• NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Warriors’ No. 1 pick plan, Knicks will snag UNC star

    NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Warriors’ No. 1 pick plan, Knicks will snag UNC star

    With the NBA season suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s impossible to even know when the lottery will be held, or how far back the draft — slated for June 25 at Barclays Center — will get pushed. But if the order stays the same, here is The Post’s first stab at a mock …
  • What New York-area sports owners have given to coronavirus fight

    What New York-area sports owners have given to coronavirus fight

    As the novel coronavirus has wrecked the New York area, sports owners with deep pockets have emerged to help in the fight to battle this deadly pandemic. Here’s a look: James Dolan The Madison Square Garden chairman, who has tested positive for coronavirus, but is said to have mild symptoms, is paying arena workers in …
  • Sports’ finest hour coming during coronavirus fight

    Sports’ finest hour coming during coronavirus fight

    The thing to remember is, many of the people who engage in the most profound examples of philanthropy prefer to do it away from the glare, away from the lights. One of the last conversations I ever had with George Steinbrenner was trying to convince him to attach his name to a story detailing an …
  • Kevin Durant and three other Nets cleared of coronavirus after positive tests

    Kevin Durant and three other Nets cleared of coronavirus after positive tests

    The Nets were harder-hit than any other NBA team by the coronavirus, with four players testing positive, including Kevin Durant. But all are cleared and symptom-free, according to Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks. “So far, everybody is healthy. The guys that were, that tested positive, have cleared their 14 days’ self-isolation and quarantine,” Marks said …
  • March mercifully ends with sports, world unrecognizable

    March mercifully ends with sports, world unrecognizable

    On March 1, there were two stories that dominated much of the news cycle. There was much buzz attached to Joe Biden’s stunning political resurrection after winning the South Carolina primary. There was hope surrounding an agreement signed between the U.S. and the Taliban to end America’s longest war, which on that Sunday had lasted …
  • How call with Kobe Bryant set up Kyrie Irving’s greatest moment

    How call with Kobe Bryant set up Kyrie Irving’s greatest moment

    When Kyrie Irving was growing up in New Jersey playing in his yard, imagining coming up big in the clutch, this wasn’t how he pictured it looking. The clutch was hitting shots or making plays in the NBA Finals, not feeding hungry people in a pandemic. But these are the times we’re in. With the …
  • Stan Van Gundy’s lack of interest in Knicks’ coaching job goes beyond talent problem

    Stan Van Gundy’s lack of interest in Knicks’ coaching job goes beyond talent problem

    Both the Knicks and the Nets have head coaching vacancies. And between the two open spots, Stan Van Gundy – a big-name coach on the market – says the more attractive gig is the one in Brooklyn. And it’s not even close. “Of the two the Nets are the better job. There’s no question about …
  • Wilson Chandler neighbor defends building manager after Twitter tirade

    Wilson Chandler neighbor defends building manager after Twitter tirade

    Wilson Chandler’s neighbors are rushing to the defense of his condo building’s manager after the Nets star bashed her in a furious tweet. A day after four of his teammates tested positive for the coronavirus, a staffer at his One Brooklyn Bridge Park building allegedly called Chandler in his apartment. He later tweeted, “Building manager …
  • Nets defend Chinese virus testing amid de Blasio outrage

    Nets defend Chinese virus testing amid de Blasio outrage

    National leaders from Mayor Bill de Blasio to President Donald Trump have weighed in on the Nets getting mass testing for COVID-19 while there is a glaring shortage of test kits nationwide. Both the Nets’ parent company and the NBA pushed back, saying it was done for the greater good, and without using a single …
  • Nets’ Wilson Chandler furious after Chinese virus interrogation: ‘F–k that lady’

    Nets’ Wilson Chandler furious after Chinese virus interrogation: ‘F–k that lady’

    The Chinese virus pandemic — and the quarantine it’s brought on — is fraying nerves. Wilson Chandler found that out Wednesday. A day after four Nets tested positive for COVID-19, Chandler was happily watching old movies when he got what he felt was a less-than-tactful call from his building manager. “Building manager called me saying …