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The strange Lakers 'shadow president' really calling shots
Frank Vogel wasn't the Lakers' first choice. But he was the "shadow president's." One month after the Lakers parted ways with Luke Walton, the beleaguered franchise finally ended its disastrous...
Rambis anger, calls for GM firing: Lakers' blame game gets ugly
If only LeBron James had included an opt-out in his contract with the Lakers. Following the conclusion of another disastrous season in Los Angeles — resulting in James missing the...
Ex-Knicks coach explains Phil Jackson's low profile since firing
LOS ANGELES — Kurt Rambis said there’s a reason former Knicks president Phil Jackson has kept a low profile since getting fired 18 months ago. Rambis, fired as Knicks associate...
Knicks fire Jeff Hornacek as soon as dreadful season ends
CLEVELAND — Jeff Hornacek got his expected pink slip. It occurred after landing in New York early Thursday following the plane ride home from Cleveland once the Knicks beat the...
The unknowns surrounding Michael Beasley's push for Knicks return
Michael Beasley’s resurrection of his career is nearly complete. Whether it is enough for Knicks brass to make it a priority to keep him next season depends on many factors....
Michael Beasley reopens wound with coach who didn't 'believe'
MIAMI -- Michael Beasley has bounced around in the NBA, but often he’s bounced right back to the Heat. Three times. When the sliding Knicks (18-20) face the scorching Heat...
Jeff Hornacek: Kurt Rambis not in charge of Knicks 'D' anymore
Jeff Hornacek indicated Kurt Rambis won’t be in charge of the defense this season, losing his title of unofficial defensive coordinator. The Knicks head coach said it will be done...
Michael Beasley's confident intro: Knicks will shock NBA
Michael Beasley views himself as a scoring machine, constantly touting his points-per-minute averages. He’s also a quote machine. Beasley, the former No. 2 pick who’s had a journeyman career, says...
Phil Jackson aftermath: Five key questions facing the Knicks
Here are five pressing questions the Knicks must answer now that Phil Jackson's gone: Figuring the triangle is a thing of the past, what is Jeff Hornacek’s offensive plan? People...
How Phil Jackson spent three years sabotaging the Knicks
Phil Jackson joined the Knicks as team president in March 2014 to much fanfare and paeans to the team's glory days. He was fired Wednesday having lost the trust of...
This series disaster can push Celtics to pull Carmelo trigger
At the start of the second half of the Cavaliers’ historic “Boston Massacre” rout on Friday night, TNT broadcasters Chris Webber and Reggie Miller already were dissecting what moves the...
Phil Jackson wresting control of Knicks back from Jeff Hornacek
The Knicks’ new coaching lineup is this: Kurt Rambis is associate head coach, Jeff Hornacek is head coach, and Phil Jackson is now ready to become coach-at-large. It is unclear...
Phil Jackson won't fire Jeff Hornacek: source
Despite the Knicks' brutal record and growing input of Phil Jackson, who reversed the head coach’s offense, Jeff Hornacek’s job is safe, according to an NBA source. In his three...
The Knicks' triangle is rising again, and so is Kurt Rambis
The Knicks sidestepped plunging into 13th place in the East on Carmelo Anthony’s last-second shot Saturday. They face a week that starts Monday with one of the best teams in...
Kurt Rambis would make for convenient defensive scapegoat
OK, so the Knicks are giving effort on defense. It’s just not enough and not the proper kind needed to win. But it is enough to ensure that for the...
Why Hornacek may be the anti-Rambis with Carmelo defense
NEW ORLEANS — Coming off his Atlanta ejection, Carmelo Anthony said he appreciated coach Jeff Hornacek’s fierce defense of his scrap with Thabo Sefolosha. The Knicks coach said in a...
'Call WikiLeaks': Hornacek says Jackson didn't force Rambis on him
Coach Jeff Hornacek acted offended by suggestions Knicks president Phil Jackson forced him to make Kurt Rambis his defensive assistant this week. But he managed to throw in some Hillary...
Kurt Rambis saves most biting defense critique for Porzingis
Kurt Rambis, the Knicks’ newly assigned defensive coordinator, has his own theories on why the club is dead last in the NBA in defense — ranked 30th in points allowed...
Knicks couldn't be less gung ho for Kurt Rambis running defense
The Knicks have begun a season of renewed optimism with four losses in their first six games, prompting Phil Jackson’s desire to see changes — whether unnecessary or uninspiring. Jackson...
Knicks' new offense revealed: It's not Phil Jackson's triangle
As Knicks center Willy Hernangomez corralled a rebound in Brooklyn on Thursday, he fed a short outlet to Justin Holiday in the backcourt and then took a couple of slow...