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Mosgov Dominates In Pro Breakout

In General by Samori Benjamin

With 7’2 Russian center Timofey Mosgov getting traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday we take a look back to Mosgov’s first season in the NBA when he was a member of the New York Knicks and dropped 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a late January game versus the Detroit Pistons.  This was a game that also featured …

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Lebron and Cavaliers Speak on Eric Garner

In NBA by Samori Benjamin

Last week Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were in New York City the same day that the much controversial decision was handed down by a Staten Island Grandy Jury not to indict a police officer responsible for 43 year old Eric Garner’s unnecessary death last July.  With people up in arms throughout the city it was unquestionably the biggest …

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Inside Jason Kidd’s Return To Brooklyn

In NBA by Samori Benjamin

After leading the Nets to their only two NBA Finals appearances in franchise history and then coaching them for a year last season in his first season retired as a player Jason Kidd stunned everyone when he left the Nets to become the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks.  There were lots of emotions in the building and we were there …

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Knicks End 7 Game Skid With A Win On Reunion Day At The Garden

In NBA by Samori Benjamin

On Sunday afternoon the New York Knicks ended a miserable 7 game losing streak with a decisive win over the Denver Nuggets at home.  The game marked the return of four former Knicks Danillo Galinari, Timofey Mosgov, Wilson Chandler and Nate Robinson.  Galinari, Mosgov, and Chandler were a part of the blockbuster trade that sent Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks …

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Carmelo Dreadful Again As Knicks Ran Out Of Brooklyn By Nets

In NBA by Samori Benjamin

After starting 2-1 The New York Knicks lost their 3rd straight game on Friday night this time at the Hands of the Brooklyn Nets and Carmelo Anthony shot 5-20 which leaves him with 46 missed shots and just 18 made over his last three games.  Hear from him and the rest of the Knicks locker room after a disappointing loss …

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Nothing But Bull For The Knicks On Opening Night

In NBA by Samori Benjamin

The New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls opened their season up at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night and the Bulls laid the smack down after the Knicks got off to an encouraging start in their new triangle offense.  In this report here post game locker room thoughts form Carmelo, J.R., last night’s Knicks starting point guard Shane Larkin, …

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Chris Copeland returns to NYC with Pacers in Brooklyn

In General by Samori Benjamin

At age 29 Chris Copeland made his NBA debut as a rookie last season with the New York Knicks, finally getting the opportunity to play in the NBA when it looked like he would never get that change on the verge of 30. Last season he told me when he was playing overseas he couldn’t even watch NBA basketball because …

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Indiana Leaves Brooklyn Showdown Still As NBA’s Lone Unbeaten

In General by Samori Benjamin

On Saturday night at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn the Indiana Pacers who in last season’s second round beat the Knicks and then came within a hair from beating Miami in the Eastern Conference Finals and making it to the NBA Finals made their first trip of the season to New York last night. The matchup was with the championship …

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Wolves Hand Knicks Disapointing Home Loss

In General by Samori Benjamin

In game number three the New York Knicks were handed a brutal loss at home by a Minnesota Timberwolves team that has not made the playoffs since anyone can remember. Hear what the Knicks had to say about this disappointing loss in the locker room afterwards.

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Jamal Returns To Garden On Eve Of Ending NBA Worse Playoff Drought

In General by Samori Benjamin

Jamal Crawford has been one of the best ball handlers and scorers in the NBA for a long time but for the first nine seasons of his career Jamal failed to make the playoffs.  From 2004 through 2008 Crawford played for the New York Knicks and left a lot of memories in the garden including a 50 plus point explosion …

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When the Yankees Offense Was Offensive

In General, Major League Baseball by Samori Benjamin

After the New York Yankees saw their captain Derek Jeter go down to a career changing injury the previous night in a game that saw them DRAMATICALLY come back from a 4-0 9th inning deficit to tie the game only to lose in gut wrenching fashion in 12 innings.  Even though the Yankees had managed to make the second round …

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Remembering A Stunner In Cleveland

In General by Samori Benjamin

With Lebron James and the Miami Heat coming into Brooklyn, New York this evening for a preseason matchup with the Brooklyn Nets who now feature two of his all-time biggest rivals Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, who he has battaled with for years for Eastern Conference supremacy, since his days in Cleveland and now in Miami.  This audio report here …

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