The Knicks spent the day traveling from Phoenix to Utah on Thursday as they gear up to face the Jazz in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon.
After beating the Suns in the desert, New York will enter the weekend boasting a four-game winning streak and trying to string five wins for the first time since they last did in at the very end of the 2024 regular season and into the playoffs.
Here’s the latest we’ve heard from Coach Thibs, a few Knickerbockers, and one particular Arizonian.
Tom Thibodeau
On Cam Payne’s resilience and growth throughout his career:
“Really, it doesn’t matter who you are or whether you’re a rookie, five-year player, 10-year player, whether you’ve been an All-Star—every year you have to prove yourself.