Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith could become the third player to win consecutive NBA slam dunk contests when he participates in the event during All-Star weekend.
Michael Jordan won back-to-back competitions in 1987-88 and Jason Richardson did it in 2002-03.
Joining Smith in contest this year will be Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks 5-foot-9 guard Nate Robinson and Hakim Warrick of the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Jalen Rose and Eric Williams are players who have garnered interest from several teams, most notably the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers, respectively.
There is a good chance that management felt that Rob Babcock was unlikely or unwilling to pull the trigger on a deal for one or both of them, and could not provide a suitable reason to keep them around eating away at the team's salary cap while providing little in the way of building for the future.
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Knicks coach Larry Brown came close to waving the white flag on the season during yesterday's morning shootaround.
And then his players made a full surrender last night, quitting in the second half of the disgusting 120-101 blowout loss to the Hawks (12-31) at the more than half-empty Philips Arena.
Team Titanic, which fell behind by 30 points early in the fourth quarter, is not deserving of being part of tonight's big show at the Garden when Kobe Bryant and the Lakers come in. The way the Knicks defended against the Hawks, Bryant just might rack up his 100 points tonight.
Brown was livid afterward, saying his team quit.
"Looked that way, didn't it?" Brown said. "Looked that way to me. The second half we looked like we wanted to get home."
In losing last night, the Knicks, owning the highest payroll and with its president embroiled in a sexual harassment suit, have the NBA's third-worst record, falling to a season-worst 15 games below .500 at 14-29.
"We didn't compete at all as far as trying to win the game," said Stephon Marbury.
Before the game, Brown made his strongest statement the Knicks are focusing on next season and not on making a playoff push. The Knicks' coach acknowledged it's time to look at the future, spotlight the young guys, even the obscure 20-year-old center Jackie Butler, the only man who showed up to play (15 points, four blocks).
"The way the season's going, [Butler] may have to play more and more," Brown said beforehand. "We're 14-28. It might be in this team's best interests to think about playing guys like him."
Maurice Taylor was stunned at Brown's quitting assertion.
"Throwing in the towel, that's ludicrous," Taylor said. "It's a bad game granted. It's too bad of a conference to do that. We have [39] games to go. No reason for us to quit."
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Knicks Jan 2006 Archive
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AP | Jan 31, 2006
Antonio Davis served a five-game suspension for rushing into the stands in defense of his wife, but his return to the court will have to wait.
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NY Post | Jan 30, 2006
Trevor Ariza, despite being inactive three straight games and buried in Brown's doghouse, said he doesn't want to be traded.
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New York Post | Jan 30, 2006
Anucha Browne Sanders and Frank Murphy are listed as senior vice presidents with full-page bios in the Knicks media guide.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jan 28, 2006
The NBA is investigating a complaint by the Magic that the New York Knicks used an inactive player in Friday night's game at Madison Square Garden, club sources told The Sentinel.
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ESPN | Jan 27, 2006
Isiah Thomas delivered another strong statement Friday, saying he was never in love with the former team executive that is suing him for sexual harassment.
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NY Post | Jan 27, 2006
Larry Brown yesterday made a plea for Knicks owner James Dolan not to mess with embattled Isiah Thomas' job.
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New York Daily News | Jan 27, 2006
Basketball legend Isiah Thomas' accuser was offered $250,000 to make her harassment claims disappear, a source close to the Knicks president claimed yesterday.
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New York Daily News | Jan 26, 2006
Larry Brown revealed yesterday that Antonio Davis is expected to rejoin the Knicks Saturday in Philadelphia.
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Reuters | Jan 25, 2006
Isiah Thomas on Wednesday denied sexual harassment allegations made in a lawsuit by a former Knicks executive against him and the team's owner.
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New York Post | Jan 25, 2006
It's been a week since Antonio Davis left the Knicks' huddle in Chicago to rush into the stands — and left the Knicks in a lurch.
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NY Times | Jan 25, 2006
A former high-level Knicks executive filed a lawsuit yesterday accusing Isiah Thomas, the team's president, of sexual harassment and discrimination, saying he had made unwanted advances, cursed her and barred players from working with her on community events.
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Bergen Record | Jan 24, 2006
Stephon Marbury was certain and emphatic after practice Monday.
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AP | Jan 24, 2006
Michael Axelrod, the Chicago fan who quarreled with the wife of Knicks forward Antonio Davis at the United Center last week, issued a joint statement with the Davises on Monday, saying the episode "evolved from some misunderstandings.
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Toronto Star | Jan 23, 2006
Those Jalen Rose-to-New York rumours are resurfacing again.
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NY Post | Jan 22, 2006
The New York Post is hearing that the long-rumored Jalen Rose for Penny Hardaway deal has been gaining steam of late.
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New York Post | Jan 21, 2006
he testosterone continued to flow at Knicks camp yesterday, as Larry Brown questioned commissioner David Stern's judgment and said he would've been right behind Antonio Davis in the United Center stands had he known what was happening with Davis' wife and kids.
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SI.com | Jan 20, 2006
The fan accused of harassing the wife of New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis will drop threats of a lawsuit if the couple says it's sorry, the man's attorney said Friday.
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Star-Ledger | Jan 20, 2006
"Yeah, I'd welcome Steph. I don't think Steph will come back to Minnesota, though. But I mean, New York's cold, New Jersey's cold. Who knows, man? We all mature and get older."
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Toronto Star | Jan 20, 2006
It's not the first time Antonio and Kendra Davis have been involved in off-court scuffles or confrontations.
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NY Times | Jan 20, 2006
Coach Larry Brown reported that Stephon Marbury's sprained left shoulder had improved, but could not say whether he would play Saturday against New Orleans.
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ESPN | Jan 19, 2006
As New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis was suspended for five games by the NBA for climbing into the stands to confront a man during a game in Chicago, that fan said he did nothing wrong and was attacked by Davis' wife.
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Press Release | Jan 19, 2006
New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis has been suspended five games without pay for entering the spectator stands, announced the NBA on Thursday afternoon.
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Press Release | Jan 19, 2006
The Chicago Bulls organization released the following statement regarding last night’s incident during the Bulls/Knicks game:
"At every sporting event in every venue in the world there is banter going back and forth between fans with different rooting interests.
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Newsday | Jan 19, 2006
The Knicks have been shopping for a backup point guard and would have been interested in Chucky Atkins, whose contract was bought out by Washington yesterday, but he is expected to sign with Memphis.
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NY Times | Jan 19, 2006
"I witnessed my wife being threatened by a man that I learned later to be intoxicated," said Knicks forward Antonio Davis. "There was no time to call security."
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NY Times | Jan 19, 2006
Stephon Marbury injured his shoulder against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday and did not play Wednesday against the Bulls.
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New York Post | Jan 19, 2006
The New York Post is reporting that Chucky Atkins will soon become the newest member of the Memphis Grizzlies in a pre-arranged deal.
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SI.com | Jan 18, 2006
During a timeout in Chicago, Antonio Davis jumped over the scorers' table and ascended about ten rows of seats
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FoxSports.com | Jan 17, 2006
New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury, who hasn't missed a game due to injury in five years, is doubtful for Wednesday's game at Chicago because of a sprained left shoulder.
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Newsday | Jan 16, 2006
Back spasms prevented Mike James from playing against the Knicks yesterday, but there's a possibility he could be playing for them next season if he opts out of the last year of his current contract and is available for the midlevel exception.
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AP | Jan 15, 2006
Jalen Rose and the Toronto Raptors ended New York's winning streak with a record game.
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New York Post | Jan 12, 2006
Knick president Isiah Thomas is finding out that Quentin Richardson and his bad back are not in high demand.
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Newsday | Jan 12, 2006
After the Knicks' 117-115 overtime win last night, Dallas owner Mark Cuban complained about a third-quarter shoving match between the Knicks' Maurice Taylor and the Mavs' Jerry Stackhouse.
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Newsday | Jan 11, 2006
It's obligatory for New York writers to ask LeBron James if he would consider New York when he becomes a free agent at the end of his rookie contract in two more years.
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Star-Leger | Jan 10, 2006
Antonio Davis, who initially was so opposed to coming to New York, says he likes working with the team's young players so much, he would love to come back to play here next year.
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New York Post | Jan 10, 2006
Cavaliers assistant coach Mike Malone, the lone Knicks staffer not retained by Larry Brown when he took over as head coach last summer, said he had a "sour ending" with the Knicks.
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Sports Illustrated | Jan 6, 2006
The New York Knicks ended Jerome James' indefinite suspension and restored the center to the active roster for Friday night's game against the Washington Wizards.
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NY Post | Jan 6, 2006
According to Larry Brown, Qyntel Woods will survive the Jan.
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AP | Jan 6, 2006
New York Knicks reserve guard Penny Hardaway is working out with a physical therapist in Houston to try to strengthen his knee so that he can return to the team.
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Newsday | Jan 5, 2006
Knicks backup center Jerome James returned to practice Wednesday, but coach Larry Brown and a team spokesman declined to say whether his suspension would be lifted in time to permit him to take part in the Washington game Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
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Boston Herald | Jan 5, 2006
Vin Baker would seem to have it made in the Connecticut shade.
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Newsday | Jan 5, 2006
Quentin Richardson is available and teams around the N.B.A. are aware that the swingman and three-point gunner can be acquired via trade.
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NY Times | Jan 5, 2006
Larry Brown talked about his decision to replace Trevor Ariza in the Knicks' playing rotation.
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NY Post | Jan 3, 2006
"If Brown truly is devoted to the core of New York's youth corps (minus disgruntled Trevor Ariza, who may never regain his coach's trust after turning down a start in L.
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Press Release | Jan 2, 2006
New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas announced today that center Jerome James has been
suspended due to conduct detrimental to the team for an indefinite period.
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NY Post | Jan 2, 2006
Coach Larry Brown announced it's time to sink or swim with their three first-round rookies, even if it means sacrificing wins.
