• Knicks have plenty of positives ahead of tough second half

    Knicks have plenty of positives ahead of tough second half

    The Knicks face a fierce schedule after the All-Star break with a four-game road trip starting Thursday: Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Brooklyn and Philadelphia. It’s a 1-3 trip waiting to
  • The Knicks are finally a team to be proud of

    The Knicks are finally a team to be proud of

    Everyone who lives and dies with the Knicks can recall Amar’e Stoudemire smiling his new $100 million smile and proclaiming: “The Knicks are back.” The Knicks were not back then, and 11 years
  • Knicks thump Pistons to head into All-Star break over .500

    Knicks thump Pistons to head into All-Star break over .500

    The Knicks whipped the Pistons, 114-104, on Thursday night to enter the All-Star break on an 8-3 spree and with a winning record at 19-18. With chants of “Let’s Go Knicks’’ from the 2,000
  • Tom Thibodeau’s tricky mission with Knicks is clear

    Tom Thibodeau’s tricky mission with Knicks is clear

    The tricky part will be culling the good stuff from the first 24 minutes, cultivating the aspects of those first two quarters that had Knicks players floating off the court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
  • NBA scraps ‘Delete 8’ bubble that Knicks never supported

    NBA scraps ‘Delete 8’ bubble that Knicks never supported

    While a one-site bubble arrangement with scrimmages for the “Delete 8″ has been scrapped, talks have picked up between the NBA and Players Association officials to stage a less-complicated, voluntary organized team activity format for the eight clubs not part of the Orlando restart, according to league sources. The Knicks were never in favor of …
  • Tom Thibodeau pinpoints ‘growing pains’ Knicks have to conquer

    Tom Thibodeau pinpoints ‘growing pains’ Knicks have to conquer

    Knicks rookie president Leon Rose said he had “no timeline” to break the seven-year playoff drought but feels he’s hired a coach smart in player development that will hasten their journey. Thibodeau touted their two young bedrock pieces in RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson and admitted two other young prospects, Kevin Knox and Frank Ntilikina, …
  • Knicks mailbag: Free-agency push for Christian Wood is complicated

    Knicks mailbag: Free-agency push for Christian Wood is complicated

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. Will the Knicks pursue Christian Wood in free agency? — Yaron Rahmani It’s hard to imagine the …
  • Knicks mailbag: Tom Thibodeau hiring likely would mean no Karl-Anthony Towns

    Knicks mailbag: Tom Thibodeau hiring likely would mean no Karl-Anthony Towns

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. Would the hiring of Tom Thibodeau as NY Knicks head coach prevent them from potentially acquiring Karl-Anthony …
  • RJ Barrett ‘soaking’ in ‘Last Dance’ lessons to bring to Knicks

    RJ Barrett ‘soaking’ in ‘Last Dance’ lessons to bring to Knicks

    RJ, meet MJ. During the NBA’s coronavirus pandemic shutdown, Knicks rookie stud RJ Barrett has taken a crash course in Michael Jordan the past five weeks, watching each episode of “The Last Dance.’’ Barrett said he’s been “soaking it all in’’ and his mind may have changed regarding who is the G.O.A.T. In a taped …
  • RJ Barrett’s bizarre coronavirus world involves big donations

    RJ Barrett’s bizarre coronavirus world involves big donations

    Last week, Knicks rookie RJ Barrett went to pick up a package for his grandmother. He didn’t even get out of the car, but someone recognized him from afar. And it blew his mind. “I really forgot that I play in the NBA,” he tells The Post. “It’s such a different reality that we’re in …