After three so-so seasons in New York stuck behind since-traded All-Star power forward Julius Randle, he was dealt to Indiana in 2023 for two future second-round picks.
Haliburton’s level of hatred from the Garden crowd doesn’t yet match the wrath the New York fans felt for Indiana predecessor Reggie Miller back in the ’90s, but it’s getting closer.
For their first appearance in the Eastern Conference finals in a quarter century, it is only fitting that the Knicks will square off against Indiana — their opponent in each of their past three trips to the NBA’s semifinal round.
Russell Wilson truly has been a man about town since signing on as QB1 with the Giants, including several appearances on Celebrity Row at the Garden during the Knicks run to the Eastern Conference finals.
The Yankees attempted to downplay it, but there was an interesting sight on the Stadium infield more than four hours before the finale of the Subway Series.
The top-seeded Winnipeg Jets will enter Saturday's elimination game in Dallas with heavy hearts following the unexpected death of the father of forward Mark Scheifele.
Jalen Brunson donned that superhero cape yet again, and his latest second-half explosion spearheaded another frenzied comeback to vault the Knicks within one win of the Eastern Conference finals.
OG Anunoby clutched his left hamstring as he came off the court at the end of the first quarter in what had to feel like a dubious reminder of the painful injury that sidelined the Knicks’ defensive stopper in the playoffs last spring.