New York Knicks

The Knicks’ lofty regular season — 54 wins, an Atlantic Division title, a second seed — was rendered meaningless by their second-round exit from the playoffs. A team that believed it was better than the Heat — the Knicks beat Miami in three of four regular-season games — never got there to challenge them...

The truth hurts, and it was delivered yesterday not by Carmelo Anthony but by the Knicks’ youngest player, 22-year-old Iman Shumpert. Shumpert branded the Knicks season a failure after Saturday’s heartbreaking, second-round KO in Indiana. The Knicks’ young swingman could almost taste South Beach and a matchup against the...

It doesn’t settle easily, not for you, not for them. On a day when the Knicks wanted to be shooting around at their training headquarters in Westchester County, preparing for Game 7 against the Pacers — and beyond — they were having exit interviews instead, saying goodbye, shutting the door on...

It wasn’t until he was 28 years old that Chris Copeland made the NBA, and this summer he will hit free agency as a 29-year-old. So attaining maximum financial security would seem to be a very important priority for the Knicks forward. Yesterday, though, Copeland said he never has...

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim went on a verbal tirade against Carmelo Anthony’s Knicks teammates, shocked his former player is receiving blame for the team’s second-round flameout to Indiana.In the Syracuse Post-Standard, Boeheim ripped Tyson Chandler, whom he coached on the U.S. Olympic Team, point guards Raymond...

Carmelo Anthony, as the face of the Knicks franchise, clearly sees his obligation to make sure to portray a happy public face to New York, orange-and-blue-colored glasses covering his eyes. It’s a delusional face. “We’re right there,” Melo says. Right where? Nowhere near Miami, nowhere near the Heat...

Next season could conceivably be the last as a Knick for Carmelo Anthony — who has a player opt-out clause in his contract he can use after the 2013-14 season.If he does opt out next summer, he sounded as if he intended to re-sign a long-term deal with the Knicks...

Now that his season is over, Carmelo Anthony will get his left shoulder examined this week.

Carmelo Anthony isn't discouraged that the Knicks' season ended in the second round of the playoffs, 10 wins short of the championship. He believes the Knicks will contend for the title next year.

Turns out Amar'e Stoudemire was right three summers ago when he famously promised, "The Knicks are back."