Jalen Brunson and the Ewing Family
Rick Brunson on the GOAT Knick debate: "I'm gonna stop the argument too, no disrespect. I love my son, but Patrick Ewing is the greatest Knick that I've ever witnessed.”
Kenny Smith's response to Rick: "Well, I'm gonna say it. It's gonna be debatable now.”

Patrick Ewing was still getting used to the new feeling and identity as he walked through the corridors of the arena Saturday night, celebrating the championship that eluded him and the two Knicks teams he led to the Finals in 1994 and 1999.
Ewing didn't even get to play in the 1999 Finals after he tore his Achilles in the conference finals.
"If I hadn't gotten hurt, who knows what that future would've been," Ewing said. "But you know what? In '99 I cried because I wasn't able to go out there and help my team. Tonight it's tears of joy. So '99 we didn't get it done, but these guys were able to get it done for us."
Dolan brought Ewing back as a consultant a few years ago and he has been traveling with the team during these playoffs, ready to lend an ear or give advice to anyone who might seek it.
He credited Wesley for creating an environment in which Knicks alumni felt welcome and valued by the current team as they went on this run.
New York native Jose Alvarado was 1 in 1999 when the Spurs beat Ewing's Knicks in the Finals.
Alvarado saw Ewing in the hallway outside the Knicks' locker room, and issued an invite that connected both eras.
"We're gonna party like it's 1999!" he said.
"The craziest part," Alvarado said, "is that Patrick Ewing knows who I am! I'm just a kid from Brooklyn and Patrick Ewing knows who I am!"
A few months ago Alvarado was in New Orleans. The Knicks acquired him at the trade deadline because they'd identified a hole at backup guard, one with Alvarado's defensive ability and toughness.
It was another step in this build, a small but meaningful one, illustrative of the type of roster-building intentionality that had, for generations, long been an afterthought in New York.