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Kristaps Porzingis Claims He Was Hacked After Tweeting, Deleting "LA Clippers"

A rep for Kristaps Porzingis is saying that the Knicks forward’s Twitter account was hacked yesterday, the reason for a since-deleted post reading “LA Clippers” with three smiley faces.

Based On Nothing, The Knicks Getting Dwight Howard Seems Inevitable

Dwight Howard is suddenly unhappy with his situation in Atlanta, and the Hawks probably wouldn’t be averse to trading him if the right deal came along. But does anyone really want Dwight?

Knicks Lose Again

The hits keep on coming.

Report: Carmelo Anthony And His Wife La La Have Separated, Maybe Because The Knicks Suck

According to TMZ, the stress of the New York Knicks’ failure-ridden embarrassment of a season and ongoing incompetence contributed to the separation of Carmelo Anthony and his TV-star wife La La, who have been together for more than a decade and have been married since 2010.

Stephen A. Smith: "This Damn Phil Jackson Is Still In New York City!"

For anyone masochistic enough to still care about the Knicks, this weekend felt a lot like rock bottom. President Phil Jackson spent Friday afternoon publicly alienating his star player Carmelo Anthony. He also stated that no Knicks player—including Kristaps Porzingis—was off the bargaining table, questioned the value…

Reports: Frustrated Kristaps Porzingis Skipped His Exit Meeting With Phil Jackson

It’s been a long season for the Knicks—bizarre strategy, internal drama, messy trade conversation, a terrible record—and with Phil Jackson signing on for two more years as team president, the immediate future looks as if it might only hold more of the same. Kristaps Porzingis isn’t having it.

Phil Jackson Says Carmelo Anthony "Would Be Better Off Somewhere Else"

“We have not been to win with him on the court at this time,” Knicks president Phil Jackson said of Carmelo Anthony in a press conference this afternoon. “I think the direction of our team is that he is a player who would be better off somewhere else, using his talents where he can win or chase that championship.”

Phil Jackson's Pal Tries To Sell Knicks Fans On The Future

ESPN reported earlier today that the Knicks and team president Phil Jackson re-upped for another two years. Coincidentally, a few hours later, Charley Rosen of FanRag Sports published a postmortem of the team’s terrible 2016-17 season.

Report: The Knicks Are Stuck With Phil Jackson For Two More Years

Swallow all your hopes, Knicks fans: ESPN reports that Phil Jackson has been signed for the last two years of his contract as team president. Both Jackson and the team had the option to break after the third year, but owner James Dolan has apparently followed through on his public promise to ride with the old…

Joakim Noah Needs Surgery; Knicks Slip Deeper Into The Void

Joakim Noah’s tenure on the Knicks has resembled an expensive rehabilitation project for a large, ungainly, nearly extinct bird. (Except the bird also does drugs he’s not supposed to, and is somewhat refreshing in his openness about the whole thing.)

Carmelo Anthony Embraces Oblivion

This year has been a trying time for Melo.

Joakim Noah Is Refreshingly Honest About His PED Suspension

Here’s something different: A professional athlete refusing to participate in the usual post-PED bust ritual self-mortification that only serves to prevent us from grappling with any meaningful questions about drugs and sports.

Jeff Hornacek: We're Going To Keep Doing This Stupid Thing That Makes No Sense

Anything good that is ever created inside Madison Square Garden will eventually be dragged down 34th Street and dumped into the Hudson River, where it will somehow catch on fire. Remember when the Knicks were feisty and it was fun to sit around talking about how great Kristaps Porzingis was? That feels like 100 years…

Derrick Rose Threatens To Shoot The Knicks' Playoff Hopes To Death

Turns out that while Derrick Rose was trashing the Knicks triangle scheme, he was also busy concocting his own plan to kickstart the Knicks offense Today, Newsday helped with the big reveal:

Derrick Rose Sounds Incredibly Enthused About The Return of The Triangle Offense

The triangle offense is back in New York City! This is what will save the moribund Knicks’ season, some good old fashioned archaic basketball. Have you caught the fever? Derrick Rose has:

It's Time For Phil Jackson To Get The Hell Out Of Here

Phil Jackson wasn’t content to just watch all his major offseason moves combust in his face. Instead, he took all these failures as evidence that he needed to double-down on his personal fetish, the triangle.

Carmelo Anthony: Late All-Star Selection "Was A Downer," No Refunds On His Canceled Vacation

Carmelo Anthony found out on Wednesday that he was a last-minute All-Star selection, chosen to fill in for an injured Kevin Love and make his tenth appearance at the game. Good news?

Report: Charles Oakley Once Again Allowed To Watch Sloppy Basketball At MSG

Former Knicks great Charles Oakley can once again watch all the triangle offense he desires at Madison Square Garden. The Oakley ban is gone, according to The Undefeated’s Mike Wise:

Adam Silver And Michael Jordan Met With James Dolan And Couldn't Get Him To Back Down

This afternoon, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Michael Jordan met with James Dolan and Charles Oakley to try and mediate a peaceful end to their very public dispute. (Frank Isola first reported the news, and the NBA confirmed it shortly after.)

Knicks Claim Charles Oakley Said "All Of You Suck Dolan's Dick" As He Was Being Dragged Out Of MSG

Just two days after Charles Oakley got dragged out of MSG and arrested following a scuffle with stadium security and one day after Rangers fans let James Dolan have it for being a sensitive penis, the New York Knicks are back at home tonight. And thank God, because that short layoff means fans will surely lay into…

Report: James Dolan Fires Madison Square Garden Head Of Security

Madison Square Garden and New York Knicks owner James Dolan fired Madison Square Garden’s security chief this morning, reports DNAinfo, two days after Madison Square Garden security tussled with former Knick great Charles Oakley, which ultimately saw Oakley get arrested.

"That's Some Bullshit!" Shouts Charles Oakley As He's Dragged Out Of MSG

Here’s some fresh footage of Charles Oakley getting booted from Madison Square Garden in the first quarter of last night’s Knicks-Clippers game, courtesy of a Deadspin reader. (An Easter egg: John McEnroe in the background, always the right guy to help cool down a testy situation.)

Charles Oakley Says He Was Kicked Out Of The Knicks Game For No Reason

Beloved former Knick Charles Oakley was forcefully removed from last night’s Clippers-Knicks game and charged with three counts of assault. There were various reports offering explanations for his removal—some had Oak going after Knicks owner James Dolan, others had him fighting with a fan—but Oakley offered his own…

Charles Oakley Dragged Into MSG Tunnel And Arrested After Fighting With Fan

Knicks legend Charles Oakley got heated in the first quarter of the Knicks game against the Clippers tonight and got hauled off the floor by security after shoving security guards around.

Exactly How High Is Phil Jackson, This Time?

With the trade deadline looming, Phil Jackson did a tweet. If you can parse this koan within five minutes, you deserve a high-five and a fresh ounce of Bleacher’s Ding:

Oh God The Knicks Are Going To Screw This Melo Shit Up So Completely, I Can't Wait

The Los Angeles Clippers are wounded—literally!—and in trouble. Chris Paul’s out for at least five more weeks with an injured thumb; Blake Griffin only just returned from a knee injury that kept him out of 18 games. They’ve lost three of four, and to some real dogs: the Wolves, Nuggets, and 76ers. The Warriors, Spurs,…

Carmelo Anthony Praises Teammate "Ron Burgundy"

With their season falling apart, the Knicks decided to make a change to the starting lineup before today’s game against Atlanta Hawks. To the bench went Courtney Lee, the guy who actually tries on defense and is shooting 42 percent from behind the arc, and to the floor went Ron Baker, a rookie who looks like the life…

Time To Start Speculating About Carmelo And The Knicks Possibly Breaking Up

Hell yeah, baby, the next phase in inevitable Knicks drama has begun. It’s now once again time to start speculating about Carmelo Anthony’s future in New York.

Knicks' Very Bad Week Somehow Gets Worse

With 8:18 left in the fourth quarter, the Knicks held a 13-point lead over the Sixers. Philly hadn’t done much on offense and a resurgent Derrick Rose was leading the Knicks just fine. Kristaps Porzingis was even occasionally sonning The Process! The Sixers are butt and the Knicks are supposed to win games like this.

That Was A Very Bad Night For The Knicks

It’s been more than 12 hours since the New York Knicks lost track of Derrick Rose, and at this point all we have to go on are reports from ESPN that he went back to Chicago to deal with a “family situation” after yesterday’s morning shoot around. Things are suddenly feeling very bleak in Madison Square Garden.