NBA Twitter roasts Knicks after failure to sign Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The New York Knicks and their fans just can't catch a break. This summer was supposed to be the time the Knicks finally landed a marquee free agent (or two), and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving were supposed to be the two superstars to come to Madison Square Garden and save the franchise. One report even claimed the chances of Durant and Irving teaming up on the Knicks had a 95 percent chance of happening.