Carmelo Anthony News

Phil Jackson is about to get paid handsomely to put his money where his mouth is; Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reports that the New York Knicks are prepared to offer Jackson "approximately $15 million annually" to fix a dysfunctional franchise that has, in Jackson's words , a "clumsy roster" filled with mismatched parts and and with ... (more)

Second-year New Orleans Pelican guard Austin Rivers struggled some last season as a rookie after playing just one year of college basketball but he has shown marked improvement this season.

The Knicks have not yet hired Phil Jackson . Marc Berman hears of Knick plans to hold a press conference next Tuesday and puts forth faintly plausible theories for the delay, but there is still no deal.

Will Carmelo Anthony land in Houston and play with Dwight Howard and James Harden? It is a possibility according to Marc Berman from the Stating an unnamed league source, Berman is reporting that the Houston Rockets will chase Carmelo Anthony in the summer of 2014.

Not 24 hours after word leaked that the New York Knicks were within striking distance of bringing aboard Phil Jackson, the team's focus must turn anew to the real elephant in the room: the fate of Carmelo Anthony .

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Eric Gordon drives to the goal by New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony at the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, February 19, 2014.

The Los Angeles Lakers are en route to their worst regular season since moving to the West Coast in 1960, but they hadn't suffered a beating as bad as the one Kobe Bryant dished out Wednesday.

There has been an endless stream of national NBA reporters - they know more about the league than I do and are great at their jobs, by the way - who have written about what an impending disaster the Knicks-Phil Jackson marriage is going to be .

The New York Knicks are, even at the most basic level, inherently absurd. They are the only NBA team named for an article of clothing,* which is impressive if for no other reason than there apparently was a discussion once upon a time in which someone essentially suggested naming a basketball team the New York Pants - or the New York Underwear, ... (more)

Forward Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points for the suddenly revitalized New York Knicks at TD Garden on Wednesday night.

There are two things and really two things only to know about the New York Knicks' now-apparently-imminent hiring of Phil Jackson to head up basketball operations.

When he was about 8 years old and accompanying his dad to his NBA games, Tim Hardaway Jr. used to grab a basketball and wander onto the court beyond the 3-point arc.

Kobe Bryant may slowly be realizing his mortality from a physical standpoint, but age seemingly hasn't changed his unrelenting and demanding leadership style behind the scenes.

At the conclave of conservative activists in Washington last weekend, Paul Ryan dropped a metaphor on the Republican Party's clan feud: "I'm Irish.

If Hall of Fame-r Phil Jackson really is becoming head of basketball operations for the New York Knicks, let celebrations begin.

The expected news finally became official on Wednesday. No, not Phil Jackson to the Knicks, though Carmelo Anthony is doing his level-best to confirm that rumor .

Phil Jackson is reportedly aboard the New York Knicks ' sinking ship. As for Carmelo Anthony , well, he's still unsure.

By dint of his divine career, the Zen Master's aura will cure the diseased Knickerbockers.

The New York Knicks have been playing much better of late and will try to keep the momentum going Wednesday night when they visit the Boston Celtics.

Jan 9, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; NBA coach Phil Jackson and actor John Lithgow watch the game between the UCLA Bruins and the Arizona Wildcats at Pauley Pavilion.