Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
NEW YORK (NBA.com exclusive) — The Larry O’Brien championship trophy was displayed at halftime of the Bucks-Knicks game Monday night at Madison Square Garden, but that may be as close as New York fans get to NBA hardware anytime soon.
On a night when the Knicks honored their 1969-70 NBA championship club, the current team could not draw any inspiration.
Behind Andrew Bogut’s 24-point, 20-rebound performance, Milwaukee handed New York its seventh straight loss, 83-67, before 19,763 who came to see legendary Knicks Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and Bill Bradley honored at halftime.
“It does [sting more],” said Knicks guard Tracy McGrady, who scored 15 points on 5-for-14 shooting. “You got Willis Reed sitting right there in the front row and the performance that we gave out we definitely wanted to give a little bit more, but it happens.”
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
NEW YORK (NBA.com exclusive) — The Larry O’Brien championship trophy was displayed at halftime of the Bucks-Knicks game Monday night at Madison Square Garden, but that may be as close as New York fans get to NBA hardware anytime soon.
On a night when the Knicks honored their 1969-70 NBA championship club, the current team could not draw any inspiration.
Behind Andrew Bogut’s 24-point, 20-rebound performance, Milwaukee handed New York its seventh straight loss, 83-67, before 19,763 who came to see legendary Knicks Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and Bill Bradley honored at halftime.
“It does [sting more],” said Knicks guard Tracy McGrady, who scored 15 points on 5-for-14 shooting. “You got Willis Reed sitting right there in the front row and the performance that we gave out we definitely wanted to give a little bit more, but it happens.”
Read the full story here.
(Photo courtesy AP)
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter.
