A one-time Knicks point guard has been dropping a bombshell claim in recent months, alleging that a teammate swiped an envelope full of cash out of his backpack while the two were with New York. Former 14-year NBA veteran Mike Bibby declared that he was robbed “three or four times” during his lone season with the Knicks in 2011-12.
Bibby told Knicks Fan TV that he often traveled with an envelope full of cash to gamble on the team plane. It became obvious to him – after multiple alleged thefts – that someone had been meddling with his belongings.
It turns out that it was one of his brothers in orange and blue.
Bibby alleges that the teammate, whom he declined to identify, went as far as going to a hotel front desk to claim a key to Bibby’s room, knowing it would be unoccupied at the time. The purported perpetrator was caught on hotel security footage, according to Bibby, who said his envelope turned up in the teammate’s bathroom upon inspection.
Bibby noted that then-head coach Mike Woodson and general manager Glen Grunwald, along with the alleged thief, met with him to return the money. He said the teammate claimed it was only a “joke”, which Bibby adamantly denied being the case.
The longtime Sacramento Kings point guard wouldn’t give up any names, though he did narrow the short list of teammates. When prompted, he denied that it was Bill Walker, who he called a “buddy”.
It couldn’t have been JR Smith either, since Bibby said his former teammate offered to “whoop” the thief.
So, who was it? Your guess is as good as ours, but here’s the entire Knicks roster that season so you can speculate further..
2011-12 New York Knicks roster: Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire, Renaldo Balkman, Mike Bibby, Tyson Chandler, Baron Davis, Toney Douglas, Landry Fields, Dan Gadzuric, Josh Harrellson, Jared Jeffries, Jerome Jordan, Jeremy Lin, Steve Novak, Iman Shumpert, JR Smith, Bill Walker.”
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ToAllAGoodNight
Obviously it was Steve Novak…
solo118
Melo did it!!
/s
Savagevandal85
Balkman
Mediocre-Stick6820
Balkman
ProfileEdit2000
Linsanity!
aldostrada
Landry Fields is at it again that goon
Intelligent_West7128
I’m going to guess it was Shump
PachaNYC_Circa-06
Damn Novak.
weirdnigato
It was hoodie melo
HHH98Smark
Toney Douglas
Goldzinger
You gotta think it’s Balkman, Toney, Gadzuric, Harrellson (one of the fringe guys)
Or Baron Davis, wild card pick–could see him having weird compulsions and bad spending habits. Also think he might be the only guy bold enough to pull off the hotel room heist.
Fair play to the writer for asking if it was Bill Walker or JR Smith, the natural first guesses lmao
Alert-Bike-6829
Lmao it was def jr smith
Damn you lost cash imma beat their ass – jr smith
chewy189
I forgot mike bibby was a former knick
Saucy_Totchie
I’m going to say it’s PBA Legend Renaldo Balkman.
sirk0ner
I’m going with Landry Fields.
Only person on the team still connected to the NBA with a very public GM position.
That’s why the name wasn’t dropped.
beet_hater
My money is on JR. sneaky little devil.
the_kid87
Probably an unpopular opinion but I have little sympathy here. Handle it at the time, or don’t. Don’t whine about it 15 years later when the facts are murky and we can’t hear both sides.
heliumointment
all i know is Lin started the season homeless…
Da_Stable_Genius
Legit forgot Bibby was Knick at one time. 😂
Av-fishermen
Why would you bother saying anything, if you’re not looking for the name to come out somehow?
zd183
Amare is Jewish….not sure if he was back then though?
ReverseJams
Not a Staten Island Advance article 🤣
cpteague
Totally forgot Balkman came back for a second stint. My money is on him, he’s stirred up a decent amount of controversy over his career, including a DUI, choking his teammate in the Philippines, and supposedly smoking weed inside the Garden (according to a MSG security guard I met back then).
Edit: phone autocorrected Balkman to Balkan.
solo118
Just curious why we are getting shit on in the news today, first the favorable whistle bullshit now this?
They really hate us out there
ProvocativeHotTakes
Bill Walker
LogicalHater
Bill Walker.
RedScharlach
That sounds more like theft rather than robbery. But anyway, that’s wild.
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“Well, the envelope is out of the bag now.
A one-time Knicks point guard has been dropping a bombshell claim in recent months, alleging that a teammate swiped an envelope full of cash out of his backpack while the two were with New York. Former 14-year NBA veteran Mike Bibby declared that he was robbed “three or four times” during his lone season with the Knicks in 2011-12.
Bibby told Knicks Fan TV that he often traveled with an envelope full of cash to gamble on the team plane. It became obvious to him – after multiple alleged thefts – that someone had been meddling with his belongings.
It turns out that it was one of his brothers in orange and blue.
Bibby alleges that the teammate, whom he declined to identify, went as far as going to a hotel front desk to claim a key to Bibby’s room, knowing it would be unoccupied at the time. The purported perpetrator was caught on hotel security footage, according to Bibby, who said his envelope turned up in the teammate’s bathroom upon inspection.
Bibby noted that then-head coach Mike Woodson and general manager Glen Grunwald, along with the alleged thief, met with him to return the money. He said the teammate claimed it was only a “joke”, which Bibby adamantly denied being the case.
The longtime Sacramento Kings point guard wouldn’t give up any names, though he did narrow the short list of teammates. When prompted, he denied that it was Bill Walker, who he called a “buddy”.
It couldn’t have been JR Smith either, since Bibby said his former teammate offered to “whoop” the thief.
So, who was it? Your guess is as good as ours, but here’s the entire Knicks roster that season so you can speculate further..
2011-12 New York Knicks roster: Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire, Renaldo Balkman, Mike Bibby, Tyson Chandler, Baron Davis, Toney Douglas, Landry Fields, Dan Gadzuric, Josh Harrellson, Jared Jeffries, Jerome Jordan, Jeremy Lin, Steve Novak, Iman Shumpert, JR Smith, Bill Walker.”
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Obviously it was Steve Novak…
Melo did it!!
/s
Balkman
Balkman
Linsanity!
Landry Fields is at it again that goon
I’m going to guess it was Shump
Damn Novak.
It was hoodie melo
Toney Douglas
You gotta think it’s Balkman, Toney, Gadzuric, Harrellson (one of the fringe guys)
Or Baron Davis, wild card pick–could see him having weird compulsions and bad spending habits. Also think he might be the only guy bold enough to pull off the hotel room heist.
Fair play to the writer for asking if it was Bill Walker or JR Smith, the natural first guesses lmao
Lmao it was def jr smith
Damn you lost cash imma beat their ass – jr smith
I forgot mike bibby was a former knick
I’m going to say it’s PBA Legend Renaldo Balkman.
I’m going with Landry Fields.
Only person on the team still connected to the NBA with a very public GM position.
That’s why the name wasn’t dropped.
My money is on JR. sneaky little devil.
Probably an unpopular opinion but I have little sympathy here. Handle it at the time, or don’t. Don’t whine about it 15 years later when the facts are murky and we can’t hear both sides.
all i know is Lin started the season homeless…
Legit forgot Bibby was Knick at one time. 😂
Why would you bother saying anything, if you’re not looking for the name to come out somehow?
Amare is Jewish….not sure if he was back then though?
Not a Staten Island Advance article 🤣
Totally forgot Balkman came back for a second stint. My money is on him, he’s stirred up a decent amount of controversy over his career, including a DUI, choking his teammate in the Philippines, and supposedly smoking weed inside the Garden (according to a MSG security guard I met back then).
Edit: phone autocorrected Balkman to Balkan.
Just curious why we are getting shit on in the news today, first the favorable whistle bullshit now this?
They really hate us out there
Bill Walker
Bill Walker.
That sounds more like theft rather than robbery. But anyway, that’s wild.
It was Balkman
Toney Douglass
Balkman every time he sees the envelop
God damn it, Jeremy Lin.