Knicks up the pressure by firing Thibodeau
Dan Patrick unpacks the news that the Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau despite making it to the Eastern Conference Finals.
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New York Post
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- New York Post
Shaq makes one thing clear about ‘Inisde the NBA' joining ESPN next season
Shaquille O'Neal has made it clear that he is not going to change at his soon-to-be new network. During an appearance on the 'Rich Eisen Show' on Friday, O'Neal once again stood firm on the fact that he and co-host Charles Barkley will not change their personalities for ESPN. 'I don't have any concerns because I know one guy that you're never going to change, and I know another guy that's really close to him,' O'Neal said. 'The other two guys — listen, Ernie [Johnson] is a consummate professional and he can adapt to any situation. Advertisement 3 Shaquille O'Neal smiles before the game between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks during Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on May 23, 2025 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NBAE via Getty Images 'Ernie is the guy that really keeps us out of trouble and Kenny is professional, but Chuck is right there on the line and I'm right below Chuck. Chuck's not changing. I'm not changing.' O'Neal, 53, also pointed to 'The Pat McAfee Show' on the network as a model that 'Inside the NBA' could potentially follow next season. Advertisement 'I actually saw something yesterday where it said ESPN is going to give us the same no-look that they give Pat McAfee,' O'Neal added. 'So, listen, we're just going to go have fun, do what we do and talk about the game that we love and just try to make people laugh.' 3 Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson, Jalen Rose, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley talk before the game between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers on May 31, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NBAE via Getty Images Both O'Neal and Barkley have insisted on multiple occasions that they plan to stay the same despite the network change, with the latter saying last month that he dares ESPN to fire him. Advertisement 'I'm not going to change my personality,' Barkley said during an episode of Outkick's 'Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich,' per Awful Announcing. 'Ain't nobody — they can't fire me. I make too much money to get fired. So, they can't fire me. First of all, if they fire me, they got to pay me for seven years, and I'm going to quit way before then. But if they want to fire me, I would love for them to do that. 3 Charles Barkley looks on before the game between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers during Game 6 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on May 31, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NBAE via Getty Images Advertisement 'The only decision we've been making is how long I'm going to work. … I'm not worried about getting fired. And nobody at ESPN is going to tell me what to say or do. Period.' 'Inside the NBA,' which has aired on TNT since 1989, will make the switch over to ESPN next season. Turner is still set to produce the show by licensing it to ESPN.
Indianapolis Star
an hour ago
- Indianapolis Star
A fluke? Pacers spent summer 'pissed off,' now proving doubters wrong with NBA Finals run
OKLAHOMA CITY – Tyrese Haliburton heard the scorn during the offseason. He read the mockery at the start of the 2024-25 season. The Indiana Pacers' run to the Eastern Conference Finals last season was a fluke. They beat up the injury-riddled Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks to get there. 'As a group, like I've said many times, after you have a run like last year and you get swept in the Eastern Conference Finals, and all the conversation is about how you don't belong there and how you lucked out to get there, and that it was a fluke, guys are going to be pissed off,' Haliburton said. 'We're going to spend the summer pissed off.' Then the Pacers started this season 10-15. 'You come into the year with all the talk around how it was a fluke,' Haliburton said. 'You have an unsuccessful first couple months and now it's easy for everyone to clown you and talk about you in a negative way, and I think as a group we take everything personal as a group. It's not just me. It's everybody. 'We didn't even play well.' Pacers All-Star's message after Game 1 win in NBA Finals 'I feel like that's the DNA of this group and that's not just me. It's our coaching staff does a great job of making us aware of what's being said. Us as players, we talk about it on the locker room and on the plane. We're a young team, so we probably spend more time on social media than we should.' No matter who wins the NBA Finals, the Pacers are not a fluke. They're the real deal, proving that with a come-from-behind 111-110 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Finals Thursday. 'Really proud of this group,' Haliburton said. 'And we just all got each other's back at every point. Any negative thing that's said about anybody, we got full belief in each other. So the more that's talked about, like right now, we're whatever underdog that gives us more confidence as a group. We enjoy that. 'But there's still a lot of work to be done. This is an exciting time.' Since Jan. 1, the Pacers have been among the best teams and emerged as the best team in the East during the playoffs, beating Milwaukee, Cleveland and New York. They took Game 1 of the Finals in yet another one of their come-from-behind, last-second triumphs that have become legendary. Haliburton's 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left put the Pacers ahead for the first time and propelled them to the victory. Indiana overcame 20 first-half turnovers and a 15-point deficit early in the fourth quarter and a nine-point deficit with 2:52 remaining. Entering Game 1, teams were 0-182 when trailing by 9-plus points in the final three minutes of an NBA Finals game since 1971. It's now 1-182. 'When it gets to 15, you can panic or you can talk about how do we get it to 10 and how do we get it to five and from there?' Haliburton said, adding, 'This game if you look at all the numbers, it's not the recipe to win. We can't turn the ball over that much. We have to do a better job of being in gaps, rebounding, all over the floor but come May and June, it doesn't matter how you get them, just get them.'
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Rangers rumors: New York ‘testing market' on top-4 defenseman
The post Rangers rumors: New York 'testing market' on top-4 defenseman appeared first on ClutchPoints. The New York Rangers are in the midst of a long, long offseason after going from winning the President's Trophy to missing the playoffs in a span of just a year. That cost Peter Laviolette his job, and Mike Sullivan taking over behind the bench might not be the only change coming in the Big Apple. Advertisement The Rangers are reportedly exploring the trade market for defenseman K'Andre Miller, who will be a restricted free agent on July 1, as Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Wednesday's edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast. 'It's not a guarantee, but they are testing the market on Miller. They want to know what it is,' the hockey insider said. 'So, we'll see where it goes, but his name is definitely out there.' Miller has been a key piece of New York's blue line since being selected in the first round, No. 22 overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft. The 25-year-old played two seasons with the University of Wisconsin Badgers before breaking into the league full time in 2020-21. The Saint Paul, Minnesota native's best season came in 2022-23, when he managed 43 points over 79 games and established himself as an up-and-coming star on the blue line. Advertisement He's had a couple of down years since, managing 30 points in 80 games last year and following it up with 27 points in 74 games in 2024-25. But Miller's role has continued to grow after the departures of former captain Jacob Trouba, as well as Ryan Lindgren. Miller is in the final year of a two-year, $7.44 million contract, and will be due for a significant raise. The question is, will general manager Chris Drury give him one? Rangers are short on cap space The Rangers do not have a ton of salary cap space to work with this summer; the squad owns between approximately $8 and $11 million. It won't be easy to get Miller locked up, especially considering New York has a few other RFAs on the roster, including Arthur Kaliyev, Matt Rempe, Will Cuylle, Adam Edstrom, Matthew Robertson and Zac Jones. Advertisement A couple young players will also need new contracts after the 2025-26 campaign, most notably Braden Schneider, Brennan Othmann and Brett Berard. It isn't currently clear what kind of return the Rangers would be looking for in exchange for Miller, but draft capital is definitely somewhere New York could improve. In this window of contention — the Blueshirts have been to two Eastern Conference Finals in four years — they would be wise to start stocking the cupboards for the future. The big priority next offseason will be Artemi Panarin, who continues to be the best player on the roster but will be playing out the final season of his massive seven-year, $81.50 million contract in 2025-26. There will certainly be a couple of changes coming this summer, and Drury probably also wants to see if he can bring a free agent or two to New York this July. It'll be interesting to see if Miller is still a part of the team's plans for the long haul, or whether the front office moves on from the hulking blue liner this summer.
