Being a guest on a New York Knicks podcast, The Knick-Ish podcast, a question was presented, “How did you become a Knicks fan?â€
On Twitter, a lot of NBA fans are asking that same question to their fans. How did you become a fan?
With that being said, here is my first memory of being a New York Knicks fan.
It was my first Holy Communion. A pretty big deal within the family. My parents held a giant party at my house. The Knicks were in the playoffs as the 8th seed, playing the 1st seed Miami Heat.
Game 5 at Miami–
I was sitting as close to the TV as possible. The family has also gathered around.
Knicks down 76-77 with less than 10 seconds left in the 4th quarter. The clock is ticking down below 10 seconds now. Latrell Sprewell was supposed to take the final shot. He almost turned the ball over, but the Knicks retained possession.
It’s now less than 5 seconds left. Charlie Ward to inbound and passes it to Allan Houston right at the top of the key. Houston drives in between defenders and throws up a floater. It takes one bounce at the front of the rim, bounces up towards the backboard, bounces down towards the front of the rim and falls in.
Houston runs up the court with his teammates chasing after him and gives an aggressive fist pump. Knicks win 78-77. The Knicks became the 2nd #8 seed to upset the #1 seed in NBA history.
My entire house and I erupted! It secured my fate as the Knicks being my team. That floater from Houston will always be my first, favorite and most memorable memory as Knicks fans.
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