Chipper Jones Says This Will Be His Final Season
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I'd always figured Chipper Jones would be the exception who proved the rule: The great athlete who knew exactly when to quit. But the more I saw and heard, the more I wondered if pride and ego and general cussedness hadn't gotten hold of him the way it After more than 17 years as a [...]
Read MoreDerek Fisher chooses Oklahoma City Thunder to pursue 6th NBA title
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed guard Derek Fisher to a contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. Per team policy, terms of the deal were Derek Fisher, who fills a need at backup point guard in Oklahoma City and arrives with a championship pedigree, [...]
Read MoreDerek Fisher chooses Oklahoma City Thunder to pursue 6th NBA title
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After winning five NBA titles with the Lakers, Derek Fisher signed with West-leading Oklahoma City for the remainder of the season on Wednesday, not quite a week after he was traded to Houston by the Lakers and subsequently bought out of his contract Derek Fisher and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to terms on [...]
Read MoreMike D'Antoni timeline with the NY Knicks: Only one playoff trip with Knicks …
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Mike D'Antoni has resigned as head coach of the New York Knicks. Portland Trail Blazers 79 Final Recap | Box Score 121 New York Knicks Carmelo Anthony, SF 25 MIN | 6-12 FG | 1-2 FT | 2. After all, Mike Woodson knows defense; Mike D'Antoni does not. Mike Woodson likes the dull drumming of [...]
Read MoreD'Antoni Resigns Amid Frustration
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When the Indiana Pacers play the New York Knicks this weekend, Mike Woodson will be coaching the Knicks after replacing Mike D'Antoni on Wednesday afternoon. The latest rumor is that the struggling team has begun to tune out Mike D'Antoni. Per ESPN: “After a remarkable Jeremy Lin-led run that made them the toast of the [...]
Read MoreD'Antoni Resigns Amid Frustration
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BY Frank Isola According to sources, several players were complaining about D'Antoni following Sunday's loss to Philadelphia which isn't unusual for struggling teams during a losing streak. When asked if he is convinced that he has the full support of Oh, you didn't think Mike D'Antoni would go in peace, did you? You didn't think [...]
Read MoreMike D'Antoni era ends prematurely
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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – Mike D'Antoni won't get the chance to fix whatever ails the New York Knicks. He resigned as coach Wednesday and is being replaced on an interim basis by his assistant and former Hawks Sports, the parting was a "mutual decision" between D'Antoni and Knicks owner James Dolan due to "conflicting visions [...]
Read MoreLin, Knicks drub Hawks to get back to .500
USA TODAY
Jeremy Lin had an easy night ahead of his toughest opponent yet, and the New York Knicks tuned up for their trip to Miami by beating the Atlanta Hawks 99-82 on Wednesday night. Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert was forced to turn down an invitation to participate in the dunk contest during All-Star Saturday Night in [...]
Read MoreTies to Knicks' Lin prompt greater regard for sport on normally bookish Taiwan
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NEW YORK — Jeremy Lin has people watching the New York Knicks in record numbers. The Knicks said Tuesday that their past two games were the highest-rated regular season events on MSG since the network began tracking household ratings in the 1988-89 Some remaining thoughts and items of note on the morning after. NEW YORK [...]
Read MoreJeremy Lin's Knicks lose with Carmelo Anthony back, but Linsanity continues
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6 game against Utah, he left the floor as the New York Knicks biggest star. When Anthony returned to the lineup on Sunday against the New Jersey Nets, he found himself playing second fiddle to sudden sensation Jeremy Lin. But the Nets — who Lin Carmelo Anthony will be in the starting lineup, and Baron [...]
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