Some people are just generous by nature. In a very cool act of kindness on Sunday, an entire New York City restaurant found out just how benevolent a particular NBA Hall of Fame player can be.
NBA Hall of Famer and TV commentator Charles Barkley has never been shy with his assessments, nor should he be given his occupation. However on Wednesday, while he was promoting a celebrity golf tournament, he took aim some pretty low hanging fruit, the New York Knicks. The franchise's president, Leon Rose is already feeling the heat for the roster he has assembled. Now it is clear that the basketball community's patience with Rose's plan is wearing thin.
Pro athletes are just like us in certain ways, including that every now and then, they get in trouble with the law. These former NY Knicks had this happen.
Winning one championship is hard enough, but winning multiple is almost impossible. These two players won NCAA titles, and repeated their success with the Knicks.
Justin Moore suffered a devastating injury for Villanova, the same type of injury suffered by Kevin Durant in 2019. KD reached out to Moore to reassure him.
The NYC vaccine mandate is still in-place, and is limiting the impact Kyrie Irving can have on the Brooklyn Nets. NBA commissioner Adam Silver weighed in on it.
From members of New York sports teams, to residents of the Capital Region and beyond, here are 25 Hall of Fame nominees from the past 25 years with ties to NY.
He's back! Kyrie Irving apparently has won the staring contest with his team, New York City and the NBA. The Brooklyn Nets are bringing the All-Star guard back as a part-time player for games exclusively played outside of New York City, according to sources as told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. "The unfolding circumstances of Brooklyn's season - including injuries, players lost to health and safety protocols and an inordinate minutes load on their superstar players led the team to this move" according to Wojnarowski.
An Airbnb user has put together the ultimate NYC street basketball experience. Get exclusive looks at places that created the foundation for modern day basketball.
In other words, there are about 1,000 better fights to fight right now for the NBA then Julius Randle's "No Ball Anymore" interpretation of the league acronym.
A former high school standout-turned-NBA flame-out is one of 18 former players embroiled in a scam against the league, one that paid them thousands of dollars.