Curry awaits call on flagrant foul. Eddy Curry faces a possible fine and/or suspension for shoving Rajon Rondo to the floor in the fourth quarter of the Knicks ‘ 107-105 overtime loss Sunday.”Nothing against Rondo,” Curry said. “He was there. It was stupid.” Curry, appearing in his first game at the Garden since March 2008, was frustrated by Kendrick Perkins’ defense and felt he was fouled as he spun to the basket. When no foul was called, Curry shoved Rondo in the back and was given a Flagrant 1 foul. -New York Daily News

Dolan didn’t want Iverson.The Knicks dirty little secret is that Garden Chairman James Dolan is still very much in charge. Is he running the day-to-day operation of the Knicks? Absolutely not. But he did get involved in the decision not to sign Iverson.

As recently as Wednesday, Mike D’Antoni gave strong indications that he wanted Iverson, especially with Chris Duhon playing like a third string point guard. Not long after D’Antoni seemed to give the thumbs up to Iverson, Walsh reminded reporters that he would never add a player that the coach didn’t want. -nydailynews.com

Kobe Bryant scores 26 points to lead Lakers to 11th straight win over Thunder, 101-85. Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, including an astonishing basket from behind the backboard, and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 101-85 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night. -Hampton Roads Daily Press