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Knicks writer and NBA columnist for @newsdaysports. I've done this for a long time at a lot of papers. Opinions my own, not usually ones anyone else would claim

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Steve Popper’s Biography

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Back on the NBA after spending seven years covering the New York Mets. Prior to that, worked at the New York Times for eight years, covering a variety of sports, but mainly the NBA. Covered the Knicks for the New York Post and started career covering the Knicks and Nets for the Asbury Park Press.

Steve Popper’s Journalist Portfolio

Jeremy Lin was passed over from the start - NorthJersey.com

Jeremy Lin was passed over from the start - NorthJersey.com

There are two things a general manager, a scout and a player personnel director want to be, and that's to be …

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Popper: NCAA got it wrong this time with Penn State - NorthJersey.com

Popper: NCAA got it wrong this time with Penn State - NorthJersey.com

Hidden behind hastily constructed panels and a tarp, Penn State University took down the statue of Joe Patern…

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Jose Reyes leaves early and wins NL batting crown - NorthJersey.com

Jose Reyes leaves early and wins NL batting crown - NorthJersey.com

NEW YORK - Jose Reyes stepped to the plate and the applause began for the home-grown shortstop. The sparse cr…

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Steve Popper: Knicks too much for Cavs no matter how you analyze it

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By Steve Popper Verified
| Newsday Verified
The Knicks left no doubt that they were the better team — both on the court and analytically. It was their first meeting with the Cleveland Cavaliers and their first trip to Rocket Arena since they celebrated a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conferenc f gjobmt po uif Dbwt’ ipnf dpvsu cfgpsf xjoojoh uif OCB dibnqjpotijq boe sfnpwjoh boz epvcu bcpvu kvtu ipx hppe uifz xfsf jo uifjs 16-3 qptutfbtpo svo.
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Why Knicks coach Mike Brown believes no players' minutes are set in stone

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By Steve Popper Verified
| Newsday Verified
The Knicks were already pulling away with an easy win at the end of the first quarter Wednesday night, no mystery really left to the outcome. But the one bit of intrigue came when Mike Brown lifted Jalen Brunson to start the second quarter after his 22-point explosion in the opening 12 minutes, and he inserted Tyler Kolek.
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Steve Popper: Knicks appreciate that Karl-Anthony Towns has put contract status aside

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By Steve Popper Verified
| Newsday Verified
GREENBURGH — Before the season began, Mike Brown cautioned that he didn’t like to have an elephant in the room, any sort of ill will that could spoil a locker room’s vibes. But as it happens at times around the Knicks, it seemed as if the locker room could be populated by an entire caravan of the elephants and circus animals that used to spend weeks at Madison Square Garden.
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