Professional basketball in New York is going through some uncommon new lows.
The Brooklyn Nets, equipped with a 5-14 record as of Wednesday afternoon, are awash in coach Jason Kidd's spilled-drink controversy and his drama over reassigning top assistant Lawrence Frank.
But the New York Knicks, 3-13 on the young season, are trying to match the Nets' outlandish drama.
The Knicks have lost nine straight, putting coach Mike Woodson's job in jeopardy. Star player Carmelo Anthony called his team "the laughingstocks of the league," according to the New York Daily News.
Besides the record, the Knicks' own quotes are lending to the comedy of their situation.
The Daily News referred to a report that forwards Kenyon Martin and Metta World Peace got into a heated argument during Sunday morning's practice. The Daily News said such incidents are not uncommon, adding that arguments were prevalent during the years in which both Pat Riley and Jeff Van Gundy coached the team.
Martin told the Daily News that the argument was "all bull."
World Peace, however, offered a much more detailed account of the incident.
"We were eating pasta," World Peace said. "He had elbow pasta, I had shell pasta, and I told him how my shell pasta is better than his elbow pasta. And he was pretty upset about that. He loves elbow pasta, but I disagree, I think shell pasta is better. I don't care. I will stand by that. Shell pasta."
Most media reports indicate the players are strong in their support of Woodson. But when Anthony calls his team a laughingstock and World Peace makes light of the situation, the players are not helping Woodson's cause.
The two teams meet at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday night.
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