The New York Post is reporting that tomorrow will be Patrick Ewing's retirement ceremony, and the future Hall of Famer will finally be getting his wish.

Marc Berman writes that Ewing asked for Jeff Van Gundy, David Checketts, Ernie Grunfeld and Doug Collins all to be on the court with him on his special moment, only to be told by Garden president Steve Mills that it probably wont happen. The Knicks seemingly have a vendetta against former coach Van Gundy, the Knicks refusing to let Van Gundy run the Yao Ming workout last May and have made it clear they would want serious compensation if he tried to get another coaching job.

While there was speculation the plan was to keep Van Gundy from getting an ovation from the crowd in his first appearance at a Knick game since his resignation that stung the brass last season, all that seems to have changed with Mills telling Ewing that the arrangements he requested have been taken care of.

"Steve spoke to Patrick this afternoon," Garden spokesman Barry Watkins said. "He's worked everything out to ensure anyone Patrick wants represented on the floor will be by his side."

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