Modern-day New York Knicks fans forget that Patrick Ewing’s time in the Big Apple was marked by criticism. Long before teammate Charles Oakley used the media’s bullhorn to make his own critiques public, all you needed to do was walk down the escalators of Madison Square Garden at the end of a Knicks playoff loss, and you would hear plenty of fans voicing their frustration with Ewing’s failure to lead the team over the top.
How times have changed.
With the benefit of time and James Dolan, Patrick Ewing’s legacy in New York has improved.