Julius Randle
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) goes to the basket as Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) watches during the second half of Game 2 of their NBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Column: Boorish fans have us longing for cardboard cutouts

By Paul Newberry May. 28, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

New York Knicks' Derrick Rose, second from right, makes a basket during the first half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
Young hits runner with 0.9 left to lift Hawks past Knicks

By Brian Mahoney May. 23, 2021 09:36 PM EDT

New York Knicks' RJ Barrett (9) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs Thursday, May 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, Pool)
They're back: Knicks, Hawks to return with big playoff crowd

By Brian Mahoney May. 22, 2021 12:29 PM EDT

FILE - in this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo. Silver, in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, defended the league’s decision to have an All-Star Game in Atlanta on March 7 and said he believes the league can do so safely during a pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
NBA All-Star 2021: The game no one seemed to want

By Paul Newberry Mar. 06, 2021 02:45 PM EST

Julius Randle, center, of the New York Knicks dunks as Malik Beasley, left, and Karl-Anthony Towns, right, of the Minnesota Timberwolves look on during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in New York. (Sarah Stier/Pool Photo via AP)
Knicks blow big lead but give Thibodeau win over Wolves

By Brian Mahoney Feb. 21, 2021 09:45 PM EST

Cleveland Cavaliers' Darius Garland (10) fouls New York Knicks' Elfrid Payton during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Cleveland. The Knicks won 95-86. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Randle's triple-double powers Knicks to 95-86 win over Cavs

By Brian Dulik Dec. 29, 2020 09:43 PM EST

RJ Barrett, left, of the New York Knicks drives towards the basket against Pat Connaughton, right, of the Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in New York. (Mike Stobe/Pool Photo via AP)
Knicks rout Bucks 130-110 for first victory under Thibodeau

By Brian Mahoney Dec. 27, 2020 10:54 PM EST

Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford talks to players during a timeout in the first half of the team's NBA preseason basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
John Wall back on floor, NBA opens preseason in empty arenas

By The Associated Press Dec. 11, 2020 09:56 PM EST