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Mike Budenholzer, arguably the NBA’s top-rated coach, would like to see his former assistant, Kenny Atkinson, take a Knicks job he once pursued in 2018. Preparing for the NBA restart as leader of the league-leading Bucks (53-12), Budenholzer paused from preparations at his Phoenix home to deliver a stirring endorsement of Atkinson, his former Hawks …

Seven people were injured in shootings in Brooklyn, New York, in a space of just 10 minutes on Monday night  Two men, 27 and 34, were each shot in the leg in the first incident at 10.40pm in Bedford-Stuyvesant  Just five minutes later a shooting in Flatbush left a 35-year-old man injured  Then three men, …

He did the protest thing. Spike Lee joined hundreds of George Floyd protesters in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon, telling The Post that he’s “gotta represent.” “Fort Greene, Baby! Fort Greene! Gotta represent,” the “Do the Right Thing” director said as he rode with other cyclists in front of a crowd. Lee, 63, was spotted around …

Kevin Durant confirmed The Post’s report he’s not planning on coming back to the Nets this summer in Orlando. “My season is over,’’ Durant told The Undefeated. “I don’t plan on playing at all. We decided last summer when it first happened that I was just going to wait until the following season. I had …

As protests about police brutality and the murder of George Floyd spread across the country, fictional cops on TV have come under fire, too. Critics are calling out shows including the popular NBC cop comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and others centered on the lives of police as “propaganda” making light of issues brought to light by …

With the concourse outside Barclays Center the site of protests this week over the police-related death of George Floyd, the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty of the WNBA released a statement Sunday backing the cause of racial justice. “We will work alongside our community – our fans, players, employees and including local law enforcement …

MTV is currently working with numerous government and health agencies in hopes of mounting its annual Video Music Awards live from New York this August, Variety can report exclusively. The show is eyeing an Aug. 30 broadcast date from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for its 36th edition of the VMAs, where MTV honors the best in …

The Knicks won’t begin any coaching search until they find out whether their season is over, according to sources. That could come as soon as Friday night, should commissioner Adam Silver finalize a format for the season’s restart following a conference call with the team owners. If the NBA brings back all 30 teams or …

Life as Charles Claxton knew it was about to change when his son, Nic, was born in April 1999. Charles was nearing the end of his first season with the British Basketball League’s Brighton Bears and closing out his sixth year overseas. For so long, he had dedicated himself to living out his dream of …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s push to get professional sports going again in New York took another step forward Sunday. Cuomo said during a press conference at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh that as of Sunday, professional sports leagues can begin holding training camps in New York, as leagues work on their plans to resume play amid …