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The New York Knicks (or New York Knickerbockers) are a National Basketball Association team based in New York, New York.

Founded: 1946, as part of the Basketball Association of America

Formerly known as:

Home Arena: Madison Square Garden

Uniform colors: Blue and orange

Logo design: The words "NEW YORK KNICKS" above a basketball on top of an upturned Equilateral Triangle

NBA Championships: 1970, 1973

Franchise history

The Knicks are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merged in 1949 to form the NBA.

Players of note

Basketball Hall of Famers:

Not to be forgotten:

Retired numbers:

10 Walt Frazier
12 Dick Barnett
15 Earl Monroe
15 Dick McGuire
19 Willis Reed
22 Dave DeBusschere
24 Bill Bradley
33 Patrick Ewing
613 Red Holzman (the number of games he won as Knicks coach)

Current stars:

Coaches and others

Basketball Hall of Famers:

Red Holzman
Isiah Thomas (team president 2003- ; enshrined for his playing career with the Detroit Pistons)
Lenny Wilkens

Not to be forgotten:

External links

For the career of the expression "Knickerbocker," see Knickers.

New York Knicks official web site

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