New York Times is looking for a new team for its Knicks writer

The New York Times posted an unconventional wanted ad in its sports section today, searching for a better basketball team for beat writer Scott Cacciola to cover.

The New York Times posted an unconventional wanted ad in its sports section today, searching for a better basketball team for beat writer Scott Cacciola to cover.

The plea says that the 5-32 Knicks would struggle to compete against a D-League team following Monday night's trade of J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, and asks for suggestions of better teams at any level that Cacciola could spend time on.

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The writer is hoping his editors take mercy on him during the city's recent cold snap.

- Brendan Maloy