
The Knicks’ Eastern Conference journey has massively changed again
NY Post
No Damian Lillard. No Jayson Tatum. And now, no Tyrese Haliburton.
The Eastern Conference is wide open, and the Knicks are in prime position to break through into the NBA Finals.
With the Bucks, Celtics and Pacers all losing superstars to torn Achilles tendons, the Knicks, even without a coach for the time being, and the Cavaliers are the early favorites to win the East.
The Knicks won’t have to deal next spring with Haliburton, the Pacers star guard who had a big role in sending them home each of the past two years. He tore his right Achilles tendon in Indiana’s Game 7 loss to the Thunder, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Monday.

Cade Cunningham, almost inarguably the best player in the East this season, is likely out for the remainder of the regular season. That’s the word out of Detroit following the depressing news that Cunningham punctured a lung when he took a knee to his side Tuesday from Washington’s Tre Johnson while chasing a loose ball.

Wednesday was another positive day at Yankees camp. For the first time since March 6, 2025 — an outing in which he knew “something wasn’t right,” which began a weeks-long saga that ended on the operating table for Tommy John surgery — Gerrit Cole was back on a mound and facing hitters in game action.











