericks to join forces with the New York Knicks. On Thursday the Dallas Mavericks said they were confident that a deal was in the works for Kidd, a deal… Read more »

Houston Rockets To Offer Jeremy Lin Four-Year Contract

Jeremy Lin Could Play For Houston Rockets

Linsation could be coming to Houston. Reports circulating on Wednesday suggest that the Houston Rockets are preparing to offer New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin a four-year contract worth upwards of $30.2 million. Under terms of the rumored contract Jeremy Lin will earn $5 million for the first season, $5.2 million during the second season… Read more »

Steve Nash Is “Open To Anything” As Free Agency Looms

Steve Nash Free Agency Talk

Steve Nash will become a free agent on July 1 and he took some time out of his busy schedule to chat about the future with ESPN NewYork 98.7′s Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco. When asked if he would be willing to step up at point guard for the New York Knicks Nash said… Read more »

New York Knicks Guard JR Smith Sues Chinese Team For $1.07 Million

JR Smith Sues Chinese Basketball team

New York Knicks guard JR Smith is suing Chinese team Zhejiang Chouzhou for $1,078,500 after the team withheld that amount from his salary. Officials for the team claim that JR Smith missed almost all of the teams 80 practices which led to fines equaling the withheld salary. The team also listed four-pages worth of transgressions… Read more »

New York Knicks Close To Finalizing Mike Woodson Deal

Mike Woodson Head Coach of New York Knicks - Contract Talks Near Completion

The New York Knicks and coach Mike Woodson are believed to be in the final stages of contract talks which will secure the coaches job in the next few days. A source close to the talks tells ESPNNewYork.com: “They’re just waiting on paperwork.” A second source also called the contract “just a matter of time.”… Read more »