Kentucky products Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl-Anthony Towns were each tabbed as starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star game.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Karl-Anthony Towns Named 2025 NBA All-Star Starters
Kentucky Wildcats Lead Nation with 27 Players on NBA Opening-Day Rosters
Kentucky boasts a total of 27 players on NBA opening-day rosters, more than any other college program in the country.
Josh Harrellson has been traded to the Houston Rockets
The New York Knicks will acquire unrestricted free agent center Marcus Camby in a sign-and-trade with the Houston Rockets, according to a source close to Camby. Camby’s contract will be for $13.2 million over three years. According to the New York Daily News, the Rockets will receive Toney Douglas, Jerome Jordan, Josh Harrellson and second-round picks in 2014 and ’15, though no deals can…
Few players in recent Knick memory embodied this idea of myth-over-hype better than Josh Harrellson
If you find yourself mired in the meat-market metrics of talent evaluation, be it in sport, business, entertainment, or whatever, it’s important to remember not to confuse hype and myth. There’s a difference, you see. Hype is something narrowly transfixed on expected results; results which hindsight will one day render prophetic or foolish, depending on…
‘Jorts’ learning on the fly with the Knicks
Sometimes Josh Harrellson looks around at his new Knicks teammates and feels awed by what he sees. Instead of playing alongside Terrence Jones, Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb on Kentucky’s Final Four team, “Jorts” is now running with Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler on a team dreaming of an NBA championship. “Definitely,” the 6-foot-8…
The New York Knicks have waived former Cat Kelenna Azubuike
The New York Knicks have waived guard Kelenna Azubuike, who never played for the team while recovering from major knee surgery. Azubuike was acquired from Golden State on July 9 in the sign-and-trade deal that sent David Lee to the Warriors. He was expected to be ready early in the season after missing the last 73 games in 2009-10, but never got into a game despite saying recently he believed he was close. The move Monday opens a roster spot for a Knicks team that is looking to add size.
Former Cat Kelenna Azubuike might not be ready to play this season
Coach Mike D’Antoni gave his most damning assessment of Kelenna Azubuike’s status last night, as the Knicks worse fears are being realized that he might not be ready this season or ever play a game for the team. “He’s not ready, physically,” D’Antoni said of Azubuike, who is recovering from left knee surgery. “If you watch the scrimmages, he doesn’t have the pop and it’s going to be a while before he gets it back. He can [play in] scrimmages, but he’s not strong enough or able to go sideways or able to have an NBA physical talent level. It’s just not there yet.”
It happened on this day in Kentucky basketball history…
Former Kentucky great Pat Riley steps down from Lakers after nine years and four NBA titles. From “The Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar: “There are other things I want to do with my life,” said tearful Lakers coach Pat Riley, who announced he was stepping down from the head coaching job in L.A. after an…