Knicks add Patrick Ewing
August 30, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under NBA Basketball, New York Knicks
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You know if this news came out years ago, the Knicks fans would be going bonkers.
The news this time is dealing with Patrick Ewing Jr. not Senior.
Ewing Jr. hasn’t shied away from his father’s legacy. He started his collegiate career at Indiana before transferring to Georgetown, where his father led the Hoyas to three Final Fours and the 1984 national championship.
The 24-year-old Ewing averaged 6.1 points and 4.2 rebounds last season, winning the Big East Sixth Man of the Year award.
Ewing Senior
Patrick Ewing Sr. dominated basketball, first at Georgetown in college and then with the New York Knicks in the NBA.
Ewing joined the Knicks as the No. 1 pick in the 1985 draft, and is the franchise’s career leader in points, rebounds, and blocked shots, among other categories. He was voted one of the league’s 50 greatest players, and will be inducted into basketball’s Hall of Fame next week.
A lot of people will not give Ewing Sr. his due, because he never won an NBA title in spite of being close several times and having to play during the Michael Jordan era.
Hey, the guy won an NCAA title, was a member of the dream team, and took the Knicks to the Conference finals or title game more than once. Ewing ruled the paint.
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