The New York Knicks also had a rough week with blowout losses to the Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. They had a chance to make a statement and instead showed the massive gap between them and the best teams in the East.

A former Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks' star player is one step closer to being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

New York, New York, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) attempts a three point shot against New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and guard Jalen Brunson (11) during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden.

Anthony is a 10-time All-Star with the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks who scored more than 28,000 points in his 19-year pro career.

A group of YMCA’s young basketball players took to the court at halftime during the New York Knicks vs. Denver Nuggets game on January 29 th. Playing in teams of 5, the young players showed off their skills in front of a packed arena of die-hard fans.

Following back-to-back losses to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, their 0-7 record against the NBA’s elite has only fueled doubts about their legitimacy. The Knicks are the only top-four team yet to hit the 40-win mark, leading fans to question just how far they can go once the postseason begins.

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The Nuggets sent Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter, and Renaldo Balkman to the Knicks for Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, a 2014 first-round pick, two second-round picks in 2012 and 2013 (which originally belonged to the Warriors), and $3 million in cash.

Carmelo Anthony recently opened up about his relationship with the Knicks and how he got most of the criticism on the team.

Luka Doncic reminded NBA fans that he's the same superstar who tormented Western Conference opponents en route to the NBA Finals last year. The Los Angeles Lakers ' newly acquired superstar had his best night in the purple and gold on Saturday. He scored 32 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and added seven assists and four steals.

The Lakers held Jokic, who entered the weekend leading the NBA in frontcourt touches with 56.6 touches, to 43 frontcourt touches on Saturday. He possessed the ball nearly a third less of the time on Saturday (3.1 minutes) than he did entering the matchup (4.5 minutes) and held the ball for shorter periods when he did have it.