New York Knicks

Ned Irish founded the New York Knickerbockers as an original Basketball Association of America franchise. After promoting college basketball at Madison Square Garden, he served as the club’s president until 1974.⁠[1]

On November 1, its debut ended in a 68–66 win over the Toronto Huskies.⁠[2]

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Walt Frazier became a central offensive and defensive player after joining the Knicks. Known for drives, midrange shooting and defense, he made seven consecutive All-Defensive First Teams from 1969 and helped win the 1970 and 1973 championships.⁠[3]

Willis Reed’s injured return for Game 7 of the 1970 Finals became a defining moment of the title run. He won the All-Star Game, regular-season and Finals MVP awards that year, then helped the club win another championship in 1973.⁠[4]

The club drafted Patrick Ewing in 1985 and traded him to Seattle in 2000.⁠[2]

Ewing spent 15 seasons in New York, combining defense, rebounding, shot-blocking and a midrange jumper. He helped the Knicks reach two NBA Finals and became a defining figure of the era.⁠[5]

After Carmelo Anthony arrived, the club won 54 games and a division title in 2013.⁠[2]

The Madison Square Garden Company completed the spin-off of its entertainment operations and became Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. The Knicks and Rangers remained with the sports company, while MSG Entertainment took the entertainment business. Completion occurred on April 17; the announcement followed on April 20.⁠[6]

The team signed Jalen Brunson.⁠[7]

Mike Brown became head coach.⁠[8]

The Knicks beat the Spurs 94–90 in Finals Game 5 to win the series 4–1, their third championship and first in 53 years. Jalen Brunson scored 45 points and earned Finals MVP. New York went 16–3 in the playoffs and became the first team to win the NBA Cup and league championship in the same season.⁠[9]

MSG Sports outlined a Rangers spin-off expected on October 26, with the remaining company to become MSG Knickerbockers Corp. As of October 13, completion was still pending.⁠[10]

Knicks abbreviates Knickerbockers, a name linked to New York’s Dutch-settler heritage.⁠[2]

The team continues to play its home games at Madison Square Garden in New York.⁠[11]

The club is part of MSG Sports, whose executive chairman and CEO is James L. Dolan.⁠[12]

New York Knicks: Official website: https://www.nba.com/knicks/ (opens in a new window).⁠[13]

New York Knicks: X: https://x.com/nyknicks (opens in a new window).⁠[14]

New York Knicks: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyknicks/ (opens in a new window).⁠[15]

New York Knicks: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYKnicks (opens in a new window).⁠[16]

New York Knicks: YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: https://www.youtube.com/@NYKnicks (opens in a new window).⁠[17]