Once again, Tom Thibodeau isn’t happy with how Jalen Brunson is being handled by the refs. “What goes on with him is ridiculous,” the Knicks coach said after his team’s 99-95 win over the Nets on Tuesday in Brooklyn.
Jalen Brunson, who was born in New Brunswick and was snubbed as a starter last year, will start in the backcourt, while Piscataway native and former St. Joe’s-Metuchen big man Karl-Anthony Towns will start in the frontcourt. The game is set for Feb. 16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
The Knicks will have two representatives in the starting lineup during the NBA All-Star Game on Feb 16. in San Francisco, Calif.
Back-to-back stellar performances from Damian Lillard show the Milwaukee Bucks have enough to compete for an NBA title.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo led all players in the final fan voting (4,435,266) to represent the Eastern Conference for the ninth time in his career. Denver Nuggets forward Nikola Jokić earned his seventh All-Star nod as the lead vote-getter in the Western Conference (3,724,344).
Brown and company will be joined by the East starters in Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, Donovan Mitchell of the Cavs, Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks, and Knicks teammate Jalen Brunson.
Among those Herro beat out were the Hawks’ Trae Young, Hornets’ LaMelo Ball, Bulls’ Zach LaVine and 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey.
NBA East All-Star reserves have been announced, and there is one deserving name surprisingly missing from the roster. The NBA has officially announced
For the fourth time in his NBA career, Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown has been named as an All-Star for the Eastern Conference.
In recognition of the annual appointment of players to hoop in the mid-season showpiece, this Kia Race to the MVP Ladder is dedicated to those who’ll play in next month’s All-Star Game. Every player repping this week’s ladder is an All-Star.
Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young sent a strong message over social media on Thursday after getting snubbed for this year's NBA All-Star Game.
The point guard sustained a left ankle sprain on Monday and will be re-evaluated in a week, the team announced Wednesday. The injury occurred when Ball, after shooting a 3-pointer, walked backward into Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt while admiring his shot.