Kevin Durant’s impressive return: 22 points, five rebounds, three assists and a very annoying interview. After the Nets’ 1-1 125-9999 season-over opening rears, Durant won the TNT. No. Interviewed briefly with “Inside the NBA.” The questions of Charles Barclay and Crew were met mostly by one-word answers. Afterwards, Barclay, Kenny …
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The Knicks will open their season against the Pacers on Wednesday night, just as the talk Thibodeau era begins. Here are three bold predictions and five games to watch since the 2020-21 NBA season tips are off. Three bold predictions 1. Free-agent Cygni Alec Berks quietly gets an early small …
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Entering his third NBA season, it’s easy to forget that Kevin Knox is even younger than Knicks ’2020 first-round pick OB Topin. The 21-year-old forward is still struggling to regain the relevance that kept him away from his first two years in New York, but Knox shed light on Friday …
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Knicks’ two first-round picks gained important recognition before and during Friday’s preseason final. Ruby forward Obi Toppin was third in the poll for the league’s 2020-21 Rookie of the Year award in the annual survey of NBA.com general managers. Point guard Emanuel Quickly also looks as if he plans to …
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Pete coach Tom Thibodeau had his first win and a 90-84 first season game of the season over the Pistons at the fan-less Little Caesar Arena in Deckit Rot. The entire Knicks franchise was benched for exactly nine months due to the COVID-19 epidemic, but Thibodeau’s new defense was disruptive …
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