LeBron James had some business to take care of before rejoining the Cleveland Cavaliers for training camp.
He was at Nike’s corporate headquarters Tuesday for the unveiling of his new shoe, the LeBron 12. It is his first new shoe with Nike since he returned this summer to the Cavs.
The rollout comes less than two weeks before the four-time league MVP reports to training camp. The Cavs open the season on Oct. 30 at home against the New York Knicks.
The shoe, his 12th since signing with Nike
Derek Fisher spent last season playing for the Thunder.
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Derek Fisher will be the New York Knicks’ head coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.
Fisher has not signed a contract, but that is expected to come soon, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the hire was not official.
Knicks President Phil Jackson coached Fisher on all of his five Los Angeles Lakers championship teams from 2000 to 2010. Fisher n
Mike Woodson was fired Monday after two-plus seasons with the Knicks. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images)
The New York Knicks announced on Monday that head coach Mike Woodson has been relieved of his coaching duties in addition to the rest of the coaching staff.
Team president Phil Jackson made the announcement Monday morning.
“I have a tremendous amount of respect for Mike Woodson and his entire staff,” Jackson said via a released statement. “The coaches and players on this team had an e
Phil Jackson stands for photos during his introductory press conference as President of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 18, 2014 in New York City (Getty/AFP, Maddie Meyer)
Phil Jackson is back in New York, providing the Knicks stability, championship-building ideas and a link to the franchise’s best days.
Now they need him to get some good players.
Jackson was introduced Tuesday as team president of the Knicks, in the midst of another difficult season and with no easy p
The man who had reserve role in the New York Knicks 1973 NBA championship team is now in charge of running the storied but recently beleaguered franchise.
Phil Jackson will join the Knicks as the leader of their front office, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because the agreement has not been made official, but the Knicks have scheduled a news conference Tuesday for a major announcement.
Jackson, one of the NBA’s most successful coa
File this under: Be careful what you wish for. Knicks fans and Knicks owner James Dolan, if not Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni and Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh, have been drooling over forward Carmelo Anthony for months, and now they’ve finally got their man. Amar’e and Melo! Why it’s almost – almost – as good as LeBron, Dwyane and Bosh. With these two chucking it up, can a title be far behind? Who cares if you just gutted your roster? Who cares if you just precluded a real shot at Dwight How
The Denver Nuggets have finally completed their long-awaited trade to send Carmelo Anthony(notes) to the New York Knicks, a league source told Yahoo! Sports.
The Knicks are expected to send Danilo Gallinari(notes), Raymond Felton(notes), Wilson Chandler(notes), the Knicks’ 2014 first-round pick, two second-round picks and $3 million. The Knicks will also trade Anthony Randolph(notes) andEddy Curry’s(notes) expiring contract to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who would send Corey Brewer(notes) to the
