New York Knicks
What do Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony have in common? A lot, from a glance.
It's been roughly eight months since Jeremy Lin jumped ship to Houston from the limelight of New York, which helped set the stage for some rapid redevelopment in both basketball franchises.
The New York Knicks' chase of the Atlantic Division title was dealt a double blow Saturday with star player Carmelo Anthony due to miss his third straight game and Amar'e Stoudemire now to miss six weeks of action due to arthroscopic knee surgery.
For the third time this season, two of the top teams in the East will lock up in what could be a preview of this June's Eastern Conference Finals as Carmelo Anthony and the Atlantic Division-leading New York Knicks (35-20) host LeBron James and the red-hot world champion Miami Heat (41-14) Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.
By the stats, they're not so different.
Stephen Curry made coach Mark Jackson's return to Madison Square Garden something he never expected, but came up a bit short.
Since signing with the New York Knicks prior to the regular season, Rasheed Wallace has been an integral part of the Knicks success off the bench.
Who will win the Josh Smith Sweepstakes?
While he didn't play in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Jeremy Lin still found himself being a topic of discussion this past All-Star Weekend, both with ex-teammates and league officials.
The Eastern Conference has two teams with two players each in the starting lineup, though one player is out for the year. The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics' All-Stars will lead the way for the Eastern Conference on Sunday in the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. We profile the past successes each starter has had in past all-star games.
The Brooklyn Nets might be close to pulling the trigger on some big trades, including one that made the Atlanta Hawks competitive for years.
"Linsanity" the Movie--coming to a Sundance Film Festival near you.
From the athletic to the historic, the NBA was filled with some amazing plays this week.
NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire is having a baby...his fourth, to be exact.
