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New York Knicks

Arena
Madison Square Garden
NBA Division
Atlantic
Founded
1946
New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden, an arena they share with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other team is the Brooklyn Nets. Alongside the Boston Celtics, the Knicks are one of two original NBA teams still located in its original city. The team, established by Ned Irish in 1946, was one of the founding members of the Basketball Association of America, which became the NBA after merging with the rival National Basketball League in 1949. The Knicks were successful during their early years and were constant playoff contenders under the franchise's first head coach Joe Lapchick.

Conference Eastern
Division Atlantic
Founded 1946
History New York Knicks, 1946–present
Arena Madison Square Garden
Location New York City, New York
Team colors Blue, orange, silver, black, white
Main sponsor Squarespace
President Leon Rose
General manager Scott Perry
Head coach Tom Thibodeau
Ownership Madison Square Garden Sports (James Dolan, Executive Chairman)
Affiliation(s) Westchester Knicks
Championships 2 (1970, 1973)
Conference titles 4 (1972, 1973, 1994, 1999)
Division titles 8 (1953, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2013)
Retired numbers 9 (10, 12, 15, 15, 19, 22, 24, 33, 613)

Sobre New York Knicks

One of the NBA's most highly publicized teams, they won a pair of NBA Championships in the 1970s behind Willis Reed and Walt Frazier.

Conquista de New York Knicks

Many consider the 1972-73 Knicks to have had one of the best rosters ever assembled. Apart from Reed and Frazier, the team also had future Hall of Famers Earl MonroeJerry LucasBill Bradley and Dave Debusschere

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