New York Knicks

The New York Knicks started out in the NBA in 1946. They are popularly known by this name, but the Knicks really stand for ‘Knickerbockers’. The New York Knicks logo is the word ‘Knicks’ in orange, placed above an orange basketball with a blue inverted triangle underneath it.

The New York Knicks history is full of memorable moments. The Knicks won their first game the first time they played in NBA against the Toronto Huskies. They have produced great basketball Hall of Famers like Walt Bellamy, Bill Bradley, Walt Frazier, Harry Galatin, Jerry Lucas, Willis Reed and Earl Monroe. The New York Knicks basketball team plays in the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference, and they have won 2 NBA championships under their belt. The height of the New York Knicks’ success happened between the 1970 and 1973.

In recent years, Scott Layden, the team’s owner, acquired the services of head coach Larry Brown. Since this happened, many fans thought that New York Knicks would return to its path to NBA success. But when Layden saw the irreconcilable dispute between the New York Knicks GM Isaiah Thomas and Brown, he was forced to fire Brown. And since the contract of the coach was supposed to be for 5 years, the Knicks management had to settle an $18.5 million fee with Brown. More controversies arose with the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks fight in December 16, 2006. Mardy Collins, Channing Frye, Jared Jeffries, Nate Robinson and David Lee were New York Knicks’ players ejected from the game, along with 5 Denver Nuggets players. David Lee of the New York Knicks was one of the players cleared by NBA officials for not taking part in the said brawl. Since this incident, a lot of people have become interested in New York Knicks news.

Although the performances of the New York Knicks basketball team are at best mediocre, a lot of fans are still rooting for them every game. In fact, fans really watch out for the New York Knicks schedule, so that they will not miss the more interesting match-ups. There are also a lot of New York Knicks merchandise for sale, like New York Knicks wallpaper, screensavers, baseball caps and even player figures. New York Knicks Myspace layouts are also very popular and the pictures of New York Knicks dancers are often a big attraction in different profiles and web pages.

So if you’re a Knicks fan, watch out for the various New York Knicks promotion that you can find in their official NBA website. And don’t forget to get a hold of New York Knicks tickets, so you don’t miss out on any of their games.