Early indications suggest the Randle family is embracing a stunning change of scenery. After Friday night’s trade in which the Knicks sent Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, DaQuan Jeffries and a first-round draft pick to the Timberwolves in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns, Randle’s wife, Kendra, has shared a couple positive reactions. On her Instagram stories, Kendra … Read more
Knicks broadcasts won’t feature a familiar face for the 2024-25 NBA season. Rebecca Haarlow is leaving her job as the Knicks’ sideline reporter for MSG Network after nine seasons, the network announced. Alan Hahn and Bill Pidto, longtime members of the Knicks’ studio crew, will fill Haarlow’s role, per multiple reports. Rebecca Haarlow is leaving … Read more
The Knicks’ new radio voice is coming from the Red Sox. Tyler Murray, a 34-year-old “lifelong Knicks fan,” is replacing Ed Cohen as the regular play-by-play announcer next season on ESPN New York Radio, MSG Networks announced Thursday afternoon. The Connecticut native is currently filling in for radio play-by-play on Red Sox games behind Will … Read more
New York sports fans who want a one-stop shop for all things hoops and hockey will get exactly that in time for the new NBA and NHL seasons. Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment (GAME), the 50/50 joint digital venture between MSG Networks and YES Network that was revealed in January, announced Wednesday that it will … Read more
Jalen Brunson’s exciting offseason just got even more epic. On Monday, the newly anointed Knicks captain and wife Ali Brunson announced the birth of their first child, who arrived on July 31. In the black-and-white snap shared on Instagram, a baby can be seen holding what appears to be Brunson’s finger, with the NBA All-Star … Read more
Leon Rose is always on. The Knicks president took in a Bruce Springsteen concert in London on Thursday, but he appeared distracted by a phone call, according to a photo on social media. Rose, who sported a white Nike short sleeve polo, held his cell phone up to his ear and looked somewhat serious in … Read more
Josh Hart hasn’t quite yet gotten acclimated with the Knicks’ latest first-round pick. On the “Roommates Show” podcast that he co-hosts with Jalen Brunson and Matt Hillman, Hart was talking about the NBA Draft and he struggled to pronounce Pacome Dadiet’s name. “With the 25th pick, we got Paco-me Da-deet? Da-diet? Da-diet,” Hart said. Josh … Read more
Kourtney Kellar is looking forward to her and Isaiah Hartenstein’s next chapter in Oklahoma City. The model said goodbye to New York in a post on her Instagram after the soon-to-be former Knick agreed to a three-year, $87 million deal with the Thunder on Monday. “Thank you for 2 amazing years New York! Going to … Read more
It’s never too early to start building toward WrestleMania. Who knows if it’ll go that far, but Knicks star Jalen Brunson and the Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton were both in the building for an MSG episode of Friday Night Smackdown — and they eyed each other up in a tense moment. Brunson was introduced to the … Read more
Chris Russo wasn’t just going to let Stephen A. Smith enjoy the blockbuster move made by the Knicks on Tuesday night. Appearing Wednesday morning on ESPN’s “First Take” with Smith and NBA insider Brian Windhorst, Russo diminished the Knicks’ stunning trade for Mikal Bridges, stating how the Nets forward “is not the missing piece” to … Read more
Brooke Rose may have been trying to tell Knicks fans that the blockbuster Mikal Bridges trade was coming. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Monday night, the daughter of Knicks president Leon Rose shared a photo of her and her father, which showed them sitting courtside at a game while on their phones. The photo, … Read more
The Boston Celtics were Jeff Van Gundy’s lifeline. Van Gundy detailed what has been a very painful time in his life after he was fired by ESPN following 16 years as the network’s top NBA game analyst. The former Knicks coach, who was added to the Celtics staff in October, was dealing with personal tragedies … Read more
The tension between the Knicks and Pacers has seemingly not died down following their second-round playoff clash last month. On Thursday, Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton posted a collection of pics on Instagram while reflecting on his fourth NBA season and his second full season with the Pacers, with whom he landed after a 2022 trade … Read more
Kendrick Perkins really didn’t appreciate being called a “roach” amid a fractious back-and-forth with Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. In April, Perkins said on “The Michael Kay Show” that Barkley and Shaq only watch the Knicks when they are responsible for directly covering the game on TNT, and later Barkley told Shaq that he was … Read more
I still remember the theater: the Green Acres Triplex in Valley Stream. I remember it was a matinee and I did have to look that up — 4:35, because I’d have been in school for the 2 o’clock showing. And I remember the day — Thursday, June 7, 1984 — because the very next day … Read more
Josh Hart doesn’t want to be part of the Jayson Tatum narrative anymore. On Thursday, ESPN’s “Get Up” discussed comments Hart made on “The Pivot Podcast,” in which he said Derrick White of the Celtics might be “more impactful” than White’s superstar teammate Jayson Tatum because White “does everything on the court.” Host Mike Greenberg … Read more
Reggie Miller had one big question for Knicks fans after the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals. “Why are y’all dragging me?” Miller called Game 2 of the second-round series at Madison Square Garden as part of the TNT broadcast and was heckled during the course of the night by Knicks fans, which included a chant of … Read more
The wives of Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart reflected on an unforgettable Knicks season. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Monday — one day after the Knicks fell to the Pacers, 130-109, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals — Ali Brunson posted a heartfelt message to husband Brunson, the Knicks’ star guard, as … Read more
ESPN might have poured it on a little too hard in favor of the Knicks on Sunday. Before the Knicks lost Game 7 of their second-round playoff series to the Pacers, 130-109 at Madison Square Garden, ESPN hosted a Knicks-centric pregame show, featuring Stephen A. Smith fervently cheering on the team. On his radio show … Read more
The Knicks have one more chance to get to the Eastern Conference Finals. And Stephen A. Smith doesn’t want them to miss their shot. The ESPN talking head and avid fan was not happy that the Knicks couldn’t close out the Pacers in Game 6 on Friday and called out their effort, including star Jalen … Read more