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"We should be pushing each other to get better while competing for minutes and/or to make the team," Knicks coach Mike Brown said.

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Before the first preseason game tipped off, the team's payroll has already begun to wipe away the immaculate vibes that the players on the court worked so hard to create.

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KAT says he wants to help the team cap-wise but also wants to feel valued.

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"It's just like a lot of things," Jalen Brunson said. "When you hear praise, when you hear negativity, it has to go through one ear and out the other."

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Can the Giants build on this season's early success when they travel to Washington on Sunday to face the Commanders? Newsday's Evan Barnes reports.

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A surging Alexis Lafreniere and locked-in goaltending from Igor Shesterkin have Blueshirts flying high.

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The receiver had a breakout game on Sunday in a win over the Cardinals, but he wasn't happy with his lack of second-half targets.

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