George Hill is out for the Pacers in Game 5 against the Knicks with a concussion. (Ron Hoskins/Getty Images)

Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill is out for the team’s Game 5 matchup against the New York Knicks on Thursday night with a concussion, the team announced.

Hill suffered the concussion in the Pacers’ 93-82 win over the Knicks in Game 4. Pacers coach Frank Vogel Hill said that Hill is day-to-day. Hill has averaged 16 points, 4.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game so far in the playoffs.

The Pacers are looking to wrap up a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals with a Game 5 win against the Knicks in New York. If they win on Thursday, they would move on to face the top-seeded Miami Heat.

Pacers guard @george_hill3 will miss tonight’s game at New York due to a concussion sustained in Game 4.

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 16, 2013

J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin will play in Game 4. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The Knicks released both good and bad news on Tuesday ahead of their Game 4 matchup against the Indiana Pacers.

J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin are feeling better after missing their last two practices because of an illness and will play Tuesday night in Indiana, according to a tweet from Knicks reporter for MSG Network Tina Cervasio.

Smith and Martin had missed practice on Sunday and Monday following the team’s 82-71 loss in Game 3 on Saturday night. But both participated in the morning shootaround on Tuesday and, according to Cervasio, will play in Game 4.

The bad news concerns guard Iman Shumpert, who has been dealing with a sore left knee, the same knee where he tore a ligament in last year’s playoffs, causing him to miss the first two-and-a-half months of this season. According to Cervasio, an orthopedic surgeon is flying in to Indiana on Tuesday to evaluate Shumpert and Knicks head coach Mike Woodson said, “They will direct me where to go with Iman.”

The Pacers lead the series 2-1. The Knicks head back to New York on Wednesday for Game 5 of the series which gets underway Thursday night.

Kenyon & JR are feeling better they will play. No one else is sick. #Knicks—
Tina Cervasio (@TinaCervasio) May 14, 2013

An orthopedic is flying in to evaluate Shumpert's left knee. Woodson says its swollen and "They will direct me…where to go w Iman" #Knicks—
Tina Cervasio (@TinaCervasio) May 14, 2013

The Knicks were missing three players at Monday’s practice, just one day before the must-win Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers. J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin are both fighting illnesses and are considered game-time calls for Tuesday.

Despite his flu, Smith played 25 minutes with a high fever on Saturday for Game 3. Although not his best performance, he still saw plenty of minutes and is likely to play again on Tuesday. Mike Woodson said Sunday that if Smith doesn’t return to form by Game 4, his strategy will involve “mixing and matching” other players into the rotation, per ESPN.

Iman Shumpert’s absence at practice looks a little more troubling, as he sits out with a sore left knee. Shumpert’s left knee is the one that had to be surgically repaired last season after he tore his ACL, but Woodson expects him to play on Tuesday. Shumpert referred to his knee as merely sore from a bruise, and also indicated his plans to play.

Shumpert referred to his knee as bruised. Said not related to ACL. He plans to play Tues.—
Howard Beck (@HowardBeckNYT) May 13, 2013

Tyson Chandler criticized the Knicks’ offense for playing as individuals, not as a team. (Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images)

Tyson Chandler took a few jabs at the Knicks’ offense on Sunday, saying that players are being too selfish and trying trying to win games individually. He didn’t use any names, but Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith are the Knicks’ primary shooters. From Newsday’s report:

“I watched the tape myself and there’s open looks,” Chandler said after practice Sunday. “We have to be willing passers. You have to sacrifice yourself sometimes for the betterment of the team, for the betterment of your teammates. So when you drive in the paint, you draw, you kick it. We need to do a better job of allowing the game to dictate who takes the shots and not the individuals.

“I’m not saying that anybody is doing it maliciously. I think it’s moreso a situation, you want to take over the game or you want to make a big shot, where you have to just stick to the game plan. Good teams win basketball games. Unless you’re a great, great, great individual, and we’ve only had a few of those come through.”

The Knicks are currently down 2-1 in the second round series against the Pacers. While Chandler thinks there’s too much individual offense, Mike Woodson said he wants to see Anthony take more shots, not fewer.  From Newsday’s report:

“I’m not OK with him taking three shots,” the coach said. “He’s got to take more shots. Not just him … I don’t want it to be a one-man show. We have enough guys on this team that can score the ball. We’ve proven that this year, so that’s what we got to get back to.”

The Knicks set an NBA record with 891 three-pointers during the season. But in Game 3, they went just 3-for-11 from deep.

Knicks guard J.R. Smith is expected to play in Game 3 against the Pacers. (Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been cleared to play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday night against the Indiana Pacers.

Smith had been a game-time decision with a fever. The best-of-seven series is tied at one game apiece.

Knicks head coach Mike Woodson said Smith stayed at the team hotel with a fever of about 102 degrees and would rely on the team doctors to decide if Smith would play.

Smith averaged 18.1 points and 5.3 rebounds during the regular season and won the league’s Sixth Man Award. He is averaging 14.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in the playoffs, and hitting just 7 of 30 from the field. He scored only 25 points in the first two games against Indiana.

The NBA fined New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith $5,000 for violating the league’s anti-flopping rule in a May 5 game against the Indiana Pacers.

The play happened with about three minutes left in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals as the Pacers led 97-86.

Smith was guarding the Pacers’ Lance Stephenson as the guard was driving to the basket on a pick set by Pacers forward David West. Smith ran into West and proceeded to flop to the ground.

The series is tied 1-1 after New York’s Game 2 victory. Game 3 is Saturday night in Indianapolis.

J.R. Smith could see more time on the bench against the Pacers. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith could see less minutes in the Knicks’ Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the Indiana Pacers, Knicks head coach Mike Woodson said during an interview on Wednesday. J.R. Smith is the NBA’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year but Woodson wouldn’t rule the possibility of sitting Smith more as the series against the Pacers progresses.

Smith missed 11 shots in the series-opener against the Pacers and struggled to find his shot in Game 2, scoring just eight points on 3-of-15 shooting. Woodson said he would “gauge” Smith’s play and if he continues to struggle, “the other guys have to come in and step up and play.”

The Knicks will take on the Pacers in Game 3 in Indiana on Saturday. The series is tied at a game apiece. 

The New York Knicks could welcome Amar’e Stoudemire back for Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers after the forward played in 3-on-3 drills on Monday for the first time since having surgery on his right knee, Newsday’s Al Iannazzone reports. Knicks head coach Mike Woodson said Stoudemire will not play in Game 2 against the Pacers tomorrow night. The Knicks dropped Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at home to Indiana, 102-95, on Sunday.

Stoudemire underwent knee debridement surgery on his right knee in March and had the same procedure done on his left knee which caused him to miss all of November and December. Stoudemire, who played in just 29 games this season, averaged 14.2 points-per-game to go along with five rebounds in 23.6 minutes a game this season.

Stoudemire playing 3-on-3 for first time since surgery. Woodson said he won't play tomorrow though. Maybe Game 3.—
Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) May 06, 2013

The Knicks hope Amar’e Stoudemire will play in Game 3 against the Pacers. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire has already been ruled out for the first two games of the team’s Eastern Conference Semifinals series with Indiana Pacers, and head coach Mike Woodson is targeting Stoudemire to return in Game 3, reports ESPN.com.

Stoudemire has not played since March 7 with a right knee injury. This season, he played in 29 games, averaging 14.2 points and five rebounds.

“If he feels fine after Friday, then I think we will play him Saturday. If he’s right he can help us a lot. There’s no doubt,” Woodson said. “We will expect the same thing out of him if he comes back.”

The Knicks need help for center Tyson Chandler and forward Kenyon Martin to help keep Indiana’s bigs off the boards. The Pacers outrebounded the Atlanta Hawks by 11 rebounds per game in their first-round 4-2 series win.

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A healthy Stoudemire also gives Woodson the opportunity to have multiple big men on the floor simultaneously. The Knicks often featured one big man — either Chandler or Martin — at center against the Celtics. Both Chandler and Martin were in foul trouble at different times in the six-game series.

Steve Novak could miss Game 6 with back spasms. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The New York Knicks may be without three-point specialist Steve Novak on Friday when the team tips off Game 6 of their first-round matchup against the Boston Celtics. New York currently leads the series 3-2.

Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today Sports tweeted late Thursday morning that the Knicks are listing Novak as “questionable” for Friday night because of back spasms. New York has used Novak sparingly during the series with Boston, playing him only 8 minutes per game, less than half of the 20 minutes per game he was accustomed to during the regular season.

In Game 5 Wednesday night, Novak experienced back spasms in the third quarter and did not return, finishing the game with two points in three minutes.

If he sits out, his minutes could either be spread among the Knicks’ current rotation or his absence could open the door for a rare appearance by Quentin Richardson, the 33-year-old veteran signed by the Knicks in April.

Steve Novak (back spasms) is questionable for Game 6, Knicks say.—
Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) May 02, 2013

Knicks guard Jason Kidd won his second straight NBA Sportsman of the Year award. The NBA’s private public relations twitter feed made the official announcement; other reporters later followed up on the news.

Last year when Kidd won, the process for selection was largely dictated by NBA players: Each team nominated one of its own players for the award, divisional winners are selected, and then players voted.

Kidd, 40, is a league veteran and team leader; his Jason Kidd Foundation is dedicated to improving youth education.

Jason Kidd wins the NBA's Sportsmanship Award. Kidd is the league's first back to back winner.—
Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) April 30, 2013

Jason Kidd won the NBA's Sportsmanship Award for the second consecutive season.—
Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) April 30, 2013

Jason Kidd wins the 2013 Sportsmanship award, NBA announces.—
Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) April 30, 2013

The NBA suspended New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith one game without pay for throwing an elbow and striking the chin of Boston Celtics guard Jason Terry during Game 3 of their first-round series.

Smith will miss Game 4 of the series, which will played Sunday afternoon in Boston. The Knicks are up 3-0 in the best-of-even series after the 90-76 victory in Game 3.

Terry was guarding Smith, the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year, with about seven minutes left in the game when Smith swung his elbows, catching Terry in the face. Terry got up and was restrained by teammates, coach Doc Rivers and referee Dan Crawford.

Amare Stoudemire could return to the Knicks for the second round of the playoffs. (Jim McIssac/Getty Images)

New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire, who has missed more than six weeks following knee surgery, could return for the second round of the playoffs, reports the New York Post‘s Marc Berman.

Stoudemire will start running at full speed this week, and if things go “great,” he thinks he may be back soon, Berman reports. Stoudemire underwent right knee debridement surgery in mid-March and was expected to miss six weeks. He had the same surgery before the season started, causing him to miss the first two months of the year.

It’s unclear how much Stoudemire would be able to contribute after his time out of the lineup. He averaged 14.2 points per game in 29 games off the bench this year, and he may be able to add offense in short bursts for New York.

MANNIX: Celtics’ weaknesses leave them helpless against surging Knicks

Any chance of return hinges on the Knicks beating the Celtics in the first round. New York moved out to a 2-0 lead in the series with an 87-71 win Tuesday night.

Carmelo Anthony goes up against the Celtics’ Jeff Green in Game 1. Anthony called Game 2 a “must win” and said it was more important than Game 1. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony called Game 2 against the Celtics a “must win” for the team, according to the New York Post. The Knicks are up 1-0 in the series and look to take a 2-0 lead on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

From the New York Post report:

“We’re approaching this game as a must-win here on our home court,” Carmelo Anthony said. “We want to win this basketball game. We don’t want to go back to Boston 1-1. Game 2 is just harder than Game 1. Although we took care of business in Game 1, we still want to come back and not give away this game. This game is more important than Game 1 was.”

The series will move to Boston for Games 3 and 4 on Friday and Sunday.

Amar’e Stoudemire will coach the Maccabiah Games this summer. (Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images)

New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire has accepted an offer to be an assistant coach for the Canadian basketball team at the Maccabiah Games in Israel starting in July, according to a report from Hillel Kuttler of The New York Times.  

The trip to Israel won’t be the first for the six-time All-Star; in 2010, Stoudemire, who has a Star of David tattooed on his hand, visited the country for a trip that he called “spiritual” in part because of Jewish genealogy on his mother’s side.

Alex Brainis, head of the Canadian delegation for the Maccabi games, called it a “dream scenario” to have the opportunity to use Stoudemire as a resource for the Jewish athletes, according to the Times report:

“It was a bit of a dream scenario to reach out to Amar’e because of his discovering his Jewish roots and his playing basketball. We figured that if he said yes, this would be a big recruiting tool. [A]mar’e was nothing but enthusiastic.”

The Maccabiah Games is the third-largest athletic event in the world, behind only the Olympics and the Asian Games. More than 8,500 athletes from 70 countries are expected to compete when the games kick off in July.

The head coach of the team, John Dore, used a connection to Glen Grunwald, executive vice president of the Knicks, to reach out to Stoudemire. Dore initially made the offer to Stoudemire inside the training room at the Knicks’ practice facility during New York’s playoff series last season against the Miami Heat. The oft-injured Knicks forward is currently rehabbing a knee surgery and hopes to return to the Knicks lineup for the playoffs, which begin in two weeks.

According to the report, Stoudemire worked with the players at last summer’s tryouts, paying “particular attention to the big men, advising them on effective post moves, pump fakes and passes out of a zone.”

The team he’ll coach this year tips off its first game July 19. Dore said he’s excited for all of the things Stoudemire will bring to the team this summer:

“What he’ll bring to the team is individual skill development. He’ll also be learning about himself, as to whether he wants to pursue a coaching career. This is his first go-round in coaching. It’ll be a great experience for him.”

The Knicks will reportedly sign James Singleton to bolster their roster for the playoffs. (Kent Smith/NBA/Getty Images)

The New York Knicks, who are in need of some frontcourt help, will sign small forward James Singleton which will likely lead to the release of center Kurt Thomas, reports the New York Daily News.

Thomas, who at 40 years old is the oldest player in the NBA, is scheduled to have surgery on his right foot next week. He averaged 2.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 39 games this season.

The Knicks will need to cut a player on their 15-man roster once their agreement with Singleton becomes official.

Singleton, a 6-8 forward, saw his last action in the league during the 2011-12 season when he played 12 games with the Washington Wizards, averaging 8.2 points a contest.  Singleton played the 2012-2013 season in China with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, averaging 15.1 points and 11 rebounds in 21 games.

The Knicks (51-26) currently have a 13-game winning streak with five games left in the regular season.

New York Knicks’ Bernard King scores on a reverse layup against the Washington Bullets at Madison Square Garden. (Photo by John Roca/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

Former New York Knick forward Bernard King will be inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame, according to the New York Post.  Announcements of the inductees for the 2013 class of the NBA Hall of Fame will be made at the Final Four in Atlanta on Monday.

King spent four seasons as a New York Knick from 1982 to 1987 where he averaged 26.5 points a game before knee troubles slowed the star-forward. King has been nominated for the Hall of Fame six prior times.

King, a Brooklyn native, finished his career in 1993 with the New Jersey Nets.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers are out tonight vs. the Knicks. (Diamond Images)

The New York Knicks might have to wait until the playoffs to get a rematch against a healthy Miami Heat.

ESPN NBA beat-writer Tom Haberstroh tweeted that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers will sit out Tuesday’s game in Miami against the Knicks, the trio’s second consecutive game on the sidelines. James, Wade and Chalmers also missed Sunday’s two-point win on the road against the San Antonio Spurs.

James is nursing a sore hamstring and Wade and Chalmers are dealing with ankle issues. Head coach Erik Spoelstra’s decision to sit three of his starters against the Spurs was rather odd timing; Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich opted to suddenly send home four of his starters (Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green) in a Spurs-Heat game in November, prompting NBA commissioner David Stern to fine the Spurs $250,000 for not alerting the league office of the decision.

The game Tuesday will be the fourth and final regular season match-up between the Heat and Knicks. New York, currently on an eight-game win streak, blew out Miami earlier this season in Madison Square Garden and on the road in South Florida, winning each game by 20 points. But Miami got revenge with a six-point victory March 3, and will have to win again on Tuesday without three of their starters if they want to avoid losing the season-series to their Eastern Conference rivals.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers OUT tonight vs. Knicks.—
Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) April 02, 2013

Tyson Chandler will miss his ninth straight game on Friday night (Rocky Widner/Getty Images)

Tyson Chandler is officially out Friday against the Charlotte Bobcats. Chandler’s neck and shoulder pains still have not subsided, yet Knicks head coach Mike Woodson insisted Chandler will be back before the postseason.

Chandler was listed as “questionable” for Friday’s game and is still considered “day-to-day.” But Amar’e Stoudemire and Rasheed Wallace were also both considered “day-to-day” until they had season-ending surgeries to correct their injuries.

Kenyon Martin will continue to play for Chandler while he recovers.

The New York Knicks received a nugget of good news Wednesday, a day after finding out that All-Star center Tyson Chandler will be out another week and Kurt Thomas won’t play until mid-April.

According to tweets Wednesday morning from multiple news outlets, Carmelo Anthony is listed as “probable” for Wednesday night’s game at Madison Square Garden against the Orlando Magic. Anthony hasn’t played since March 13 in a game against his former team, the Denver Nuggets, when he tangled his feet and went down after playing only 21 minutes.

Anthony had his sore right knee drained last Thursday and has missed three games since the injury, a stretch in which the Knicks have gone 1-2. This will be the fourth and final meeting between the Knicks and Magic this season as New York looks to go 4-0 on the season against Orlando.

Knicks are saying Carmelo Anthony is probable tonight.—
Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) March 20, 2013

Some good news: Carmelo Anthony now listed as probable for tonight's game vs. Orlando. Now if he can just find 7 or 8 healthy teammates.—
Howard Beck (@HowardBeckNYT) March 20, 2013

Carmelo Anthony is listed as probable for tonight versus Orlando.—
  (@NY_KnicksPR) March 20, 2013

Carmelo Anthony hopes to return to the Knicks Wednesday night while Kurt Thomas and Tyson Chandler suffered setbacks. (Layne Murdoch/Getty Images)

The injuries continue to pile up on the oldest team in NBA history.

Less than 24 hours after pulling off a win on the road against the Utah Jazz Monday night, the Knicks announced that All-Star center Tyson Chandler will be out for “about a week” and backup power forward-center Kurt Thomas, who played a season high 26 minutes against the Jazz, will be out for two to four weeks.

Chandler was initially dealing with a bruise in his left knee suffered last week in a road loss to the Denver Nuggets. He hasn’t played since that March 13 loss, but once the pain subsided, he appeared ready for a return to action. He expressed concern over the weekend about pain in his neck, and an MRI on Tuesday morning revealed that he had a bulging disc and will miss about a week, according to Al Iannazzone, Knicks beat reporter for Newsday.

Thomas, the oldest player in the NBA, has seen an increased role for the Knicks because of their thinning frontcourt. But now he will be added to the list of casualties as the 40-year-old center is expected to miss two to four weeks with a chronic stress fracture in his right foot.

The lone bright spot for the Knicks right now is that Carmelo Anthony hopes to return Wednesday night when New York host the Orlando Magic. Anthony had fluid from his knee drained last week and has been out since that March 13 loss against the Nuggets, his former team.

Despite all of the injuries, the Knicks are third in the Eastern Conference, one game up on the Brooklyn Nets.

Knicks say Tyson Chandler had a small bulging disc and will miss about a week.—
Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) March 19, 2013

Kurt Thomas has a stress reaction surrounding a chronic stress fracture in his right foot, the knicks say. He's out 2-4 weeks.—
Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) March 19, 2013

Carmelo Anthony says his knee is feeling much better, hopes to play tomorrow: newsday.com/sports/basketb… via @Newsday—
Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) March 19, 2013

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and center Tyson Chandler are questionable to play in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, reports ESPNNewYork.com.

Both players are dealing with knee injuries. Anthony joined the team in Los Angeles after having his knee drained in New York. He practiced on a limited basis Saturday, but has missed four of the Knicks’ past seven games.

Chandler suffered a left knee contusion late in the first half of the Knicks’ loss to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday and did not play in the team’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.

“Yes, we went through shootaround thinking that (Chandler and Anthony will not play),” Knicks head coach Mike Woodson said. “We got these (other players) in uniform ready to play.”

The Knicks (38-25) are just one game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets for first place in the Atlantic Division.

Carmelo Anthony #7 of the New York Knicks drives past a falling Shane Battier #31. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

The New York Knicks could see a familiar face back on the court as they begin a five-game road trip starting tonight against Golden State. Carmelo Anthony, who has missed the last three contests with a knee injury, could make his return tonight for the Knicks. The Knicks have gone 3-1 in the absence.

Anthony returns to a lineup sans superstar forward Amar’e Stoudemire who will be sidelined for up to six weeks with a knee injury. The Knicks enter tonight with a slim .5 game lead over the Indiana Pacers for the second seed in the Eastern Conference.

Anthony is having an MVP-type year for the Knicks, averaging 28.2 points-per-game on 44.1 percent shooting to go along with his 6.2 rebounds a game.

Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony is listed as probable for tonight's game at Golden State.—
  (@NY_KnicksPR) March 11, 2013

New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire will miss approximately six weeks with a knee injury that will require surgery, the team announced Saturday. The Knicks made the announcement before they took on the Utah Jazz at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks said that Stoudemire would need to undergo a knee debridement surgery, a procedure to remove dead or damaged tissue or bone in order to heal the injured area. It’s the same procedure he underwent before the season started, which caused him to miss the first two months of the season.

If Stoudemire does miss six weeks, that would keep him out past the end of the regular season on April 17.

The Knicks are also dealing with an injury to star forward Carmelo Anthony, who has missed two straight games with what the Knicks say is a stiff and sore right knee after he was hurt Monday at Cleveland.

Stoudemire was out with his first knee injury until Jan. 1 this season. He was averaging 14.2 points and five rebounds, coming off the bench in all 29 games he played.

Forward Amar’e Stoudemire is scheduled to have a right knee debridement this coming week. He is expected to miss approximately six weeks.

— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) March 9, 2013

Former New York Knicks first-round pick Renaldo Balkman was caught on video attempting to choke a Petron Blaze Boosters teammate during a Philippine Basketball Association game.

The incident begins with Balkman bumping an official while disputing a non-call. Balkman pushes and shoves teammates attempting to shield him from several officials, before he eventually grabs team captain Arwind Santos by the neck.

Balkman, who played for the Knicks and Nuggets from 2006-2012, apologized via Twitter.

I wld like to apologize to the fans, Petron Blaze, my teammates, the PBA and especially @tubidronald71 and @Arwind029—
Renaldo Balkman (@R_Balkman32) March 08, 2013

I got caught up in the moment of a very intense game.I respect @Arwind029 as a person & player.I am proud to be part of @PetronBlaze fam.—
Renaldo Balkman (@R_Balkman32) March 08, 2013

This was unintentional towards @arwindsotnas, I am a team player who always has the best interest of the team at heart.—
Renaldo Balkman (@R_Balkman32) March 08, 2013

Baron Davis will host a television show on the newly launched Esquire Network. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

Baron Davis’ NBA career might not be officially over, but in the meantime he’ll be hosting a television show through Ryan Seacrest Prods. on the newly launched Esquire Network, a spinoff of the old G4 channel.

According to Deadline.com, the working title of the program is How I Rock It and Davis will profile “athletes, musicians, celebrities, designers, influencers and street-style icons whose careers, lives and lifestyles are setting a stylish new standard for today’s modern man.”

This wouldn’t exactly be Davis’ foray into on-screen entertainment; he’s a member of the Screen Actors Guild and appeared in the 2012 movie That’s My Boy with Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, the 2004 movie The Cookout with Tim Meadows, Queen Latifah and Danny Glover and had a role in several shows on ABC including Lincoln Heights and The Forgotten.

Davis last played in the NBA in 2012 as a member of the New York Knicks. He went down with a season-ending ACL and MCL tear in a playoff game against the Miami Heat and has remained mum on his rehab. Last summer, it was announced that the two-time All-Star would take more of a mentorship role with the Knicks. He turns 34 years old in April and it’s unclear whether he will be back with an NBA team.

The six-episode series will premiere this summer on the Esquire Network.

Carmelo Anthony is day-to-day with his right knee injury. (Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images)

New York Knicks fans can breath a sigh of relief.

Carmelo Anthony’s right knee injury suffered in Monday’s win over the Cleveland Cavaliers is not expected to be serious and Mike Woodson is calling his status day-to-day, according to an interview the head coach gave Tuesday on ESPN Radio. The All-Star forward will be evaluated again on Tuesday in Detroit and will likely be a game time decision when the Knicks tip off against the Pistons on Wednesday night.

Anthony said after Monday’s win that team doctors had done an MRI on his knee days earlier because of nagging pain he had been dealing with for the past few weeks, but added that the medical staff didn’t think “it’s too serious,” according to a report from Al Iannazzone, Knicks beat reporter for Newsday.

The injury Monday night, which caused him to leave the game and not return, happened about midway through the second quarter. As recapped by our own Ben Golliver, Anthony fell to the court when his feet became entangled with each other after trying to catch an outlet pass from Jason Kidd.

Anthony said after the game that his knee obviously hurts but it’s nothing new:

“[It's] just sore. No pain. Just sore, stiffness. But it’s been going on for a while now. [S]ome days you wake up and you don’t really feel right. I came and I tried to warm up in warmups, and it still didn’t feel right. I thought it was going to loosen up before the game. Some of the things that I was doing, it felt like I was dragging my leg, and then that one particular play as well.”

The Knicks, currently on top of the Atlantic Division with a 36-21 record, face Kevin Durant, who is four tenths of a point ahead of Anthony for the league’s scoring title, and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, and have five sets of back-to-backs for the rest of March.

On @ESPNNY98_7FM, Mike Woodson says that Carmelo (knee) is day to day and will be re-evaluated tomorrow before the Detroit game. #Knicks—
Ian Begley (@IanBegley) March 05, 2013

The Knicks have signed veteran forward Kenyon Martin to a second 10-day contract, according to Inside Hoops. The team’s executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager, Glen Grunwald, made the announcement.

Martin, 35, was the number one overall pick in the 2000 draft out of Cincinnati. He has spent time with the Nets, Nuggets and Clippers and averages 13 points, seven rebounds and two assists over his 12-year career.

According to Newsday’s Al Iannazzone, Martin has seen very limited minutes so far in his trial with the team:

Knicks signed Kenyon Martin signed a second 10-day contract. He has played just 5 minutes in one game.—
Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) March 05, 2013

Martin did not score any points in that appearance.

New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson has finally done it: he’s benching Jason Kidd. Kidd hasn’t been effective on the court lately, and Woodson is replacing him with James White. Kidd has started in 48 of the last 54 Knicks games, and in 11 February games managed to shoot only 19.6 percent from the field and averaged 2.2 assists per game.

There have been reports of Woodson contemplating taking Kidd out of the starting lineup since mid-February. On Feb. 14th, Woodson acknowledged the need for a change.

“Right now I don’t like the way we’re starting games,” Woodson said. “I’ve got to go back to the drawing board and figure out what I’m going to do in terms of who starts.”

Now he’s finally made the decision to change the starting lineup, and the Knicks will use Raymond Felton, Iman Shumpert, James White, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler as starters now.

James White will start tonight, replacing Kidd. Woodson said he prefers Kidd w/ball in his hands, so he's effectively the backup PG now.—
Howard Beck (@HowardBeckNYT) March 01, 2013

Kidd has been struggling on both ends, was scoreless the other night. White is more defensive than Copeland, Woodson said.—
Marc Berman (@NYPost_Berman) March 01, 2013

New York Knicks forward Rasheed Wallace will have surgery on a broken bone in his foot and will likely be out for the rest of the season, the team announced Wednesday.

Rasheed Wallace will have foot surgery and will likely be done for the season.

— Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN) February 27, 2013

Wallace has been out since December, though the team had said it hoped he would be able to return at some point. He is expected to miss eight weeks following the surgery, which leaves open a possibility he could return during the postseason.

But it’s also possible the 38-year-old has played his last NBA game. Before joining the Knicks this year, Wallace had last played for Boston in 2010. With New York, he averaged 7.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will not be suspended by the NBA for his altercation with Philadelphia 76ers center Spencer Hawes on Sunday night, reports ESPN.com.

In the third quarter of the Knicks’ 99-93 victory over the Sixers, Anthony hit Hawes in the back of the head as the two were fighting for position on a rebound. Hawes reacted angrily and had to be pushed away as he approached Anthony but was restrained by Knicks center Tyson Chandler.

Hawes and Chandler received double technicals for the play and Anthony received a flagrant foul. Anthony said after the game that Hawes had elbowed him prior to the incident.

“He’s just got to control his emotions,” Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. “Melo is a physical player and he likes contact which is great. He doesn’t back away from contact. We had the altercation and we were able to pull away from it. No punches were thrown. They assessed the technicals and the flagrants the way they saw it and we moved on.”

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The Knicks have agreed to sign veteran forward Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract, a source told Yahoo! Sports.

After Rasheed Wallace injured his left foot in December, Martin has been among the front-court players reportedly on the Knicks’ radar leading up to Thursday’s trade deadline.

Martin, who has played with Knicks Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, Marcus Camby and Jason Kidd, is an unrestricted free agent who last played with the Clippers in 2011-12.

The Knicks’ trade of Ronnie Brewer to the Thunder Thursday helps the team make cap room to add Martin.

Knicks have agreed to sign veteran forward Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract, a source told Yahoo! Sports.—
Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) February 21, 2013

The Knicks have traded Ronnie Brewer to the Thunder for a second-round draft pick according to reports.

Brewer was an impressive veteran’s minimum pick-up in his first month with the Knicks averaging seven points and 3.5 rebounds in 22.7 minutes per game in November while playing solid defense.

His game suffered in December, his field goal accuracy dropping from 46.1 percent to 25.8 percent. He converted just six of 16 field goal attempts as his minutes dropped off in January.

Knicks send guard Ronnie Brewer to Thunder for 2nd round pick, source tells Y! Sports.—
Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) February 21, 2013

Knicks getting a future No. 2 for Ronnie Brewer. They have room to sign a Kenyon Martin or they could wait to see if someone is bought out.—
Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) February 21, 2013

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will play in Sunday’s NBA All-Star game despite a bruised arm, the New York Daily News’ Frank Isola reported on Thursday.

Isola cited an NBA source who said that the league has been informed Anthony would play.

Anthony was hurt early on during the Knicks’ 92-88 loss to Toronto on Wednesday. He took a step in front of a driving DeMar DeRozan and got elbowed in his arm. Anthony said it created a contusion and left him battling a “dead arm” throughout the game.

Anthony had said Wednesday night that he wouldn’t “force it” to play in the All-Star game. He entered Wednesday’s game averaging 29 points per game, tied with Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant for the league high.

The NBA, according to a source, has been informed that Carmelo Anthony intends to play in Sunday’s All Star Game.

— Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN) February 14, 2013

Rasheed Wallace has missed 21 Knicks games with a stress fracture in his foot. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Rasheed Wallace’s struggle to return from a stress fracture in his left foot has caused the Knicks to consider signing free agent Kenyon Martin or Lou Admundson, according to sources in a Hoopsworld.com report.

Wallace has missed 21 games after being one of the Knicks’ surprise stories in his comeback from a two-year retirement. The 38-year-old was averaging 7.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in almost 15 minutes per game to give the team a front-court presence.

Coach Mike Woodson recently contradicted reports that Wallace’s season was over by telling reporters he would return to play after the All-Star break.

Martin, who has played with Knicks Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, Marcus Camby and Jason Kidd, is an unrestricted free agent who last played with the Clippers in 2011-12.

Amundson, who has played with Knicks Amar’e Stoudemire and Ronnie Brewer, is an unrestricted free agent who averaged 1.6 points and 2.4  rebounds for the Timberwolves before being waived.