<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Both Knicks officials and the agent for Steve Francis denied a report that they were discussing a contract buyout. ?That?s never been discussed,? Isiah Thomas, the team president, said in response to the report in Tuesday?s New York Post. Jeff Fried, who represents Francis, called the report ?a false statement? and said that buyout talks ?have never even been contemplated.?</div> Source
