Derrick Rose Fined By Knicks, Expected to Be in Uniform Wednesday vs. Sixers
Derrick Rose has been fined --but not
Derrick Rose has been fined --but not
Kristaps Porzingis’ block party in Los Angeles earned big bucks for the NY Rens AAU program.
The Knicks forward had a career-high tying seven blocks in the Knicks’ 118-112 victory over the Lakers on Sunday night, meaning he generated $3,500 for the Rens, a not-for-profit youth basketball program that played on the Nike EYBL circuit. Porzingis promised to donate $500 for each of his blocked shots for the season to the Rens.
The Rens will use the donations from the “KrisStops” campaign for the Ben Jobe Educational and Scholarship Fund. It will help provide Rens participants with free tutoring, SAT prep and tuition money for students in third to eighth grades.
(AP) -- NEW YORK -- Kristaps Porzingis
If Brooklyn native Taj Gibson gets his wish, the world champion Chicago Cubs won’t be the only ones getting an ovation in the Windy City on Friday.
Gibson believes Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah should get such a reception when they return to Chicago with the Knicks (8 p.m. ESPN).
“The crowd should give them a good standing ovation,” Gibson told the Chicago Tribune. “They gave Chicago a lot of blood, sweat and tears.”
This will be the only appearance for Rose, the former No. 1 overall pick of the Bulls, in Chicago this year, while the Bulls come to Madison Square Garden twice.
The 2016-17 NBA season kicked off Tuesday night in glorious fashion.
Three games featuring some of the league’s elite teams took place. First LeBron James and the Cavaliers got their championship rings and then crushed the Knicks in Cleveland to begin their title defense. Then Damian Lillard went off for 39 as the Blazers beat the Jazz in Utah. And the nightcap featured Kevin Durant and the new-look Warriors getting getting blown out at home by Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs.
Here are the top 10 ZAGSBLOG / OVERTIME highlights from the NBA’s opening night.
You can see all of the highlights from Tuesday nights action on Overtime here.
1-To avoid this being a LeBron top 10 list, here are several of his insane plays.
