Bill Simmons of The Ringer and David Aldridge of The Athletic are battling over NBA expansion. And no, neither is placing an ownership bid. Instead, as can sometimes be the case for media heavy-hitters, Simmons and Aldridge are at odds over who may be keeping expansion from happening.
The New York Knicks have had a tough go at it in the 21st century. They've had a profitable start to the 2020s, but have subjected their loyal fan base to plenty of horror stories.
NBA expansion talk has heated up again, especially following the earth-shattering $10 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers, a figure that stunned the basketball world and injected fresh urgency into adding new franchises.
How many of the career leaders in assists for every NBA franchise can you name in five minutes?
Following another failed campaign with the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant’s exit from the franchise has nearly become a certainty. The former MVP has struggled to build on his championship success since leaving the Golden State Warriors and will now be searching for his third new team in the last six years.
An NBA analyst has made an interesting case for Jason Kidd to want a potential switch to the New York Knicks. The Knicks announced the firing of Tom Thibodeau just days after they had lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Indiana Pacers.
According to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, New York Knicks owner James Dolan spearheaded the Tom Thibodeau firing. The Knicks fired Thibodeau despite reaching the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000. “What was clear was Thibodeau’s firing being spearheaded by Knicks owner James Dolan, sources told Yahoo Sports.
The New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau as head coach following their exit in the Eastern Conference Finals at the hands of the Indiana Pacers. Thibodeau had led the Knicks to their best season in over two decades, but according to Vincent Goodwill, owner James Dolan still wasn't his biggest fan and spearheaded the dismissal.
The New York Knicks are looking at a fresh start after making a decision to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau. The bombshell news the New York Knicks were firing Tom Thibodeau emerged on June 3, days after their Eastern Conference Finals elimination.
One source called Rick the person with the most power in the entire organization.
According to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, New York Knicks owner James Dolan supported president Leon Rose’s decision to fire Tom Thibodeau as
Beyoncé may be a couple of months removed from her July 25-26 tour dates at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the concerts are already being talked about.
At some point, an NHL owner needs to make a decision and ensure they have the right people in their hockey operations for the jobs. That’s the place the New York Rangers find themselves in a season that will likely end in catastrophe, just about a year after winning the Presidents’ Trophy.
The NBA generally doesn’t have problems with any of its controlling owners. Any issues tend to be hashed out at the Board of Governors meetings, and Commissioner Adam Silver has always made it his mission to form relationships with the 30 owners around the NBA.
According to NBA reporter Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, New York Knicks owner James Dolan is upset with the NBA’s revenue-sharing system. “Dolan’s biggest gripe with the league, according to several sources around the NBA and familiar with Dolan, has been with the league’s revenue sharing system,” Vorkunov wrote.
James Dolan was always going after star players to acquire for the New York Knicks. However, there was one who got away that the team owner regrets not pursuing further.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported earlier today that James Dolan sent another letter to the NBA's Board of Governors where he admonishes the NBA league office.
NBA owners voted 29-to-1 in favor of the new media rights deal, with New York Knicks owner James Dolan being the lone member to vote “no,” per Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal.
Knicks owner James Dolan sent a letter to the NBA’s Board of Governors blasting the league’s new $74.6B media rights deal and renewing his criticisms of the league’s revenue sharing policies, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
New York Knicks owner James Dolan is evidently not pleased with the NBA’s new $74.6B media deal.
Owner James Dolan and the Knicks launched a lawsuit against the Raptors seeking more than $10M in damages.
New York Knicks owner and Madison Square Garden Company chairman James Dolan has made himself a different kind of free agent Shortly after Baxter Holmes
James Dolan owns the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. He finds it boring.
A New York City council committee has approved a five-year permit to let Madison Square Garden continue operating above Penn Station.
James Dolan fought the lawyers. Right now, the lawyers have won — a preliminary injunction.
Are the New York Knicks trying to acquire Kyrie Irving? No, but the team's latest policy about media access during the 2020-21 season surely would entice the star to move across the city.
Max Rose, who serves as a congressman for New York's 11th congressional district, called out Knicks owner James Dolan, saying he should sell the team. As a response to Rose's comments, Dolan sent a $50,000 check to his opponent.
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