GREENBURGH, N.Y. — When practice was done Sunday afternoon Enes Kanter donned another uniform over his practice gear, some sort of festive combination of Santa Claus or an elf, and he handed out gifts to teammates - and got a few back.
Lightening the mood is what Kanter does these days, perhaps more important to the struggling team than his points and rebounds. The Knicks head into a showcase appearance on Christmas Day, the first game of the holiday schedule, facing a Milwaukee Bucks squad that has emerged as one of the best teams in the NBA. The Knicks, for their part, are not.