Patrick Ewing returns to the New York Knicks in the new role of basketball ambassador

NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing is returning to the New York Knicks in the newly created position of basketball ambassador. The Knicks said Friday that Ewing would assist both basketball and business operations in his role. Taken by the Knicks with the...

T-wolves welcome Randle and DiVincenzo with title aspirations, after tough farewell to Towns

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves were determined enough to take the last two steps to an NBA title — and concerned enough about how tough that could be — that they were willing to part with one of their best and most beloved players to try to do it. Trading...

Knicks add Karl-Anthony Towns from Timberwolves after completing three-team trade with Hornets

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns joined the Knicks on Wednesday after the Minnesota Timberwolves sent their four-time All-Star to New York in a three-team trade that also included the Charlotte Hornets. The deal was agreed to Friday but took a few days to complete under the NBA's...

T-wolves coming to terms with Towns' departure as stunning trade alters training camp vibe

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards was on an airplane when the Minnesota Timberwolves hit send on the stunner of a deal with the New York Knicks to trade four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns, a still-pending agreement that will bring Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to an ambitious team aiming...

A fully healthy Ben Simmons is ready to lead the rebuilding Nets

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons believes he is fully rebuilt. Now the former All-Star is ready to help the Brooklyn Nets with their reconstruction. “It’s just about getting better every day,” Simmons said at the team’s practice facility in Brooklyn. “For us,...

Media Day in the NBA: Optimism abounds, and new faces settle into new homes

Klay Thompson walked through the Dallas Mavericks' facility in his new uniform for the first time. Chris Paul posed side-by-side with Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio, one standing about a foot and a half taller than the other. And LeBron James and Bronny James officially headed to work together in...

Knicks tiptoe into training camp while waiting for acquisition of Towns to become official

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns was in the Knicks' building, though not yet on their team. The trade bringing the All-Star center to New York and sending out Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo hadn't been completed Monday by the time the Knicks reported for training camp...

Basketball super fan Spike Lee takes in Liberty playoff game donning a Sabrina Ionescu jersey

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu's relationship with Spike Lee goes back to when she was drafted by the New York Liberty. The basketball super fan was one of the first people to welcome her to New York when the Liberty took her No. 1 in 2020. “He was the first...

Timberwolves agree to trade Towns to Knicks for Randle, DiVincenzo, 1st-rounder, AP source says

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round draft pick in a franchise-altering deal for both sides, a person with knowledge of the deal said Friday night. The...

Minnesota Timberwolves trading Karl-Anthony Towns to New York Knicks, AP source says