Knicks Eye Playoffs as Season Begins

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Amar’e Stoudemire, like every other NBA fan worth his or her salt, planned to settle in to his Toronto hotel room Tuesday and watch the Miami Heat-Boston Celtics game on the opening night of the 2010-11 NBA season.

“That’s going to be fun to watch,” Stoudemire said Tuesday after Knicks’ practice. “The NBA’s back on top. It’s probably the most exciting season ever. So watching Miami-Boston [Tuesday], and then you got Knicks-Toronto the next night, basketball is back where it belongs.”

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.