What has gone right, wrong for Knicks as they emerge from All-Star break
NY Post
Few teams in any sport have needed a midseason timeout more than the Knicks, whose mounting injury situation resulted in six rotation regulars being sidelined for their final game before the All-Star break.
That shorthanded defeat in Orlando represented the Knicks’ fourth loss in a row and fifth in six games following the 15-2 run that briefly vaulted them within a half-game of the No. 2 playoff position in the Eastern Conference.
The recent slide has left them in the fourth spot, four games behind the second-place Cavaliers, and a half-game up on the 76ers with the Knicks (33-22) opening their final 27 games of the regular season Thursday night in Philadelphia.
Just listening to the chanting crowds at the Garden, Jalen Brunson is fully worthy of this designation.
The deserving first-time All-Star might legitimately find his way into the league-wide conversation, too, if the Knicks regain health and secure no worse than a top-4 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Brunson only has been the franchise’s best point guard since Walt Frazier, putting up 27.6 points and 6.5 assists per game while shooting 41.1 percent from 3-point range and providing a defining toughness and work ethic that New York sports fans always have appreciated.
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Splish splash, this Browns photographer was taking a bath.
Ray Bennett was fired by the Avalanche last season after the power play he ran went an abysmal 3-for-22 in a seven-game first-round loss to the Stars, following a regular season in which it converted at 24.79 percent.
It’s not often I write something in this space and the general manager publicly agrees with me a day later, but Mets head baseball honcho David Stearns confirmed in his weekly media session on Tuesday that the bullpen is his No. 1 priority precisely 24 hours after I penned exactly that.
Observations from the first Giants practice of training camp on Wednesday:
Kobe Bryant once famously said that he expected Mike Brown to be “a pushover” based on previous reputation, but that he was pleased to quickly discover that was not the case.
There is often a dance to be done with upper echelon wide receivers.
Tua Tagovailoa can forgive, but he won’t soon forget.
After Kevin Durant and Steve Nash sat down to discuss what went wrong in Brooklyn, fellow ex-Net Kyrie Irving promised a response.
Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos was injured at the end of Miami’s first training camp practice Wednesday and airlifted via helicopter to a hospital for further evaluation, according to multiple reports.
The 2025 Jets season takes another step Wednesday when the team conducts its first training-camp practice.
All three were top 10 draft picks, all three joined the Jets with wide-eyed optimism, all three have earned their big-ticket contracts.
The Knicks have requested and received permission to talk to Minnesota assistant Pablo Prigioni about a spot on newly hired coach Mike Brown’s staff.
Jets stars Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner reported to training camp Tuesday with much bigger bank accounts and the knowledge that they are part of the long-term plan for the organization.