The NBA Hall of Famer spent 15 of his 17 months in New York.
Patrick Ewing, a legendary New York Knicks player, is making his NBA debut.
Johnson may assist with hoops and business operations as the franchise's basketball ambassador, the Knicks announced Friday.
I will always be a Knick and a New Yorker, as I said when my number 33 shirt sat in the MSG roof. I'm eager to start this new place and to formally return to the team I adore immensely," Ewing said in a speech. " The Garden has always been my home and I'm looking forward to working with]team president ] Leon Rose, Coach]Tom ] Thibodeau, the team and everyone else that makes this place so special".
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Ewing led the Knicks to Game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals and helped them win the title in 15 of his 17 NBA times with the Knicks.
The Knicks retired Ewing's No. Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008, he made 33 appearances in February 2003.
After playing his last two months in Seattle and Orlando, Ewing moved into training. Before joining the Houston Rockets, he initially served as an aide for the Washington Wizards. After taking a time out, he joined Stan Van Gundy's workers in Orlando.
Ewing then worked as an assistant for the Charlotte Bobcats for four decades before becoming the head coach of Georgetown University, his alma mater. Before being fired in March 2023, he coached the Hoyas for six seasons and won one NCAA championship spot.
Ewing rejoins the Knicks at an exhilarating day in the group's history. They are coming off a 2023-24 period where they finished next in the Atlantic Division and reached the Eastern Conference finals under Thibodeau.
Madison Square Garden was colorful again, much like in the time when Ewing played, thanks to the play of Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and Josh Hart, among others. Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns were just two names the Knicks added in the winter, and they are both on the verge of a second NBA title in franchise record.
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