Right here’s how Metropolis Corridor combined up Patrick Ewing’s retired quantity throughout Knicks parade – NBC New York
Patrick Ewing’s jersey quantity was on show throughout the New York Knicks’ championship parade…but it surely had the flawed title above it.
Banners held on the surface of Metropolis Corridor in Manhattan on Thursday honoring every participant on the 2026 roster that helped carry the franchise its first NBA title in 53 years.
That included…No. 33?
That quantity, final worn by the legendary Knicks middle and retired in his honor in 2003, was topped on the banner with the final title of present Knicks bench participant Dillon Jones.
Jones performed in simply seven video games for the Knicks this season, and he wore the No. 1. Whereas enjoying for the Washington Wizards throughout the preseason, Jones did put on No. 33, and a few Knicks rosters on-line inaccurately record it as his present jersey quantity.
A spokesman for Mayor Zohran Mamdani informed the New York Instances the error happened as a result of Jones’ quantity was listed as No. 33 on the crew’s on-line roster.
However the thousands and thousands who attended the parade are nicely conscious who the quantity really belongs to – even when some staffers in Mamdani’s workplace should not.
Patrick Ewing celebrates throughout the New York Knicks’ 2026 championship parade ceremony on June 18, 2026, in New York Metropolis, New York (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Photos)
Ewing wore it during his 15-year profession with the group whereas changing into the crew’s all-time chief in video games performed, factors scored, rebounds, blocks and different classes. The Corridor of Famer, an 11-time All-Star and seven-time All-NBA choice, introduced the Knicks inside one victory of an NBA championship in 1994 earlier than falling to the Houston Rockets.
The Knicks went one other 32 years earlier than ending their championship drought. For that achievement, they have been honored with a parade down the Canyon of Heroes, a route that ends at Metropolis Corridor.
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Mike Lawrence/NBAE through Getty Photos New York Metropolis Corridor throughout the New York Knicks’ 2026 championship parade ceremony on June 18, 2026 in New York Metropolis, New York.
Every participant’s title and quantity have been displayed on the outside of the constructing as a backdrop to the stage the place the post-parade ceremony befell.
Ewing was readily available for the parade and ceremony however has not but publicly commented on the mix-up.
