In addition to the Knicks, Albert had a lengthy tenure ( beginning in 1965 ) calling the games of another Madison Square Garden tenant, the New York Rangers.

Many Heat fans felt that Johnson, knowing the Knicks had already won Game 4, deliberately provoked Mourning with only a second left on the clock so that he would be suspended for the series-deciding game, in an attempt to not only give the Knicks extra leverage, but to avenge the suspensions from the previous year.

In the first round, they were once again matched against their rivals, the New York Knicks, who had struggled through the 50-game season and barely slipped into the playoffs with the # 8 seed.

After Porter had Sprewell trapped with only a few seconds left, the Knicks now had another chance to inbound the ball and attempt a game-winning shot.

The Heat had control of the game with a minute to go, but Mourning went for a steal on Ewing, when he could have forced a tougher shot ; it allowed Ewing to dunk, bringing the Knicks ahead by one.

Brown found it difficult to find a suitable replacement venue in New York, as some were booked solid, and others had owners who didn't want to anger the Knicks by opening their doors to a rival team.

One week later on February 22 Orlando announced that they had traded Steve Francis to the New York Knicks in exchange for Anfernee Hardaway ( whom they waived two days later ) and Trevor Ariza.

Popular power forward Charles Oakley, who had led the league in total rebounds in both ' 87 and ' 88, was traded on the eve of the 1988 draft to the New York Knicks along with a Round 1 draft pick used by the Knicks on Rod Strickland for center Bill Cartwright and a 1st round draft pick which the Bulls used to obtain center Will Perdue.

In the NBA Finals, they faced the Cinderella New York Knicks, who had made history by becoming the first ( and to this date, the only ) 8th seed to ever make the NBA Finals, and, on June 25, 1999, the Spurs won the series and the franchise's first NBA Championship in Game 5 ( final score: 78 – 77 ) on the Knicks ' home court, Madison Square Garden.

The Lakers had addressed a pressing need at power forward by signing and trading Rice to the Knicks.

Monroe had his number 15 jersey retired by the Knicks on March 1, 1986.

The move caused some controversy, as the Heat were accused by the Knicks of tampering by pursuing Riley while he still had a year remaining on his contract with the Knicks.

* New York Knicks – never, but had a green / orange alternate since 2006.

The Knicks would become one of the worst teams in the league until they had the 1st pick in the 1985 NBA Draft, which they used to select Patrick Ewing from Georgetown.

Another report around this date had him reportedly mulling the possibility of retirement for a broadcasting career after a tryout opportunity with the New York Knicks fell through.

During the season, the New York Knicks and Nets had discussed a trade in February around Carter, which was ended with the trading deadline.

Bradley had been a season ticket holder to the New York Knicks for over 20 years.

Andie goes on to get Ben knocked out at a chick flick film, rapidly moves her stuff into his apartment, acts overly possessive and sensitive at all times, ruins boys poker night for him and his friends and takes him to a Celine Dion concert when he was under the assumption he was going to see a New York Knicks basketball game, which Andie had wanted.

On one occasion, then-Garden President Dave Checketts appeared as a guest on all-sports radio station WFAN, and he attempted to turn the conversation, which had been about the NBA's New York Knicks, towards the subject of the CityHawks.

A disgruntled Rice was eventually traded to the New York Knicks, where he would take on a sixth-man role on the team and provide the Knicks with well needed support off the bench.

In the playoffs, the Raptors beat the New York Knicks 3 – 2 in the first round, and advanced to the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals to face off against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Meanwhile, Willie heads into the yard master's office to pay him off with Knicks tickets.

Sprewell played 37 games for the Knicks that season ; all but four off the bench.

Sprewell made his only All-Star appearance for the Knicks in 2001, scoring 7 points off the bench.

The Knicks were off to a disappointing 18-24 start.

In the 2007 – 08 season, Lee continued to develop into a major contributor off the bench for the Knicks, and set career highs in most major categories, including minutes, points per game, and rebounds per game.

During his Raptors debut, he hit all five of his shots and finished with 11 points, three rebounds and a block in 13 minutes off the bench against the New York Knicks in a February 24 win.

Ariza started his rookie season coming off the bench ; at 19 he was the second-youngest rookie in Knicks history to play in 80 games.

" Perhaps Johnson's most famous Knicks call was his yelling and screaming during Allan Houston's last second shot to knock off the top-seeded Miami Heat in the first round of the 1999 playoffs, en route to an unlikely NBA Finals appearance.

To the roar of the crowd, Reed scored the first two baskets and the Knicks were off and running.

Not only that, but the Lakers at long last shook the monkey off their back, conquering the Knicks in the 1972 NBA Finals to claim their first NBA title since 1954 and their first since moving to Los Angeles.

He would come off the bench for the Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Golden State Warriors, where he would retire after the 1999 – 2000 season.

In 2003, Padgett joined the Houston Rockets and was mainly utilized as a backup for two seasons which included the highlight of his NBA career where on January 21, 2005, he made a one-handed, off balance last second shot to win against the New York Knicks.

Dave DeBusschere, one of the stars of the New York Knicks championship teams, moved from his job as Vice President and GM of the ABA's New York Nets in 1975 to become the last commissioner of the ABA and facilitate the ABA-NBA merger in 1976.

The team is one of two NBA franchises that play home games in New York City ; the other is the Knicks.

Miller also famously flashed the choke sign to the Knicks ' number one fan, Spike Lee, while leading the Pacers to the improbable come from behind victory.

But in the Playoffs, after a 56 – 26 regular season, the Pacers survived the upset-minded Bucks in round one, handled the 76ers in the second round and finally broke through to the NBA Finals by virtue of a six-game East Finals victory over the New York Knicks.

On December 18, 2006, team co-captain Carmelo Anthony, shooting guard J. R. Smith and power forward Nenê were suspended by the NBA ( 15, 10 and one games respectively ) for a fight that occurred in the last two minutes of a game against the New York Knicks two days earlier.

Meanwhile a new project to renovate and modernize the Garden completed phase one in time for the Rangers and Knicks ' 2011 – 12 seasons, though the vice president of the Garden says he remains committed to the installation of an extension of Penn Station at the Farley Post Office site.

After the 1979 – 80 season, he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dennis Johnson where he played one season before heading to the New York Knicks.

While at Oxford, Bradley played one season of professional basketball in Europe, and eventually decided to join the New York Knicks in the 1967 – 68 season, after serving six months in the Air Force Reserve.

Coincidentally, all four of these coaches have served as head coach for the Knicks at one point in their career.

Brown's tenure as Knicks head coach lasted one season, as the team fired him on June 23, 2006 after he led the team to a disastrous 23 – 59 record.

After one year with the Sonics, he was involved in a three-way trade in which Glen Rice of the Los Angeles Lakers was sent to New York, Patrick Ewing of the Knicks was sent to Seattle, and Grant to the defending champion Lakers.

Rice's tenure with Knicks lasted only one year as he was hobbled by a foot injury ( plantar fasciitis ) and was unable to find a niche in NY behind Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell.

While there were initial questions as to whether Monroe and Frazier could coexist as teammates, the duo eventually meshed to become one of the most effective guard combinations of all time, leading the Knicks to the 1973 NBA championship.

However, this job only lasted one year, as he became head coach of the New York Knicks in 1991.

According to the New York Daily News, when Dawkins made his debut with the 76ers, New York Knicks guard Walt Frazier took one look and said, " I bet his teachers called him ‘ Mr. Darryl .’"

* Most free throws made in one game: 20 ( November 2, 2002 vs. New York Knicks ).

* Most free throws attempted in one game: 24 ( November 5, 2005 vs. New York Knicks ).

On February 3, 2006, midway through the 2005 – 06 campaign, he was traded, along with a first-round draft pick, and an undisclosed sum of cash ( believed to be around $ 3 million ), to the New York Knicks for Antonio Davis, where he was reunited with Larry Brown, his coach for one year with the Indiana Pacers.

However, the 76ers could not quite back up Malone's boast, losing one playoff game ( Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Bucks ) en route to making Malone a world champion for the first time, sweeping the Knicks and Lakers along the way.

She was one of three NBA referees who officiated the brawl-marred December 16, 2006, game between the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks.

The other five are Dee Brown, who is most famous for winning the 1991 slam dunk contest with a no-look dunk while playing for the Boston Celtics ( he also played for the Toronto Raptors and the Magic before retiring ); Matt Bullard, who won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994 ; Darryl Dawkins, who, in 1975, became the first high school player ever to be drafted directly into the league ; J. R. Reid, who averaged double figures in scoring during his first three years in the NBA ; and Gerald Wilkins, one of the most popular New York Knicks ever.