There are certain cities and certain sports whose relationship occupies a space somewhere between the fervent and the fanatical. Think football in Pittsburgh, hockey in Montreal, baseball in Boston.
But it’s basketball in New York that may boast the deepest roots of all. From playground legends to the players who made a mecca of Madison Square Garden, “the city game” has struck sparks through streets and boroughs for over a century, its rhythm and pace a perfect reflection of the Big Apple’s frantic grace.
So after the New York Knicks finally captured the hearts and minds of America’s grandest town, first in 1970 and once again three years later, the subsequent yearning for more hardwood heraldry about the hallowed rafters was predictably painful.
Which is why, despite the bevy of challenges the team now faces, the next Knicks title would bring about a city celebration that never sleeps.
Appropriate, then, that the titanic task should befall the shoulders of a man who got his first taste of basketball glory bedecked in blue and orange: Phil Jackson, he of the 13 rings, ...
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What the Knicks Winning an NBA Championship Would Mean for New York City
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