INDIANAPOLIS – Call one up for the visiting team. In her season debut as a part-time pitcher, Kyrie Irving scored 22 points in 32 minutes and played a key role late in helping the Nets overcome a 19-point deficit in the third quarter in a … Read More

Nets is in a difficult situation. They come after a game in which Kyrie Irving made her season debut with 22 points and combined with Kevin Durant’s effort of 39 points to lead the Nets to a road victory on Wednesday in Indiana. Their 14-3 … Read More

It could have seemed like a game the Knicks could not win as they fell behind the Celtics by 25 points Thursday night in Madison Square Garden. It turned out that was not true. Evan Fournier’s 41 points, Julius Randle’s aggressive play and RJ Barrett’s … Read More

Coming after Kyrie Irving’s season debut as a road-only player in a comeback victory Wednesday in Indiana, Nets coach Steve Nash had to make a decision on how to handle his rotation, playing only at home without Irving starting on the guard along with James … Read More

As if the Nets needed another reminder of how much they have missed Kyrie Irving at home because he has not complied with the New York City vaccine mandate, his absence was glaring again in a 121-109 loss to defending NBA champion Bucks d. Friday … Read More

In what had been a sluggish performance much for the night, the Knicks fell behind by 20 points midway through the third quarter and it finally seemed to wake up the crowd as hometown fans rained buh down over the Knicks. The sound in Madison … Read More

RJ Barrett has had his matches this season, the same as Julius Randle. But he has avoided the attention – and guilt – that has rained down from the stands in Madison Square Garden on Randle. Tuesday night, perhaps for the first time this season, … Read More

The NBA’s first round of voting results for fans was announced Thursday afternoon, and Derrick Rose was the only Knicks representative to make the top 10, which was number seven among the guards. But that was not the best news of the day for Rose. … Read More

Julius Randle was isolated from the Knicks for nearly a week while waiting to make his way back through the NBA’s health and safety protocols. But he was in good health while he was out. His mood, however, was a different story. Randle has absorbed … Read More

INDIANAPOLIS – As expected, Kyrie Irving was in the Nets’ starting lineup for her season debut against the Pacers on Wednesday night at Bainbridge Fieldhouse. But it was not exactly instant karma. Irving missed all three shots he took in the first period and made … Read More