• ‘Clueless’ Dennis Smith Jr.’s Knicks exit looks likely with allies gone

    ‘Clueless’ Dennis Smith Jr.’s Knicks exit looks likely with allies gone

    Part 14 of a series analyzing the New York Knicks Point guard Dennis Smith Jr. helped get former Knicks president Steve Mills fired. It was bad enough Mills failed to use the Knicks’ league-high cap space appropriately following the Kristaps Porzingis blockbuster trade 14 months ago. Adding insult to injury was that Smith, the Knicks’ …
  • Sports’ finest hour coming during coronavirus fight

    Sports’ finest hour coming during coronavirus fight

    The thing to remember is, many of the people who engage in the most profound examples of philanthropy prefer to do it away from the glare, away from the lights. One of the last conversations I ever had with George Steinbrenner was trying to convince him to attach his name to a story detailing an …
  • Knicks mailbag: The Tarrytown excuse, Carmelo Anthony reunion

    Knicks mailbag: The Tarrytown excuse, Carmelo Anthony reunion

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. Why can’t the Knicks build superior training facilities like the Nets if that is what it takes …
  • Mitchell Robinson is a Knicks win in every way

    Mitchell Robinson is a Knicks win in every way

    Part 13 of a series analyzing the New York Knicks On Feb. 9 in Atlanta, Knicks center Mitchell Robinson discussed big man Clint Capela, who had just been introduced at a press conference as the newest member of the Hawks an hour before the Knicks tipped off at State Farm Arena. When Robinson was selected …
  • The Julius Randle habit that’s driving Knicks teammates crazy

    The Julius Randle habit that’s driving Knicks teammates crazy

    Part 12 of a series analyzing the New York Knicks Power forward Julius Randle became the most polarizing Knicks player with the fans — and in the locker room. Randle’s traditional numbers are strong but bittersweet. If there are no more regular-season games due to the coronavirus pandemic, Randle will finish 32nd in the league …
  • Leon Rose’s plan for Knicks front office with crucial 2020 NBA Draft coming

    Leon Rose’s plan for Knicks front office with crucial 2020 NBA Draft coming

    Nobody knows the steps Knicks president Leon Rose would have taken had the NBA season — and normal life — not been suspended by the coronavirus on March 11. For now, Rose is proceeding as status quo with an inherited front office in following an unofficial NBA hiring/firing stoppage with the world stopped cold. According …
  • Elfrid Payton’s Knicks rebirth includes David Fizdale ‘what if’

    Elfrid Payton’s Knicks rebirth includes David Fizdale ‘what if’

    Part 10 of a series analyzing the New York Knicks Knicks point guard Elfrid Payton is back in his hometown of New Orleans, doing lots of running to keep in shape during the coronavirus pandemic. Payton is running the flat terrain of the Big Easy every morning, running as well as he ran the Knicks …
  • March mercifully ends with sports, world unrecognizable

    March mercifully ends with sports, world unrecognizable

    On March 1, there were two stories that dominated much of the news cycle. There was much buzz attached to Joe Biden’s stunning political resurrection after winning the South Carolina primary. There was hope surrounding an agreement signed between the U.S. and the Taliban to end America’s longest war, which on that Sunday had lasted …
  • Awkward Leon Rose dynamic at center of Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina dilemma

    Awkward Leon Rose dynamic at center of Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina dilemma

    Part 9 of a series analyzing the New York Knicks Despite making a loud statement in March, Knicks point guard Frank Ntilikina is in an awkward spot once again. The president who could decide his future, Leon Rose, is the same guy Ntilikina once fired as his agent when he led the Creative Artists Agency’s …
  • Mike Francesa outraged by Knicks fans celebrating James Dolan’s coronavirus

    Mike Francesa outraged by Knicks fans celebrating James Dolan’s coronavirus

    ngOf course, when James Dolan finally inspires the cheers of Knicks fans it is for the wrong reason. The Knicks announced Saturday that Dolan tested positive for COVID-19 and the team’s owner remains in self-isolation, while experiencing little to no symptoms. That news brought unrestrained glee to countless fans — who posted memes and GIFs …