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New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose eyes a rebound during an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Grizzlies sign Derrick Rose to 2-year deal, look to fill leadership void

July 1, 2023 at 11:15 a.m.

Derrick Rose was a positive veteran presence with the Knicks for over two seasons. Now he'll join a team that not only desperately needs his leadership, but also his point-guard...

Victor Wembanyama, a projected first-round NBA draft pick, walks off the mound after throwing the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Victor Wembanyama embraces megastardom before NBA Draft: ‘I’m trying to be the best’

June 22, 2023 at 1:39 p.m.

The height is real. The hype? Let's just say Victor Wembanyama has a lot to live up to. Wembanyama, the 7-3 wunderkind, is already such a star that the NBA...

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, gestures to fans after the team's 104-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

The Heat, like everybody else, had no answer for Nikola Jokic

June 3, 2023 at 10:41 a.m.

Appreciate his precision or yawn at his pedestrian pace, you've never seen a basketball player like Nikola Jokic. One of one in the history of the NBA. There are shades...

Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler (22) during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference playoff semifinal against the New York Knicks Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Jimmy Butler ready for 48 minutes and confident about eliminating Knicks in Game 6: ‘We’ll win’

May 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Jimmy Butler seems confident the Heat will eliminate the Knicks on Friday — especially if he never leaves the court. "If [coach Erik Spoelstra] tells me to play 48 minutes,...

New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson (11) reacts after scoring against the Miami Heat during the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference playoff semifinal, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Jalen Brunson scores 38 points, goes the distance as Knicks top Heat to force Game 6

May 11, 2023 at 1:25 p.m.

The Knicks needed a hero to keep their season alive. Jalen Brunson strapped on the cape. Backed by strong efforts from his sidekicks RJ Barrett and Julius Randle, Brunson played...

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson reacts after scoring a three-point basket in the first half of Game 2 in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series against the Miami Heat, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Jalen Brunson’s clutch buckets narrowly lead Knicks past Heat to even series

May 3, 2023 at 1:12 p.m.

It was a necessary win for the Knicks. And while it wasn't pretty, they scraped by. Facing the Heat without Jimmy Butler, Tom Thibodeau's squad played at a deficit for...

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau, left, shakes hands with his former player Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler after an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in Chicago. The Timberwolves won 99-94. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

How Tom Thibodeau helped create the Jimmy Butler monster that Knicks now must stop

April 30, 2023 at 12:41 p.m.

Brian Scalabrine was summoned to Tom Thibodeau's office in 2012 and the coach was fuming about a spot on ESPN Radio in Chicago. "He's like, what the f--k are you...

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson reacts after scoring a three-point basket in the first half of Game 4 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Knicks take control of playoff series after Jalen Brunson’s dominance and Julius Randle’s benching

April 24, 2023 at 1:50 p.m.

Jalen Brunson was better than Donovan Mitchell. It might be a simplistic view of Sunday's pivotal Game 4, but it was also the main reason the Knicks left MSG with...

New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose wearing headphones warms up prior to an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Knicks guard Derrick Rose starts a chess tournament in Vegas

April 18, 2023 at 8:52 p.m.

Derrick Rose revealed his next move. The Knicks guard announced Tuesday that he's starting a chess tournament called "Chesstival" with the inaugural competition this summer in Las Vegas. Celebrities and...

FILE - In this April 4, 2016, file photo, Villanova's Jalen Brunson (1), Mikal Bridges (25) and their teammates celebrate after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game against North Carolina in Houston. Villanova won 77-74. What a night for a second-seeded team full of scrappers, grinders and also-rans, who proved you don't have to have a roster full of NBA-bound one-and-doners to win a title. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Fle)

Mikal Bridges calls former ‘Nova teammate Jalen Brunson the best in program history: ‘He needs a statue next’

February 14, 2023 at 2:16 a.m.

Nets vs Knicks has become quite a promotion for the Villanova basketball program, and, if you ask one of the former Wildcats, the standout of the group — and of...

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