NY Post · Jan 21, 2020
NBA breaks Knicks’ holiday tradition with MLK Day snub
CLEVELAND — A holiday Garden tradition got smashed Monday when the NBA made the Knicks play their first-ever game on Martin Luther King Jr. Day outside New York City.
Two years ago, the Knicks played their first Martin Luther King Day matinee outside the Garden — in Brooklyn — but there were logistical issues with the Grammys at MSG. However, this time the NBA shuttled them to snowy Cleveland playing before a slew of empty seats at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in a 106-86 win over the Cavaliers.
Some members of the Knicks organization were disappointed because it wanted to continue a Garden tradition. Knicks president Steve Mills did not attend Monday’s game.
