NEW YORK -- It was a chant that rang throughout Madison Square Garden throughout the 90’s. A chant that the one wearing #33 in orange and blue earned, producing defining moments in Knicks history.
Those days are gone, but the legend remains in a new capacity. And when he came home on Thursday night, he called on the faithful inside The World’s Most Famous Arena again, pumping up his arms with the same intensity that he played the game. Why? Because in the process of proving that he can coach it too, Patrick Ewing was on the cusp of a promising win for his alma mater.