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Knicks sign J.R. Smith, waive Balkman The New York Knicks signed J.R. Smith on Friday, hoping his 3-point shooting can improve one of their biggest weaknesses. The timing may be risky with the Knicks playing their best basketball of the season, but the Knicks think Smith will be worth the risk. "We just felt that it was an opportunity to acquire a very good basketball player and to help us in a way that I think we're in need... Linsanity helps end Knicks blackout on Time Warner First, he lifted the Knicks back into the playoff hunt. Now Jeremy Lin has put them back on TV. Knicks sign J.R. Smith after stint in China league NEW YORK (Reuters) - The streaking New York Knicks signed former Denver Nugget J.R. Smith on Friday, giving point guard sensation Jeremy Lin a new backcourt mate. Smith, who averaged 12.5 points a game during seven NBA seasons, was available after finishing his season with the China Basketball Association's Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Bulls, with whom he signed during last year's NBA lockout. "His ... Knicks Back on New York TV, Just Lin Time The New York Knicks will return to New York cable just in time (or maybe a little late) to capitalize on Linsanity, according to a Tweet from The New York Times' Howard Beck. "Knicks and Jeremy Lin will be coming back to Time Warner cable customers soon. Agreement reached," he wrote. Knicks' Anthony out again with groin injury Carmelo Anthony sat out the New York Knicks' game against the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night because of a strained right groin. Anthony missed his sixth straight game. The Knicks had said he was expected to be sidelined a week or two after he was hurt during a Feb. 6 victory over Utah. Anthony worked out before the game but coach Mike D'Antoni said the All-Star forward felt pain Thursday... Knicks Back on NY TV, Just Lin Time The New York Knicks will return to New York cable just in time (or maybe a little late) to capitalize on Linsanity, according to a Tweet from The New York Times' Howard Beck. "Knicks and Jeremy Lin will be coming back to Time Warner cable customers soon. Agreement reached," he wrote. Interim GM: Knicks 'liked' Lin since Harvard Just like the rest of the sports world, Knicks interim general manager Glen Grunwald is swept up in "Linsanity." Lin has 13 assists, Knicks run win streak to 7 Instead of saving the Knicks, Jeremy Lin got to save his energy. Lin played only 26 minutes Wednesday night, 10 fewer than in any game since joining the rotation. With the Knicks blowing out the Sacramento Kings, he checked out for good in the third quarter, grabbing a spot on the bench next to Carmelo Anthony and sharing a laugh with the injured All-Star. Coon: How the Knicks can keep Jeremy Lin Lin unlikely to slip through New York Knicks' hands in free agency this NBA offseason "The Pearl" says Knicks's Lin, Anthony can coexist NEW YORK (Reuters) - Earl "The Pearl" Monroe feels the New York Knicks finally have the floor leader they needed in Jeremy Lin, and from his unique perspective predicts high-scoring Carmelo Anthony will have no trouble fitting in when he returns from injury. Monroe, a Hall of Famer and member of the Knicks' last NBA championship team of 1973, is delighted by the emergence of the Taiwanese ...
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