Knicks refuse to ‘doubt’ core’s ability to make next NBA Finals leap
NY Post
INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Brunson made his sentiment crystal clear.
After falling in the Eastern Conference finals, how confident is he that this core has enough to take the next step into the NBA Finals and win a championship?
“The most confidence,” Brunson said after the Knicks’ 125-108 Game 6, season-ending loss to the Pacers on Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. “Overconfident. Seriously, there’s not an ounce of any type of doubt that I’m not confident with this group.”
The Knicks made three major moves last offseason to build a championship contender.
They sent Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Timberwolves to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns.
They parted with five first-round picks to acquire Mikal Bridges from the Nets.
The Mets added a veteran defensive presence to their roster depth Monday.
LAS VEGAS — After seeing Leon Rose negotiate mega contracts for all his friends, Dwyane Wade is not surprised that the former agent is succeeding as Knicks president.
Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers have kept their relationship long-distance as a divorce inevitably looms.
Things are looking about as dysfunctional as ever in Cleveland.
A tanking Brooklyn team turned in a perfect performance.
He had one last throw left in that 44-year-old wing of his. For most of the afternoon, he’d been able to fool Father Time and frighten 68,771 Seattle Seahawks fans inside Lumen Field who’d come to bury Philip Rivers and, instead, watched him push their football team to the very brink of an impossible upset.
As longtime franchise staple Chris Kreider and former captain Jacob Trouba prepare to make their returns to the Garden on Monday night, one of the players brought in with the salary cap savings generated by their trades has established himself on the Rangers first defensive pairing.
The New England Patriots held a moment of silence before kickoff in their game against the Bills at Gillette Stadium on Sunday after the deadly shooting at Brown University on Saturday in nearby Providence, Rhode Island.
Michael Porter Jr. has put on a pretty spectacular show this season.
Merrill Kelly, considered one of the top starting pitchers in what is a relatively weak market for them this offseason, is headed back to where he’s spent most of his major league career.
He was Old Man Rivers when he retired at 39, and now? He is 44-year-old Grandpa Phil, back in the saddle on a desperate colt for an emergency rescue playoff mission.
The duality to this Rangers team was encapsulated by Saturday’s 5-4 overtime win over the Canadiens.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jets coach Aaron Glenn opened his Friday news conference with a joke.