New York Knicks Rumors & News

New York Daily News "So it's not just that the Heat is better than the Knicks. According to Pacers coach Frank Vogel, the squad from South Beach is also more intelligent. Following a game in which the Pacers surrendered 60 points in the paint against Miami — failing, in the process, to duplicate the rim-protecting..." May 24

ESPN.com "New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony suffered a small left shoulder tear late in the regular season that was revealed during an MRI on Wednesday, a league source confirmed. The Knicks are hopeful Anthony will not need surgery, according to the source, who added the team plans to allow its..." May 23

New York Post "The Knicks’ 1-2 scoring tandem was truly hurting in the ill-fated Pacers series. Not only did Carmelo Anthony play with what an MRI exam Wednesday revealed was a partial tear in his left shoulder, but The Post has learned J.R. Smith’s nightmarish playoff performance was partly because of a..." May 23

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony played 12 playoff games with a partially torn left shoulder, the Daily News has learned. An MRI of Anthony’s shoulder revealed a partially torn labrum, according to a Knicks source, and he may need surgery. The Knicks are hopeful that the injury will heal on its own and the club..." May 23

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23

New York Daily News "Amar'e Stoudemire’s agent said the veteran forward is unhappy with the way the season ended for him and the Knicks, but that Stoudemire believes he’ll play a bigger role next year. “You know Amar’e, he’s going to work as hard as he can during the offseason,” said Happy Walters, Stoudemire’s..." May 23

New York Post "Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald thought Mike Woodson should have won Coach of the Year this season. So he is hardly listening to fan and media complaints that Woodson had a bad playoff. Woodson, 55, finished third in the Coach of the Year voting, won 54 games, the Atlantic Division title..." May 22

New York Post "Knicks rookie point guard Pablo Prigioni said on Argentine radio today his preference is to remain in the NBA next season and no longer harbors a desire to return to the Spanish League. “If I can choose, I prefer to play in the United States and stay in the NBA,’’ Prigioni said on Argentine..." May 22

New York Post "It’s risky business, but Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald said Tuesday the major core of the roster will be back next season as the franchise banks on Amar’e Stoudemire’s knees and J.R. Smith’s head healing. Grunwald confirmed the Knicks are unable to do a sign-and-trade for free agents..." May 22

North Jersey "One by one they came into the media room at the Madison Square Garden Training Center and sat in a chair in front of the cameras and tried to make sense of the season that just ended and the shaky future facing the Knicks. But what may have told you the most about the team was where the..." May 21

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony, as the face of the Knicks franchise, clearly sees his obligation to make sure to portray a happy public face to New York, orange-and-blue-colored glasses covering his eyes. It’s a delusional face. “We’re right there,” Melo says. Right where? Nowhere near Miami, nowhere..." May 21

New York Post "The truth hurts, and it was delivered yesterday not by Carmelo Anthony but by the Knicks’ youngest player, 22-year-old Iman Shumpert. Shumpert branded the Knicks season a failure after Saturday’s heartbreaking, second-round KO in Indiana. The Knicks’ young swingman could almost taste South..." May 21

New York Post "Next season could conceivably be the last as a Knick for Carmelo Anthony — who has a player opt-out clause in his contract he can use after the 2013-14 season. If he does opt out next summer, he sounded as if he intended to re-sign a long-term deal with the Knicks.“I’m going to be here for many..." May 21

New York Post "Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim went on a verbal tirade against Carmelo Anthony’s Knicks teammates, shocked his former player is receiving blame for the team’s second-round flameout to Indiana. In the Syracuse Post-Standard, Boeheim ripped Tyson Chandler, whom he coached on the U.S. Olympic Team,..." May 21

New York Post "Knicks GM Glen Grunwald said Jason Kidd gave him no indication he was retiring. “We had a great meeting with Jason yesterday,’’ Grunwald said in a end-of-season press conference with the media. “He was a big part of our success and we look forward to having him back next year.’’ Asked if Kidd..." May 21

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony will sell tickets, titillate Celebrity Row, make the Garden a warm attraction in the dead of winter, hopefully for many more winters. But this is supposed to be about bringing a championship to New York, and he is doomed, he will never win that elusive championship if he has to..." May 20

New York Post "Don’t know why anyone would have any trouble with J. R. Smith out “clubbing” during the playoffs. As long as he observed the 5 a.m. curfew, it’s a non-issue, ya know? And it’s not as if he didn’t have another sensational season tweeting. And Smith’s suspension during the Boston series likely..." May 20

New York Post "Next season, Carmelo Anthony’s main sidekick could be a healthy, emerging Iman Shumpert. One major issue with the Knicks’ roster going forward is its lack of upside: The team is ancient, and few players have real room for NBA growth. One of the exceptions is Shumpert, who just emblazoned his..." May 20

New York Post "Point guard Pablo Prigioni faces a tough decision on whether to stay in the NBA or return to the Spanish League next season, because his wife, Raquel, wants to return overseas. Prigioni on Saturday continued to be noncommittal on whether he wants to return to the Knicks. “I think it’s not..." May 20

SportingNews.com "Knicks guard J.R. Smith is expected to opt out of his contract and sign a four-year deal to remain in New York, according to a New York Post report. The deal would pay Smith about $5 million per season because the Knicks hold his early Larry Bird rights. Also playing into Smith’s decision is..." May 20

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony sat shirtless and wore ice packs on both knees late Saturday night as he surveyed the losing locker room inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. From his demeanor and posture right down to the accessories needed to heal his aching body, Anthony resembled Patrick Ewing more than ever after..." May 20

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony will have his ailing left shoulder re-examined by team doctors to determine the extent of the injury and how to treat it, according to a Knicks official. The club is hopeful that Anthony's injury is not serious and that it will improve with rest and therapy and won't require..." May 20

New York Post "After being benched for the second half for the second straight playoff game, Amar’e Stoudemire is confused with his role with the Knicks going forward. His injury-wracked season never included a single start and ended with coach Mike Woodson not trusting the $100 million man after the first..." May 19

New York Post "More like Out-dianapolis for Raymond Felton. In the Knicks’ 106-99 season-ending Game 6 loss to the Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse last night, Felton, who struggled in Game 3 in Indianapolis, delivered another miserable performance. The point guard missed all seven of his shots from the..." May 19

New York Daily News "Amar’e Stoudemire knows his contract won’t allow him to go anywhere and he wants Mike Woodson to make a commitment to make a frontcourt of Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler work. “We never gave it a chance,” Stoudemire said after Indiana’s 106-99 victory eliminated the Knicks from..." May 19

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony made the same slow, sad walk off the court that Patrick Ewing used to make all too often at the Garden, the walk into another season without a championship. Ewing always had Michael Jordan in his way, and Melo would have had LeBron James in his way again, but he couldn’t even..." May 19

New York Post "Following the Knicks’ 106-99 ouster by the Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals last night, center Tyson Chandler was asked why the Knicks never seemed to get back to their early-season form, when they were one of the NBA’s brightest stories. “I don’t know, I can’t answer..." May 19

New York Post "The shots just kept coming from Iman Shumpert. They kept going in. But it wasn’t enough. In the Knicks’ 106-99 season-ending Game 6 loss to the Pacers last night, it was Shumpert who delivered a surge that nearly saved the Knicks’ season. Midway through the third quarter, Shumpert almost..." May 19

New York Post "After it ended, J.R. Smith said he looked at his Knicks jersey and thought about how he doesn’t want to leave New York. “I want to retire a Knick,” said Smith, who can opt out of his contract this offseason, in the aftermath of the Knicks’ season-ending 106-99 Game 6 defeat. “I don’t want to go..." May 19

Indianapolis Star "Lance Stephenson finished with a playoff career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers pulled away late to beat the New York Knicks 106-99 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday night and won their Eastern Conference semifinal series four games to two. The victory sends the..." May 19

New York Daily News "Beyond grappling with the Pacers’ size and defensive prowess, Mike Woodson has had to wrestle with his own rotation — whom to start, whom to have come off the bench, how to divvy up the minutes, whether to go big or small and now this: the sudden emergence of Chris Copeland, which is something the..." May 18

New York Post "During a quiet moment, in the locker room in Toronto, on the eve of his 40th birthday in March, Jason Kidd asked a group of Knicks beat writers if they thought he would make a good coach and whether he would enjoy being one. Kidd said jokingly that dealing with the media several times a day..." May 18

New York Post "At the end, as the buzzer groaned and the fans exhaled, the teams walked in different directions, feeling very different emotions. The Knicks, clearly relieved, huddled in a prayer group, shook their heads as they walked off the floor, as they looked toward the scoreboard, as they let the reality..." May 17

New York Post "J.R. Smith may not be out of his slump, but his performance in Game 5 against the Pacers last night was a step in the right direction. Smith, who has been mired in a horrific shooting slump since his ejection in Game 3 of the Knicks’ first-round series against the Celtics, had 13 points to go..." May 17

New York Post "Raymond Felton battled for the rebound with two Pacers when Chris Copeland missed a 3-pointer with a few minutes left in the third quarter last night. And the 6-foot-1 Felton is not the Knick you’d expect to come up with the carom. But it was Felton who relentlessly fought and fought for the..." May 17

North Jersey "First, it was the fever. Now it’s the heat. J.R. Smith, who has struggled since Game 3 of the opening round against Boston and has been embroiled in rumors of nightclub activity, was the object of an odd, expletive-laden — and since deleted — Instagram message from pop singer Rihanna, as she..." May 17

North Jersey "The Knicks were doing so many things better than they had done all series — fighting for rebounds, finding unexpected offense, firing smart shots – yet for all the resurgent basketball work on display Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, the building was gripped by the kind of fear and anxiety..." May 17

New York Post "Chris Copeland, a training-camp long shot who spent part of the season lugging around a pink knapsack as part of rookie hazing, may turn into a very attractive piece on the free-agent market. Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald likely hopes Copeland will be part of the team’s future plans,..." May 17

New York Post "There is Cope! And hope. The Knicks are taking this series back to Indiana — something coach Mike Woodson predicted yesterday morning in a bold “I’m-expecting-to-win’’ declaration. Buoyed by ferociously physical defense, a bounce-back game from J.R. Smith, 28 points from Carmelo Anthony, a..." May 17

Indianapolis Star "The lack of respect is still there for the Indiana Pacers. They have beaten up, bullied and shut down the New York Knicks for most of the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals. But the credit has yet to show up for the Pacers. The talk of the series has centered on how the Knicks are..." May 16

New York Post "Rihanna alleged Thursday what many Knicks fans already suspected about J.R. Smith and his playoff woes. In a comment on Instagram, the singer wrote that Smith is struggling because “his a** be hungover from clubbing every night during playoffs.” Smith has shot just 28.6 percent from the field..." May 16

New York Post "Kenyon Martin didn’t join his teammates in shooting practice Wednesday because of an apparent new wrist injury. Tuesday night in the visitor’s locker room in Indianapolis, Martin sported either a black soft cast or wrap on his right wrist. Martin, who also has the flu, was nowhere to be found..." May 16

New York Post "The Knicks went big in Indianapolis — and lost big. Now embattled coach Mike Woodson is ready to admit his mistake. The Knicks are expected to go back to small-ball tonight in looking for their season’s most giant victory in do-or-die Game 5 at the Garden. Carmelo Anthony will head back to his..." May 16

New York Daily News "There must be something about the nickname Swish that makes it impossible to have postseason success in New York. Like October-challenged former Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher, the usual Knicks swisher — J.R. Smith — has done nothing to live up to that moniker throughout these playoffs. His..." May 15

New York Post "Mike Woodson indicated he’s probably going back to smallball Thursday night in the Knicks' do-or-die Game 5 at the Garden, reinserting Pablo Prigioni into the starting lineup. For the first time, Woodson deviated and started Kenyon Martin at the power forward, shifting Carmelo Anthony to small..." May 15

Indianapolis Star "One more win and the Indiana Pacers are in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in nine years. The Pacers took care of business on their home floor for the second straight game Tuesday night, beating the Knicks 93-82. The victory gives Indiana a commanding 3-1 lead in this..." May 15