Last month, at a media event in New York City, Frank Ntilikina met Spike Lee, the filmmaker and Knicks über-fan. Lee has never been shy about sharing his thoughts, certainly not when it comes to his beloved basketball team.
He is like many Knicks fans: devoted yet beaten down. The franchise has not made the postseason in four years. Its star player is currently in a stalemate with the front office and wants to go elsewhere. There is hope, but it seems off in the distance.
Ntilikina is not responsible for any of this. He is barely 19 years old and is the team’s most recent first-round pick.