The basketball world turns its attention to Springfield this Friday as Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, Yao Ming and others are inducted into the Naismaith Hall of Fame. There are no Knicks on the list, so instead I’d like to take a moment to discuss another kind of honor, one that the franchise itself hands out to its legends.
The Knicks have retired seven numbers for eight players (Dick McGuire and Earl Monroe share No. 15). It’s an exclusive club, particularly when you consider the fact that the Knicks have been around for 70 years. But it might be a little too exclusive.