OBI TOPPIN NEWS

NBA All-Star 2021 predictions and odds: A Team LeBron victory, Obi Toppin's slam dunk chances and more NBA fantasy expert Eric Wong makes his picks for the NBA All-Star game, skills competition, 3-point contest and slam dunk contest.

MARCH 7, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Desus & Mero to Host Inaugural Bolt24 Real Star Awards; Damian Lillard, Sue Bird, Obi Toppin Set to Make Appearance Popular comedians Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will host the first ever Bolt24 Real Star Awards, where Damian Lillard and Sue Bird will make...

MARCH 6, 2021 • SLAMONLINE.COM

Team LeBron vs. Team Durant, Obi Toppin's slam dunk chances, an unlikely 3-point shootout winner and more All-Star predictions NBA fantasy expert Eric Wong makes his picks for the NBA All-Star game, skills competition, 3-point contest and slam dunk contest.

MARCH 5, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

'It is crazy to me': Obi Toppin honored to be in Slam Dunk Contest The Knicks rookie may even have a few tricks up his sleeve come Sunday during NBA All-Star 2021.

MARCH 5, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

NBA Dunk Contest features three little-known, young high-flyers

The Slam Dunk Contest features three star leapers but lacks star power. How did the league's premier All-Star event get here?

MARCH 3, 2021

Obi Toppin wants in on slam dunk contest There was no official word from the NBA, and the Knicks weren’t going to admit that Obi Toppin would be in Atlanta on March 7 to compete in...

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 • NEWSDAY.COM

Report: Knicks' Obi Toppin to participate in Slam Dunk Contest The Knicks rookie will be looking to become the first rookie to win the Slam Dunk Contest since Hamidou Diallo in 2019.

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

New York Knicks: Why is Obi Toppin struggling so far? When the New York Knicks drafted Obi Toppin with the 8th overall pick in last year’s draft he was viewed as a player who would have an immed...

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 • DAILYKNICKS.COM

Boston Celtics: B/R has Obi Toppin & Jalen Smith headed to Cs in re-draft For those who follow us at the Houdini, you know that once the 2020 NBA Draft wrapped up, we were a bit perplexed by the decisions made by t...

FEBRUARY 9, 2021 • HARDWOODHOUDINI.COM

Obi Toppin hints at Dunk Contest try as he looks to find Knicks role There have been a handful of stirring dunks for Knicks forward Obi Toppin in his rookie season. But there haven’t been a lot of offense or m...

FEBRUARY 6, 2021 • NYPOST.COM

Obi Toppin is caught in a familiar trap with the Knicks. Can he avoid history? Toppin lingers in a medium place like Mindy St. Claire, not developing enough to earn playing time but not playing enough to develop.

FEBRUARY 4, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Stephen A. Smith wanted Knicks to take Tyrese Haliburton over Obi Toppin The ESPN personality thought the Knicks should have taken a guard in the NBA draft, and not another big man in Obi Toppin.

JANUARY 27, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Is there a crash coming for the Knicks defense, and what has Obi Toppin learned? The shot profile the Knicks have given up indicates that they were always on borrowed time.

JANUARY 15, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Obi Toppin eager to get back to helping Knicks In another time, when there were real fans instead of just a soundtrack pumped into Madison Square Garden, there likely would have been appl...

JANUARY 14, 2021 • NEWSDAY.COM

Knicks' Obi Toppin likely to return from injury Wednesday vs. Nets The eighth overall pick has not played since suffering a strained right calf in the Knicks’ season opener on Dec. 23.

JANUARY 13, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

New York Knicks: How many games will Obi Toppin miss? An update on New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin's injury timeline. You can understand why New York Knicks fans don't believe nice things can...

DECEMBER 27, 2020 • DAILYKNICKS.COM

Knicks' Obi Toppin Sidelined with Calf Strain | SLAM The New York Knicks will be without Obi Toppin until the new year as the rookie forward nurses a calf strain. Toppin will be re-evaluated in...

DECEMBER 27, 2020 • SLAMONLINE.COM

Sixers vs. Knicks: Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley to sit with injuries Knicks rookies Obi Toppin and Immanuel Quickley will both miss Saturday’s game versus the 76ers with injuries.

DECEMBER 26, 2020 • USATODAY.COM

Knicks: 4 things Obi Toppin revealed about himself in Players’ Tribune article Knicks rookie Obi Toppin was extremely honest in his Players' Tribune piece The New York Knicks selected Obi Toppin with the eighth pick in...

DECEMBER 23, 2020 • DAILYKNICKS.COM

Knicks' Obi Toppin 'excited' to play in real games that count Toppin enjoyed playing in the preseason but the Knicks rookie is excited to move onto the regular season.

DECEMBER 22, 2020 • USATODAY.COM

Expectations on the rise for Knicks' Toppin When NBA.com surveyed the league’s general managers for the annual GM survey, the Knicks were mostly an afterthought, left out of the conver...

DECEMBER 19, 2020 • NEWSDAY.COM

Knicks' Obi Toppin receiving most bets to win NBA Rookie of the Year Fans have placed the most bets on Obi Toppin to win the 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year award.

DECEMBER 16, 2020 • USATODAY.COM

Knicks' Obi Toppin excited anticipating Garden debut Obi Toppin could only remember a handful of times that he’d been at Madison Square Garden for a Knicks game growing up. Even though when he...

DECEMBER 15, 2020 • NEWSDAY.COM

Knicks Analytics: Evaluating RJ Barrett's ceiling, Obi Toppin's potential and more We also get into offensive and shooting options for the Knicks and how Tom Thibodeau's defense might look this season.

DECEMBER 15, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM