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Patrick Ewing is a retired basketball player and current head coach of the Georgetown University Hoyas. He is part of the NBA’s All-Time Greatest 75 Players list and is widely considered to be the greatest-ever player for the New York Knicks. In this piece, we’ll be taking a look at Patrick Ewing’s net worth in […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant firmly believes several centers from the 90s would dominate in today’s NBA and be in the MVP conversation, but among all them, three stands out the most. On Twitter, Durant asked his followers “which centers from the 90s would be in the MVP conversation if they played in today’s NBA.” […]

The New York Knicks finished the regular season below .500 with a 37-45 record and no postseason run. After the disappointing 2021-2022 season, the team is looking forward to moving on and preparing for the season ahead. The NBA Draft Lottery is the next big thing for teams not competing in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, […]

The Georgetown Hoyas have never been the same since Patrick Ewing manned the middle in D.C., winning the national championship in 1984 and falling just short of back-to-back titles the following season. When Ewing was hired as his alma mater’s head coach in 2017, there was widespread optimism he’d help Georgetown re-cement itself as a […]

It hasn’t been an easy season for head coach Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas. With just two regular season games remaining, the Hoyas are sitting at 6-22 with an 0-17 Big East record. At one point, Georgetown had lost 18 straight contests, a university record. The poor results called Ewing’s job status into question, […]

Juwan Howard won’t be calling the shots for Michigan for the remainder of the regular season after he got suspended by the university for throwing a punch in their postgame handshake with Wisconsin on Sunday. The incident, which saw Howard hit Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft after Michigan’s loss, has stirred debates on whether the […]

Former NBA star and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal had a recent interview with the NBA and paid his respect to all-time great, Patrick Ewing. In the interview, Shaq had this to say, “My father always said I’m gonna make you like Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, and Wilt Chamberlain… One day I was watching Patrick […]

The stars were out for New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter on his MLB Hall of Fame induction day. Jeter joined the 2021 class and in attendance to watch his induction were none other than Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing. NBA royalty in Cooperstown for the #JeterHOF induction. Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing sitting directly […]

Despite Team USA looking extra stacked to defend their crown at the Tokyo Olympics, they haven’t exactly steamrolled the competition. At least one member of the original Dream Team has taken notice, former New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing. Ewing was part of arguably the greatest team ever assembled that sauntered to the gold medal […]

The New York Knicks franchise has not exactly been synonymous with “great moments” in recent years, though the 2020-21 season finally has the good vibes going again. Prior to this century (and the Dolans), the Knicks were amongst the league’s most storied organizations, and produced multiple eras of sustained competency — and often contention. Let’s […]

NBA great Patrick Ewing has waited a long time just to have an opportunity to steer his alma mater back to the pinnacle of college basketball. Upon making his debut as a head coach in the NCAA tournament, Ewing’s former teammate in Alonzo Mourning gave high praises to him and claimed that the legendary big […]

In a year where regions don’t really matter because all March Madness games will be played in and around Indianapolis, it is still pleasant to the eye to have the bracket split up into four different mini brackets of sorts, separated by regions. In the east, the Michigan Wolverines are the number one seed and […]

James Dolan might be aware that former New York Knicks great Charles Oakley gave his two cents about Patrick Ewing being stopped by Madison Square Garden security when trying to enter the arena as Georgetown was set to play Villanova in the Big East Tournament, via Stefan Bondy of NY Daily News: “This man (Dolan) […]

Legendary film director and New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee is incredibly disappointed with Madison Square Garden officials. Lee slammed MSG after security throughout the building failed to recognize Knicks legend and Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing ahead of the Hoyas’ upset of the Villanova Wildcats in the Big East Tournament on Thursday. Spike said […]

Patrick Ewing is considered by many as one of the greatest New York Knicks players of all time. As it turns out, however, not everyone in the city knows who he is. In particular, security personnel in Madison Square Garden seem to have a problem with being able to recognize the Knicks legend. Recently, Ewing […]

For 15 of his 17 year-NBA career, former New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing played at the Madison Square Garden, where he helped turn the Knicks into a perennial playoff contender. Even now, as the head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, it seems as if his success at the Garden has continued. Using a second-half […]

In terms of their style of play, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and the great Michael Jordan have very few things in common. However, in terms of their impact on the game, Curry and Jordan indeed share more than a few similarities — a notion that New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing completely agrees […]

Joel Embiid is currently having the best season of his career with the Philadelphia 76ers, which has caught the eye of Doc Rivers. Ahead of the Sixers’ game against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, Rivers uttered that Embiid reminds him of Patrick Ewing. Doc Rivers says Joel Embiid reminds him so much of Patrick Ewing […]

Among the NBA’s elite superstars who suffered a torn Achilles, the only one who was able to play at the same level as he did before the injury was the Atlanta Hawks’ Dominique Wilkins. Not Elgin Baylor. Not Patrick Ewing. Not Kobe Bryant. And so far, not Cousins. The injury occurred in January of 1992. […]

The New York Knicks haven’t been on the “winning” side of too many trades (or basketball games, for that matter) in the franchise’s history. However, displays of organizational ineptitude have been more frequent in the James Dolan era (beginning in 1997), and particularly in the 21st century. Now, with a revamped front office led by Leon […]

New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing recently revealed on Ryan Hollins’ podcast that he had thoughts of leaving the Knicks to seek greener pastures elsewhere back in his playing years. Ewing claimed he thought about teaming up with the trio of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin, notably dubbed as “Run TMC” with the Golden […]

Icons from all levels of professional basketball are showing their respects after learning about the death of former Georgetown Hoyas head coach John Thompson, including current Georgetown coach and former star Patrick Ewing. Allen Iverson, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo are just a few of the other former Hoyas to react to the news, and […]

Here’s a popular sentiment: the Chicago Bulls would have won eight straight championships if Michael Jordan did not retire in 1993. Coming off their first three-peat, Jordan shocked the world by announcing his retirement from professional basketball. He ultimately spent a season and a half away from the game before making a triumphant return in […]

Yes, there are other basketball documentaries besides The Last Dance. Without a doubt, Michael Jordan’s latest documentary piqued the interest of fans all over the world for similar content. Without live basketball to cheer on, basketball documentaries have recently become more popular as fans look to divert their attention elsewhere. Here are the 10 best […]

New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing believes Tom Thibodeau is a “great candidate” to be the next head coach in the Big Apple. Thibodeau is one of the frontrunners to land the Knicks job. However, new president of basketball operations Leon Rose is expected to be diligent in the hiring process. Ewing, arguably the best […]

Two decades after his time with the New York Knicks ended, Patrick Ewing appears to still hold some regrets about how the curtains were drawn over his decorated tenure in the Big Apple. Speaking to Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post, Ewing expressed his regret about not being able to live out his final […]

New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing wasn’t interested in taking the team’s head coaching job in 2018 despite getting contacted by then-president Steve Mills, per Marc Berman of the New York Post. Ewing didn’t even interview for the job, as he was fully committed to his post at Georgetown. The Knicks hired David Fizdale, only […]

Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing has been released from the hospital after recently testing positive for the novel coronavirus. The New York Knicks icon and Georgetown head coach announced Friday he had contracted the virus. His son, Patrick Jr., thanked those who cared for him during his stay as well as those who supported […]

New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing — now the head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team — revealed via social media that he tested positive for COVID-19. In Ewing’s post that includes a statement from the Hoyas, it was noted that the retired NBA Hall of Famer “is under care and isolated at […]

“The Last Dance” provided the internet with multiple meme-worthy moments. One of the latest viral images, from Episode 9, captures a particularly fired-up Indiana Pacers fan throwing colorful language at Chicago Bulls players during the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals, which the Bulls won in seven games. The woman who hurled a healthy “IN YOUR F***ING […]

May 12, 2020 marks the 35th anniversary of the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery, which saw rejiggered odds vault the New York Knicks to the number one overall selection, later taking Georgetown center Patrick Ewing. However, on the anniversary of the controversial lottery, Ewing opened up about wanting the Golden State Warriors to win it and […]

Patrick Ewing is regarded as one of the linchpins in New York Knicks lore, and his 15 seasons with the franchise brought along plenty of noteworthy moments after he was selected with the No. 1 pick in 1985. Here are Patrick Ewing’s five greatest NBA moments, all of which came with the Knicks. 5. Patrick […]

On May 12, 1985, the New York Knicks won the NBA Draft Lottery, which basically meant they won the Patrick Ewing sweepstakes. Ewing was considered to be a generational talent coming out of Georgetown at the time, and based on how dominant he was during his NBA career, that turned to be an accurate assessment. […]

New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing acknowledged his Hall of Fame NBA career “could’ve been a lot different” if it hadn’t consistently intersected with Michael Jordan’s run with the Chicago Bulls. “I played 17 years and we played against the Bulls six times, and we were only able to win one of those times, and […]

New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing was recently on the receiving end of some harsh criticism from one of his former teammates, Charles Oakley. According to Oakley, New York’s failures from the 1990’s can be blamed on Ewing for the latter’s tendency to “duck adversity.” Ewing has spoken out about the controversial statement, but has […]

Episodes 5 and 6 of ESPN’s Chicago Bulls documentary “The Last Dance” showcased some of the competitiveness of various members of the Dream Team. Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, in particular, engaged in a back-and-forth war of words, with both NBA stars attempting to lead their team to victories and gain a mental edge. In […]

New York Knicks icon Patrick Ewing revealed on Tuesday that his two Olympic gold medals and his NCAA championship ring from his Georgetown days were stolen. The Hall of Famer discussed the loss of his 1984 and 1992 Olympic medals as a guest on “The Dan Patrick Show.” “My house got broken into in New York, […]

ESPN’s astounding docu-series “The Last Dance” has captivated pretty much the entire basketball world, as it delves into the extremely intriguing history of Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls’ dynasty in the 1990’s. That is, apparently, with the exception of New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing, who is actually also featured in the hit show. […]

There was a time when Charles Oakley was one of the most beloved figures in New York. Heck, that was a just a few months ago. Now, Oakley is sullying his reputation in The Big Apple so badly that some New York Knicks fans are beginning to side with James Dolan in Oakley’s feud with […]