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What Jeremy Lin has done over the past week far exceeds his statistics, which surpass those of some of the greatest to ever play in the NBA. Lin is delivering the two most valuable commodities in sports: hope and surprise.
All of a sudden, there's optimism in what had been a dismal New York Knicks season, a year filled with injuries and a clogged-up offense. And it's come from the most unlikely of sources: a guy whose contract wasn't even guaranteed until Tuesday. It's come from an undrafted player who was cut by two teams after NBA offices opened for business in December following the end of the lockout. It's come from a guy who was buried...
Backs against the wall, 13-game postseason losing streak in hand, the New York Knicks kept their memorable 2011-12 season alive with an 89-87 win on Sunday afternoon. In downing the Miami Heat, the Knicks staved off a sweep in... more »
Minutes before LeBron James sauntered onto the court that now supposedly belongs to Carmelo Anthony, looking to put the New York Knicks into an insurmountable hole, noted comedian Ben Stiller walked courtside, looking perplexed... more »
The parade honoring the Knicks will be Tuesday through the Canyon of Heroes. What’s that? They only kept their season on life support with their 89-87 win at the Garden? Oops! But when it rained confetti Sunday night after... more »
This probably won’t surprise you all that much, but the locals aren’t exactly going underground here in South Florida, petrified by tonight’s Game 5 between the Heat and the Knicks. Nobody is summoning the ghosts of the... more »
Here's an ideal way for the Heat to put a stop to all these questions about last-second situations. Blow out the Knicks in Wednesday's Game 5. Ever since Sunday's 89-87 loss at New York, there's been plenty of talk about why... more »
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