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My History with the New York Knicks

By Jay Horwitz I know I haven’t written much about the Knicks this year, but please don’t call me a Johnny-come-lately. I am not a bandwagon jumper. My history with the team goes back 57 years to the 1969–1970 NBA season. I had season tickets with some of my college friends from NYU. I saw about 35 games that year, way up in the blue seats at the old Madison Square Garden. I was in my seat on May 8, 1970, for the Willis Reed Game. The captain was bothered by a leg injury and wasn’t expected to...