• NBA draft tracker 2020: Live pick-by-pick analysis for Round 1

    NBA draft tracker 2020: Live pick-by-pick analysis for Round 1

    NBA Draft 2020 is finally here. Instead of taking place at Barclays Center in June, it was pushed back and went virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there’s still plenty of buzz
  • Rockets’ high price may squash hopes of James Harden-to-Nets deal

    Rockets’ high price may squash hopes of James Harden-to-Nets deal

    The Nets and Rockets are seemingly playing a game of chicken, with the stakes being three-time scoring champ James Harden. It’s clear that Harden is not only intent on leaving Houston, but the
  • NBA Mock Draft 6.0: LaMelo Ball goes No. 1, Knicks take wing

    NBA Mock Draft 6.0: LaMelo Ball goes No. 1, Knicks take wing

    If this was a usual NBA Draft held in June, it would’ve been difficult to forecast. Factor in there was no NCAA Tournament, limited access to prospects because of COVID-19, no real combine and
  • Rockets fire sale begins amid James Harden-Nets buzz

    Rockets fire sale begins amid James Harden-Nets buzz

    The Houston Rockets seem to be on their way to a rebuild — with or without James Harden. Late Monday night, the Rockets were finalizing a deal to send Robert Covington to the Blazers for veteran
  • James Harden has to change to make Nets’ potential Big 3 work

    James Harden has to change to make Nets’ potential Big 3 work

    James Harden is giving every indication that he wants to bolt Houston for Brooklyn, join Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the NBA’s next superteam. Everybody involved would be paying a price for
  • Examining best and worst of New York sports teams owners

    Examining best and worst of New York sports teams owners

    Every aggrieved sports fan has the same blueprint: Just get me a new owner, any new owner, and things are going to get better. They have to get better. Of course, they don’t always get better, but
  • Stephen A. Smith gives harsh assessment of ‘lucky’ Mike D’Antoni

    Stephen A. Smith gives harsh assessment of ‘lucky’ Mike D’Antoni

    Which member of the Brooklyn Nets’ coaching staff will Stephen A. Smith attack next? After slamming the hiring of first-time coach Steve Nash as “white privilege,” ESPN’s gasbag described new
  • Lucky letter landed Judge Judy’s bailiff a career in Hollywood

    Lucky letter landed Judge Judy’s bailiff a career in Hollywood

    After witnessing 12,500 cases as the bailiff to TV’s Judge Judy, one in particular stands out for Petri Hawkins Byrd — one in a Manhattan courtroom 33 years ago. Byrd, then a real-life court officer working in family court shortly before Christmas, observed arguments over a 9-year-old boy named Harry, who tried to steal a …
  • Kevin Durant was quickly turned off by idea of being Knicks savior

    Kevin Durant was quickly turned off by idea of being Knicks savior

    Kevin Durant insisted again that as his last season in Golden State wore on, he wanted no part of the Knicks’ spotlight. Too bad former Knicks president Steve Mills didn’t anticipate that as he traded Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas in late January of the 2018-19 season to clear cap room for KD and a star …
  • Tekashi 6ix9ine says he was suicidal in prison in new interview

    Tekashi 6ix9ine says he was suicidal in prison in new interview

    Tekashi 6ix9ine contemplated suicide during his stint behind bars for his role in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, he revealed in a new interview. Tekashi, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, opened up about his jailhouse struggles in a sit-down with Fox 5 New York reporter Lisa Evers. “The pressure is so strong,” the 24-year-old …