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Carmelo Anthony: Late All-Star Selection "Was A Downer," No Refunds On His Canceled Vacation
Carmelo Anthony found out on Wednesday that he was a last-minute All-Star selection, chosen to fill in for an injured Kevin Love and make his tenth appearance at the game. Good news?...

This Is Still Russell Westbrook's Season
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 57 games into their season and Russell Westbrook is still—still!—averaging a triple-double. After laying 38-12-14 on the Knicks last night, Westbrook is heading into the All-Star break averaging 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists per game. It seems all but guarantee...

Report: Charles Oakley Once Again Allowed To Watch Sloppy Basketball At MSG
Former Knicks great Charles Oakley can once again watch all the triangle offense he desires at Madison Square Garden. The Oakley ban is gone, according to The Undefeated’s Mike Wise: ...

Adam Silver And Michael Jordan Met With James Dolan And Couldn't Get Him To Back Down<em></em>
This afternoon, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Michael Jordan met with James Dolan and Charles Oakley to try and mediate a peaceful end to their very public dispute. (Frank Isola first reported the news, and the NBA confirmed it shortly after.)...

Someone Wanted You To See This Sketchy And Feeble Pro-Dolan Protest Outside MSG
Yesterday afternoon, tipster John Rats sent us a link to a Craigslist post seeking “enthusiastic people to take part in a Pro-Knicks rally before this Sunday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs.” Naturally intrigued, we responded to the ad, which promised $50 to anyone who came out to “support the ...

James Dolan Bans Charles Oakley From MSG, Suggests He Has Anger And Alcohol Issues
Knicks owner James Dolan, seen above wielding a binder full of notes labeled “preparation,” appeared on The Michael Kay Show this afternoon to continue inflaming the Charles Oakley debacle. ...

Knicks Claim Charles Oakley Said "All Of You Suck Dolan's Dick" As He Was Being Dragged Out Of MSG
Just two days after Charles Oakley got dragged out of MSG and arrested following a scuffle with stadium security and one day after Rangers fans let James Dolan have it for being a sensitive penis, the New York Knicks are back at home tonight. And thank God, because that short layoff means fans will ...

Report: James Dolan Fires Madison Square Garden Head Of Security
Madison Square Garden and New York Knicks owner James Dolan fired Madison Square Garden’s security chief this morning, reports DNAinfo, two days after Madison Square Garden security tussled with former Knick great Charles Oakley, which ultimately saw Oakley get arrested....

Neither MSG Security Nor A Hockey Game Can Stop Pro-Charles Oakley Chants<em></em>
It’s been a full day since Charles Oakley got tossed out of Madison Square Garden and arrested following a fight with MSG staffers. Tonight, the building was back in use for an NHL game. The New York Rangers hosted and beat the Nashville Predators, 4-3, but the Knicks’ contentious handling of Oakley...

"That's Some Bullshit!" Shouts Charles Oakley As He's Dragged Out Of MSG
Here’s some fresh footage of Charles Oakley getting booted from Madison Square Garden in the first quarter of last night’s Knicks-Clippers game, courtesy of a Deadspin reader. (An Easter egg: John McEnroe in the background, always the right guy to help cool down a testy situation.)...

Charles Oakley Says He Was Kicked Out Of The Knicks Game For No Reason
Beloved former Knick Charles Oakley was forcefully removed from last night’s Clippers-Knicks game and charged with three counts of assault. There were various reports offering explanations for his removal—some had Oak going after Knicks owner James Dolan, others had him fighting with a fan—but Oakle...
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Charles Oakley Dragged Into MSG Tunnel And Arrested After Fighting With Fan [Update]
Knicks legend Charles Oakley got heated in the first quarter of the Knicks game against the Clippers tonight and got hauled off the floor by security after shoving security guards around....

Exactly How High Is Phil Jackson, This Time?
With the trade deadline looming, Phil Jackson did a tweet. If you can parse this koan within five minutes, you deserve a high-five and a fresh ounce of Bleacher’s Ding:...

LeBron Says Carmelo-For-Love Trade Rumor Is "Trash," Reporter "Is Trash Too"
What do we know? We know Phil Jackson wants to move Carmelo Anthony before this month’s trade deadline. We know player/coach/GM LeBron James wants the Cavs to make a move to get better ahead of another title push. We know the Knicks are big on Kevin Love, even though a Love-for-Melo swap doesn’t rea...

Basketball Is Alive And Well In The Big Apple
Settle down and enjoy this hot New York slice, flagged by Bleacher Report....

Hmm, I Guess Maybe The Wizards Are Good Or Whatever
The Washington Wizards struggled through most of the first half of last night’s home game against the extremely shitty New York Knicks. If you’ve followed the Wizards at all in ... well, ever, then it was the type of game you’re used to seeing them piss away (or, sometimes even more maddeningly, to ...

Oh God The Knicks Are Going To Screw This Melo Shit Up So Completely, I Can't Wait
The Los Angeles Clippers are wounded—literally!—and in trouble. Chris Paul’s out for at least five more weeks with an injured thumb; Blake Griffin only just returned from a knee injury that kept him out of 18 games. They’ve lost three of four, and to some real dogs: the Wolves, Nuggets, and 76ers. T...

The Carmelo Anthony Saga Just Keeps Getting Messier
All of this is just so embarrassing for the Knicks, who for whatever reason just can’t seem to have a boring, dignified losing season like so many other teams. Oh no, this has to turn into open discord between their best player and the man running the shots, as a series of leaks have revealed that t...

Things Got Weird At The End Of The Knicks-Wizards Game
John Wall—who is having one of the most efficient seasons of his career and has the once-moribund Wizards playing shockingly competent basketball—sealed the game against the Knicks tonight with this lightning-quick behind-the-back dribble that led to a wide-open dunk with 13 seconds left....

Carmelo Anthony Praises Teammate "Ron Burgundy"
With their season falling apart, the Knicks decided to make a change to the starting lineup before today’s game against Atlanta Hawks. To the bench went Courtney Lee, the guy who actually tries on defense and is shooting 42 percent from behind the arc, and to the floor went Ron Baker, a rookie who l...