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Westchester Knicks Star Pulls Off Rare G League/NBA Doubleheader Westchester Knicks Star Pulls Off Rare G League/NBA Doubleheader
Westchester Knicks Star Pulls Off Rare G League/NBA Doubleheader Baseball season isn't until the spring, but Westchester played a part in a special - and unusual - doubleheader. Tyler Kolek is in rarified air after pulling double duty, first starring for 40 minutes with the Westchester Knicks in the G League on Wednesday, Jan 1, before getting the call-up to the NBA club for their New Year's Day game against the Utah Jazz. Kolek posted a 36-point, 11-assist double-double in Westchester's win over the Indiana Mad Ants, which tipped off at 1 p.m. on Jan. 1.  Then, due to injuries, Kolek was called on and made the trip to Madison Square Garden, where …
Area Legend Elton Brand Named NBA General Manager Area Legend Elton Brand Named NBA General Manager
Area Legend Elton Brand Named NBA General Manager One of the most accomplished athletes to ever play high school sports in the Hudson Valley is moving to the front office.After a 17-year NBA career, 1997 Peekskill High School graduate Elton Brand is expected to be named general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Brand, who played five seasons with the 76ers, is currently the team's vice president of basketball operations after serving as GM of the Sixers' G League affiliate in Delaware. Brand, 39, replaces Bryan Colangelo as GM, who resigned in June after  "careless and in some instances reckless" sharing of sensitiv…