New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown emphasized defensive execution, offensive decision-making and the importance of the learning process after his team suffered a 122-104 preseason loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, October 12, at Madison Square Garden. The defeat dropped the defending NBA champions to 0-3 in preseason, while Minnesota improved to 3-1. […]
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Andre Drummond says simplifying his shooting mechanics and learning to avoid overthinking have been the keys to improving his free-throw efficiency after years of struggles at the line. Speaking to the New York Post, the New York Knicks center explained that he changed his approach after repeatedly trying to adjust his technique in response to […]
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Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch says LaMelo Ball has helped improve the team’s atmosphere since arriving from the Charlotte Hornets during the offseason. Speaking Monday at Madison Square Garden before Minnesota’s preseason game against the New York Knicks, Finch praised Ball’s personality and his relationship with Anthony Edwards. “He’s always in a great mood,” […]
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New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns is eligible to sign a four-year, $276 million contract extension. After helping the Knicks win the 2026 NBA championship, Towns deserves to get paid. However, the team wants KAT to take a massive pay cut and they offered him a four-year, $200 million deal. On Friday, things took a [...]
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the New York Knicks 122-104 at Madison Square Garden on Monday, October 12, extending their preseason record to 3-1 and leaving the defending NBA champions winless through three games. Edwards shot 8-of-16 from the field, including five three-pointers on eight attempts, and went 5-of-7 at […]
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Before the testimony of a 53-year drought ending decorates the rafters, Madison Square Garden will host a different kind of event. New York Knicks owner James Dolan is leveraging his iconic venue for a high-stakes political fundraiser. He’s hosting a major political gala at MSG just hours before the reigning NBA champions take the floor for […]
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The Knicks preseason woes continue after suffering a 122-104 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Captain Clutch, King of New York, and even the Greatest Knick of All Time. Jalen Brunson has earned plenty of nicknames after ending the franchise’s 53-year championship drought. Yet, despite winning Finals MVP during the Knicks’ historic 2026 title run, one less flattering label continues to follow him: “flopper.” And on Monday night against the […]
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Carmelo Anthony believes Karl-Anthony Towns and the others are too focused on their next contract instead of enjoying the success they achieved with the New York Knicks. The NBA and Knicks legend is convinced the organization made the right decision to pause contract extension talks with all their eligible players, including Towns. “I think it’s happier times, I just think things just move so fast now that you get a chance to celebrate the championship, then it’s business as ...
Before tonight’s scrimmage, there was talk of coach Chris Finch resting his starters. Fat chance. Only Jonathan Kuminga sat tonight for the Minnesota Timberwolves (3-1), since everyone wants to play at Madison Square Garden, the grandest basketball stage in the world. Indeed, the visitors looked determined to announce themselves while the defending champs (0-3) still […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves were back in action against the reigning champion New York Knicks tonight in Madison Square Garden, where the Wolves tried to show they could keep up with the team that some are even picking to repeat. Minnesota was without two assumed rotation players for this game. Jonathan Kuminga and TJ Shannon were […]
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves looked for their third win of the preseason as they visited the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Monday. The Timberwolves were coming off a one-point victory over the Miami Heat, while the Knicks dropped their first two games against the Philadelphia 76ers and the Washington Wizards. […]
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With an NBA championship to defend, the NY Knicks don’t want the distractions of contract extensions this season. The team […]
Chris Finch has been elated about the positive impact and presence LaMelo Ball has brought to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Speaking to the media before the Wolves' Monday preseason road game against the New York Knicks, Finch emphasized what Ball has meant to the Timberwolves since his offseason trade. "He's always in a great mood," Finch said of adding Ball. "Always come in smiling. He and Anthony [Edwards] have a shared quality: they're really hard to stay mad at. And they do some things that...
New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown is uncertain about Karl-Anthony Towns’ activity at power forward going into the 2026-27 NBA season. Brown is gearing up for the second season of his head coaching stint with the Knicks. Year 1 was a massive success for the veteran coach, leading the franchise to its third overall […]
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Carmelo Anthony believes the New York Knicks have made the right call by putting contract negotiations on hold as they prepare to defend their NBA championship. With Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart both eligible for extensions, New York announced last week that discussions would be paused until later in the season, allowing the team to […]
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The World Champion Knicks host the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-1) at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. New York is still looking for its first preseason win after two unsuccessful tries (we’re not worried). Minny has swapped out Julius Randle and Naz Reid for LaMelo Ball and Jonathan Kuminga, but you might not see them at […]
The New York Knicks take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2026 NBA preseason, seeking to find their stride and build chemistry for the upcoming regular season.
The New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves meet in their third preseason game, testing new additions, building chemistry, and finding their rhythm for the upcoming NBA season, where defending champion New York is led by Jalen Brunson and contender Minnesota is powered by Anthony Edwards .
All indications point to Jalen Br...
No. 2 is officially ready for his reintroduction in Toronto.
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Three days after the Knicks froze every extension talk, Karl-Anthony Towns stood at the podium and made one thing clear: nobody told him first. "It was news to me," he said, and the defending champs suddenly have a quietly furious cornerstone.
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Kawhi Leonard is set to make his Toronto Raptors comeback after missing all previous preseason games. Per Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic , Leonard is available for the upcoming game against the New York Knicks . Toronto will face the Knicks on October 13 at home and will travel to New York to play the defending champions again on October 15. Leonard had a career-best scoring year last season and remained healthy as well, playing 65 games for the Los Angeles Clippers . He averaged 27.9 poin...
After attending his second Harry Styles show at Madison Square Garden (MSG), a video of New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson singing along to one of his greatest hits has surfaced. A video has been posted of Brunson singing “As It Was” from Harry’s House from his seat. This being his second concert of the […]
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The Raptors have split the outcome of their first two preseason games, but it seems they might have a leg up against their Atlantic division rivals with the first on-court appearance for the Raptors of Kawhi Leonard. “He went through practice today,” said Rajaković about Leonard at today’s practice. “He’s feeling great.
So, yes, he’s […]
After the New York Knicks announced that they will be pausing all extension negotiations to focus on the start of the season, a new report has revealed that not all Knicks players had serious extension talks. According to NBA insider Marc Stein , Karl-Anthony Towns was the only Knick, who had seriously engaged in extension conversations with the team. Josh Hart , Miles McBride and Tyler Kolek are all eligible for extensions, but reportedly haven't had serious negotiations with New York. Stein ...
Monday’s game against Minnesota starts the Knicks’ final three-game preseason stretch. I’d use part of it to put Pacome Dadiet […]