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Allan Houston: Thanks Dr Buss for what you did for the game. Thanks for your legacy.. Twitter @ALLAN_HOUSTON

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Allan Houston: Praying for the family of Kevin McHale. May God give you strength, comfort & peace. Twitter @ALLAN_HOUSTON

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Despite sources claiming otherwise, Lin still doesn't believe Dolan made the decision a personal one. "Allan Houston was the one who called me afterward," Lin said of the Knicks' former star and current executive, "and he was like, 'Man, best of luck, keep in touch, and if there's anything you need, I've got you.' That was more like a friends phone call than a player-to-assistant-GM phone call. I honestly don't think [Dolan] was mad at me. It just came down to the numbers and the luxury tax." ESPN.com

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Allan Houston (assistant general manager, New York Knicks): It's really hard to find authentic people. I don't care if it's a teammate, a coach. It's really hard to find authentic people that don't have a motive. Eggman was a part of my family before I even thought about being in the NBA. My dad (longtime coach Wade Houston), Tap, Leonard Hamilton, all of them, they all hung out together, before black folks were getting head coaching jobs, and they were recruiting at Louisville and Florida State. When he was between coaching jobs he actually stayed at our house when I was little. I would always hear stories about how Egg would call. He had a whole wealth of knowledge that he would share, and it was freely given. NBA.com

Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, Allan Houston, Kenny Williamson 

Lang Greene: Rockets forward Daequan Cook said he was over Eric Maynor's house watching OU vs. Notre Dame game when he found out he was traded by OKC Twitter @LangGreene

Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Trade, Daequan Cook, Eric Maynor, Allan Houston 

The connection is clear. Wallace and assistant general manager Allan Houston share the same agent, Bill Strickland. New York Post

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Rasheed Wallace, Allan Houston 

Allan Houston: First Lady Obama: True Class and Grace..!! Twitter

Allan Houston, Michelle Obama 

Amare Stoudemire and Allan Houston headlined a celebrity panel that converged in Harlem on Friday night to address a growing concern in America: the fatherless crisis. According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report, more than 25 million children now live apart from their biological fathers. That's a 15.3 percent increase (eight to 23.3 percent) from 1960 to 2006. But communities such as Harlem face the biggest challenges. Nearly two in three (65 percent) of African-American children live in fatherless homes, and 80 percent of those children can expect to live at least a part of their childhood living apart from their fathers. Along with ESPN NBA analyst Chris Broussard, rapper Styles P, actor Chaz Lamar Shepherd and NBA player Etan Thomas, Stoudemire and Houston -- who are all fatherhood activists through different initiatives -- discussed the topic of fatherhood and manhood in multiple ways. The event also featured poems on the topics by spoken-word artists J. Ivy, Julian Thomas and Messiah Ramkissoon. ESPN.com

Amare Stoudemire, Allan Houston, Chris Broussard, Etan Thomas 

Stoudemire, who also has a new book out for children called "STAT: Home Court," talked about losing his father, Hazell, at 12 years old, and how he turned to hip-hop, listening to 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. for direction. Now, as an entertainer himself, he understands the importance of helping under-served children find their way. And he wants fathers to have that commitment with their own children. Even in his 10th year in the NBA, Stoudemire, who has three kids, still feels pro athletes have a lot of work to do. "We have to be kings of the world, leaders, so we can build kings of the world," he said. "What they see on TV is that we got the big money, the big cars, the beautiful homes. But we've got to figure out ways to be positive influences to the youth because they follow us. Whatever we do, they want to do. We have to tell them to stay in school and keep their heads up. I was a history buff growing up. It seems like it's not cool to be smart, but it is." ESPN.com

Amare Stoudemire, Allan Houston, Chris Broussard, Etan Thomas 

Nate Taylor: More of the source close to Camby: “Glen Grunwald & Allan Houston played a big role. He has a tremendous amount of respect for both." Twitter

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Allan Houston, Marcus Camby, Glen Grunwald 

Anthony is doing his part to recruit Nash to New York. The All Star forward as well as Knicks assistant general manager Allan Houston attended Nash’s annual charity soccer match in Chinatown on Wednesday. New York Daily News

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Allan Houston 

“I would say Ray Allen, and I like O.J. Mayo a lot, too,” (John) Jenkins said in reference to player comparisons. “Reggie Miller and Allan Houston, those are two guys from back in the day that I look up to.” HoopsWorld

Ray Allen, Draft, Allan Houston, Reggie Miller, John Jenkins 

Jared Zwerling: Steve Novak was at the Knicks' training facility today, same with Allan Houston. #Knicks Twitter

New York Knicks, Allan Houston, Steve Novak 

Alan Hahn: Meanwhile, as in the Fix, hearing #Knicks more content to keep Grunwald/Warkentien hierarchy in place and groom Allan Houston. Twitter

New York Knicks, Mark Warkentien, Allan Houston, Glen Grunwald 

Allan Houston was never a candidate for the Knicks general manager job because according to sources neither Donnie Walsh nor Isiah Thomas felt Houston was ready for the position. Both feel that Houston will eventually move into the job, and it doesn't hurt that Houston is James Dolan's friend and all-time favorite Knick. But Houston needs experience which is why the club named him GM of the Knicks new D-League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks. New York Daily News

New York Knicks, Allan Houston 

In a sign outgoing president Donnie Walsh and owner James Dolan consider Houston still a few years away from inheriting the throne, the former Knicks All-Star will expand his duties in running the Erie BayHawks, a new Knicks D-League undertaking. Houston will keep his assistant general manager title. It's a good steppingstone for Houston, because Dell Demps served as a general manager when the Spurs controlled its D-League affiliate while San Antonio's assistant general manager. Demps was named as New Orleans Hornets president one year ago. New York Post

New York Knicks, Allan Houston, D-League 

Allan Houston has long been rumored to be moving higher up in the New York Knicks front office, but I don't think anyone ever suggested he'd become the general manager of an NBA Development League team first. That's exactly what has happened, however, as the Knicks said in the press release announcing their acquiring of the Erie BayHawks (as first reported here) that the former All-Star will be heading up the D-League team's player personnel department. "The opportunity to have this new agreement with the Erie BayHawks and the NBA D-League is very exciting for the New York Knicks," Houston said in the release. "The impact of the NBA D-League continues to grow, and we look forward to this partnership." Ridiculous Upside

New York Knicks, Allan Houston, D-League 

The sources said Dolan's search is expected to include current members of Walsh's basketball operations staff, such as Glen Grunwald, Mark Warkentien, John Gabriel and Allan Houston , along with the few experienced executives available. The sources said MSG Sports president Scott O'Neil, a highly regarded and valued executive who is focused on business operations for the Garden, will not be in the mix to run the Knicks. Newsday

New York Knicks, Mark Warkentien, Allan Houston, Glen Grunwald 

Among the top candidates expected to be interviewed are former Portland general manager Kevin Pritchard, Mark Warkentien, the former Denver GM who is working for the Knicks on an interim basis to help with the draft, former Hornets GM Jeff Bower, who used to coach at Marist College, Knicks assistant GM Allan Houston, former Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry and former Nets president Kiki Vandeweghe. New York Post

New York Knicks, Mark Warkentien, Kiki Vandeweghe, Kevin Pritchard, Danny Ferry, Allan Houston, Jeff Bower 

Allan Houston was invited to address students at Western Connecticut State University’s undergraduate commencement Sunday because he is a former pro basketball star. The advice he offered, though, was based on his experience as a father and a student himself, along with a little he learned as a competitor. Houston, who played for the New York Knicks for nine years and finished his career as one of the NBA’s top scorers, with a reputation as a gentleman of the game, said most of his best ideas came from family and friends. He recounted a playoff contest in New York. He couldn’t remember which team they were playing, he said, although it may have been against the Miami Heat, which the Knicks always had a tough time beating. “This one was very intense,” Houston remembered. “We lost a playoff game in Madison Square Garden. You don’t want to lose a playoff game in Madison Square Garden, your home court. Danbury Patch

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