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Front office shakeup rocks Knicks just two days before NBA trade deadline
“Sell the team”? Nope. Fire the president? Yep. Owner James Dolan axed team president Steve Mills on Tuesday amid another brutal season in which the Knicks are 15-36 — and...
NBA slaps Knicks duo with suspension, fine for brawl roles
The Knicks incurred the wrath of the NBA Thursday for being the Super Wrecks of Super Bowl Week. Knicks point guard Elfrid Payton was suspended one game and Marcus Morris...
Knicks front office's hiding act is looking worse by the day
LaMelo Ball has shut it down for good in Australia with a foot injury, but still should be a top-three pick in June’s draft. According to a source, the Knicks...
Knicks president is hoping David Blatt saves his job
David Blatt, newly hired for the Knicks’ front office, sat next to president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry, observing interim coach Mike Miller’s practice on Christmas Eve in...
Knicks management's problematic status delaying fire sale
DENVER — Sunday marks the first day on which free agents who signed in July are eligible to be traded. The date has been well-anticipated because of the historic number...
Knicks' new 'monster' leading them through dark times
DENVER — Even president Steve Mills and GM Scott Perry underestimated what point guard Elfrid Payton brought to the table upon his return. Otherwise, just maybe, Knicks braintrust would have...
Ominous sign means new Knicks coach could be in trouble
SAN FRANCISCO — It was past midnight back in New York when Knicks president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry stood against a closed locker-room door at Portland’s Moda...
Blazers GM with wild backstory is the dark horse Knicks savior
PORTLAND, Ore. — While Masai Ujiri of Nigeria is a pie-in-the-sky pick to next run the Knicks, there are other presidential options if Steve Mills is bounced after the season....
Knicks' final farewell to David Fizdale has telling omission
PORTLAND, Ore. — It took 48 hours, but the Knicks finally released a statement to commend the fired David Fizdale for his work as Knicks coach that lasted a little...
The players-only meeting Steve Mills didn't know about before firing Fizdale
PORTLAND – The mood in the Knicks locker room late Saturday was an odd mixture of sorrow for letting down fired coach David Fizdale but optimism that perhaps things are...
Knicks comedy show continues with late-game choke
Mike Miller admittedly didn’t have much time to enact significant changes to the game plan during his whirlwind first day as the Knicks’ interim coach. The Knicks didn’t get blown...
How the new Knicks coach handled wild first day
Mike Miller understandably had what he described as “a day” over the previous 24 hours. The new interim coach of the Knicks admits he didn’t have much time to implement...
Knicks' laughingstock gets sadder
Clyde Frazier once said these words that are proudly presented outside the Garden. “Basketball is a city game and Madison Square Garden is the Mecca.’’ That has not been true...
Steve Mills' shaky status could lead to Knicks long-awaited savior
Silent Knicks president Steve Mills is on shaky ground until his struggling team shows progress to owner James Dolan’s liking, according to a source. If that does not occur, Mills...
David Fizdale was laughing with Knicks brass before firing
David Fizdale was laughing and shaking hands with several members of Knicks brass just hours before news leaked of his curiously timed firing. Video shows a smiling Fizdale greeting team...
The hot-button issues facing the Knicks in Fizdale aftermath
We’ve got answers to the hot-button questions following David Fizdale’s firing: Q: Is this really Fizdale’s fault? Doesn’t he have a flawed roster? A: It’s a combination of mediocre coaching...
Top NBA coaches take digs at Knicks over Fizdale firing
Gregg Popovich and Steve Kerr, elite members of the NBA’s coaching ranks, spoke in support of David Fizdale while taking digs at the laughingstock Knicks. Unsolicited, Popovich, the Spurs headmaster,...
What Knicks fans are saying about David Fizdale's firing
The Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale on Friday afternoon, sending assistant coach Keith Smart out the door with him. Mike Miller is taking over as the interim coach. The...
David Fizdale can't be the only Knicks firing
This was the simple part. That’s not easy to ponder, given that we are talking about a man’s livelihood, but firing David Fizdale was an effortless response to … well,...
Everyone to blame for this Knicks disaster
This is on everyone, owner on down, everyone who has conspired to turn the Knicks franchise into a deplorable joke, something beyond pity. This? This is as disgraceful as professional...