Kobe Bryant, Lakers Wear ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirts In LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork/AP) — Kobe Bryant and nearly all of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates wore black T-shirts reading “I Can’t Breathe” during their game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday...
View ArticleReport: ESPN To Replace Knicks Broadcast With Celebrity Bowling Event
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — You know you’ve hit rock-bottom when you’re getting passed over for bowling — celebrity bowling. ESPN announced on Wednesday night that it will not air the Knicks-Lakers matinee...
View ArticleMelo Scores 31 As Knicks Rout Lowly Lakers
With Kobe Bryant out for the season and both teams among the worst in the NBA, it was anything but a Super Sunday in New York.
View ArticleNets Hold Off Lakers’ Late Rally, Win 114-105
Joe Johnson scored 23 points and Brook Lopez added 22 off the bench, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 114-105 victory over the skidding Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
View ArticleKnicks Hold Off Lakers For Rare Road Win
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 22 points, Andrea Bargnani added 16 and the Knicks snapped their five-game losing streak with just their fifth road victory of the season, 101-94 over the Lakers on Thursday night.
View ArticleSchmeelk: 2015 NBA Draft Profile — Jahlil Okafor
By John Schmeelk » More Columns The NBA draft is less than a month away, and with the Knicks picking fourth they’ll have a number of options available to them. Over the next four weeks, we’ll take a...
View ArticleMetta World Peace Blasts Kardashians For Visiting Lamar Odom In Hospital
Ross Kelly, CBS Local Sports The news surrounding Lamar Odom continues to get better each today and he is now in the early stages of physical therapy. He has also been talking and texting and doctors...
View ArticleLopez Scores 23, But Nets Lose To Lakers 104-98, Remain Winless
Kobe Bryant scored 18 points and the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their first win of the season, rallying for a 104-98 victory over the winless Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.
View ArticleReport: ‘Strong Belief’ Phil Jackson Will Return To Lakers
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Is Phil Jackson plotting a return to the Los Angeles Lakers? In a column Tuesday, Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a nugget that “There’s still a strong belief Jackson will...
View ArticleRussell Shines In Kobe’s Absence, Scores 39 In Lakers’ Win Over Nets
LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork/AP) — After D’Angelo Russell stopped well behind the line and drilled his eighth 3-pointer in the final seconds, he pointed at his forearm and mouthed his words clearly enough...
View ArticleKnicks Defeat Lakers At Buzzer 90-87 In Kobe’s Last Game Against New York
Jose Calderon nailed a 3-pointer with two-tenths of a second left, lifting the Knicks to a 90-87 victory over the Lakers.
View ArticleBest Of Mike & Mad Dog: 2004 Interview With Phil Jackson
NEW YORK (WFAN) — Ten years before Phil Jackson took over the Knicks, he was an in-studio guest on Mike and the Mad Dog’s show. It was Oct. 25, 2004. Jackson was out of coaching and was promoting his...
View ArticleNBA Writer Ira Winderman On WFAN: Lakers Let Kobe Hang On Too Long
NEW YORK (WFAN) — The final night of the NBA regular season brings two major story lines as Kobe Bryant takes his final bow and the Golden State Warriors look to break the league’s single-season wins...
View ArticleKeidel: Kobe Bryant Brought A Heartwarming Hatred To The NBA
By Jason Keidel » More Columns In other sports, swan songs are often muted — soft ballads and rocking chairs, sans strobe lights and hip-hop histrionics. But the NBA, given to loud, proud parties of...
View ArticleTickets For Kobe Bryant’s Last Game Selling For Over $20,000
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Be ready to shell out big bucks for Kobe Bryant’s final game. A little more than three hours before Wednesday night’s Utah Jazz-Los Angeles Lakers game at the Staples Center,...
View ArticleFrancesa: What Was The Point Of Kobe Bryant’s 60-Point Sendoff?
NEW YORK (WFAN) — Mike Francesa doesn’t agree with the hoopla surrounding Kobe Bryant‘s 60-point going-away party Wednesday night. The performance, which included the retiring Lakers superstar taking...
View ArticleKobe Bryant Might Be The Greatest Laker Ever
By Jason Keidel It’s become trendy to bash the embellished exhibition we witnessed on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The Staples Center doubled as a de facto runway for Kobe Bryant’s retirement. Soft...
View ArticleSixers Finally Get No. 1 Overall Pick After Years Of Losing
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Three years of losing has finally paid off as the Philadelphia 76ers won the NBA draft lottery and will have the No. 1 pick in June. “The pain that we’ve all gone through,...
View ArticleJeanie Buss: Phil Jackson Committed To Knicks ‘For Many Years’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Phil Jackson is not leaving the Knicks for the Lakers, Jeanie Buss says. The Lakers co-owner and Jackson’s fiancée was asked Sunday on ESPN Radio about the possibility that...
View ArticleKnicks Take Down Lakers In LA
Derrick Rose returned to the lineup tonight and torched the Lakers for 25 points.
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