// Did you get what you wanted? If you are a long-suffering Clippers or Knicks fan, you sure did. If you are a Mavericks fan, you sorta did (a banner), sorta didn’t (a shellacking). If you are a member of the tribes known as Lakers Nation and Celtics Nation, no you did not! Today dawned with a post-Christmas hangover in a lot of places where folks had been accustomed to having their wishes fulfilled and their dreams come true. The Lakers were up six
Garnett facing suspension?
If you punch an opposing player, you get an automatic suspension. If you smack an opposing player in the neck, do you incur the wrath of Stu Jackson? Kevin Garnett will find out soon enough after he hit Knicks forward Bill Walker in the neck with an open-handed smack after missing the potential game-tying jumper in Boston’s season-opening loss to the New York Knicks. Walker had to be restrained from going after Garnett, who may have been fouled on the final attempt. Television
Hamilton column: D’Antoni on hot seat
NEW YORK — The city that never sleeps is also the cauldron that never cools. At least, that’s the case when Knicks fans don’t have your back. Welcome to the world of Mike D’Antoni. After three full seasons as the coach of the New York Knicks, D’Antoni is 103-143, has one playoff berth, zero playoff wins, and the hottest coaching seat in the NBA. Maybe even in all of professional sports. From day one, Knicks fans have never fully embraced D’Antoni or his
Wednesday night’s NBA highlights
By now you’ve probably heard that Kobe Bryant sat out last night’s game against the hallway rivals, the Clippers, because of a torn ligament in his right wrist. And surely y’all remember that cheap shot that Andrew Bynum delivered to J.J. Berea in last year’s playoff sweep, which resulted in a five-game suspension that Bynum will begin serving on Christmas Day. So the big guy is out until the new year, the Mamba is out until nobody knows when, and as Mark
Hamilton column: With Baron Davis, Knicks will win the Atlantic
NEW YORK — Earlier today, news began to trickle out from various media outlets that Baron Davis has agreed to join the Knicks. He will officially sign with the club on Monday and is expected to accept their one year “room exception” offer of $2.5 million. Marc Berman of the New York Post was the first to report Sunday that Davis agreed to join the Knicks and echoed my Friday sentiment—he will play sooner rather than later. According to Berman, the Knicks’
Hamilton column: Baron Davis willing (and more able than believed) to join Knicks
NEW YORK — It’s been a long seven days for the New York Knicks. After their bold and surprising move to land Tyson Chandler last Thursday, interim general manager Glen Grunwald has been hard at work trying to build a formidable team around New York City’s newest skyline. As it stands, the projected starting lineup will feature arguably the league’s best front court, but a somewhat inexperienced backcourt. Toney Douglas—the third year pro—is expected to begin the season as the starter,
‘Melo Can Empathize With Chris Paul
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Carmelo Anthony can relate to Chris Paul. A year ago, the ‘Melo Drama hung over the NBA like a dark cloud. Now, the Paul sweepstakes –along with the Dwight Howard affair — threatens to dominate the NBA headlines for the upcoming season. Yet while Anthony was only involved in one successful trade, to the Knicks, Paul has already been involved in a failed trade to the Lakers and another stalled trade to the Lakers’ poor stepchild, the Clippers. The Clippers have reportedly offered center Chris Kaman, backup guard Eric
Knicks can’t trade money again until July 1
NEW YORK — Jim Dolan’s big fat wallet will be of no use to the Knicks until next July. The Knicks sent $3 million to the Washington Wizards as part of today’s three-team trade to acquire Tyson Chandler, meaning they don’t have any more money to spend in trades this season — and they might not have any draft picks in June. A new rule in the recently ratified collective bargaining agreement limits the amount of money a team can trade in