Basketball
Five Reasons the New York Knicks Face a Steep Climb in the NBA Playoffs
March 20, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Brendan McNamara
With a little over a month remaining in the 2013 NBA season, the New York Knicks have had a tremendous year, making basketball relevant while making their way to a championship. MVP discussions surround Carmelo Anthony and the team as a whole.
Brooklyn Nets Turn Up The Heat: A History, Part 2
January 29, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Wyatt Erchak
After joining the NBA in 1976, the New York Nets lost their star player, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, to heavy-handed association politics (some would say extortion). In their first season in the new organization, the team finished with the worst record in the league after their other big player, Nate Archibald, was injured. Fortunately, new talent, particularly in the form of European star Dražen Petrović, would help the Nets reclaim some of their former glory.
Nothing But Nets: Brooklyn Nets’ History & Why Knicks Rivalry is More Than Clash of Boroughs
January 21, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Wyatt Erchak
Where Brooklyn at? It’s BK, all day, currently in Nets Nation. As Barclays would have you know, sports and entertainment have been brought back to the borough after 55 long years, following the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers’ sad departure. As someone who would be a Dodgers fan if they were still residents of the Empire State, it warms my heart to see a team take up the mantle.