Jason Kidd News

Here is our regular look around the NBA - links to stories worth reading and notes to check out - done in bullet point form.

If Smith opts out of his contract, the most that the Knicks can offer him is about four years and $22 million, and that should be enough.

If you asked the majority of New York Knicks fans how their team would fare coming into the 2013 NBA Playoffs, most of them would have told you that the Knicks were going to get past the Miami Heat and compete for an NBA Championship.

U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year.

Jason Kidd showed his age in the playoffs this year, but sounded as if he has no plans of riding off into the sunset just yet, according to head coach Mike Woodson and team president Glen Grunwald.

New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony speaks to the media at the Knicks practice facility in Westchester at the end of the teams season.

Indiana's 106-99 dispatch of the Knicks last night ended the latter's 2012-13 season, and given New York's aging roster and salary commitments to unmovable objects like Amare Stoudemire and Jason Kidd, it's hard to feel optimistic about the franchise's future .

Carmelo Anthony walks off the floor after the Knicks lost in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday in Indianapolis.

In an article published before Sunday's Knick loss to the Pacers , Dave D'Alessandro laments the passing of Jason Kidd , who by now everybody knows didnt score point between April 23 and May 20.

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They were better on both ends. You just have to tip your cap. This series was mostly about what they did right, even if the Knicks didn't do everything they needed to win.

J.R. Smith had an incredible regular season for the Knicks, and was every bit deserving of the Sixth Man of the Year honor he was given for that performance.

Saturday night, the Knicks either take a giant step toward South Beach by forcing a Game 7 at the Garden or their season is over.

The disheveled hair, the smeared makeup, the ridiculous attempt by some to still try to look "hot" despite the circumstances.

If Jason Kidd chooses to retire after this season, could he possibly resurface as a future coach for Deron Williams and the Nets? Everybody's focused in on him not making a shot.

Patrick scored 24 points in Game 7, had 22 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks, made the put-back - of a J.L. Starks miss - that finished the Pacers once and for all.

New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson was wrong for changing his lineup, going big, benching Pablo Prigioni and trying to match Indiana's size and toughness down low.

Say one thing about Knicks' head coach Mike Woodson, he's very loyal to his veterans -- perhaps sometimes to a fault.

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The Knicks didn't solve the Pacers defense Thursday night. New York made some good little runs - with George Hill out for Indiana Raymond Felton was getting into the lane and making things happen more often, plus Chris Copeland showed why he should get more run - but overall the Knicks scored a pedestrian 85 points and shot just 41 percent.