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Ewing to get his wishThe 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." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Spree ready to seek out ScottWith the New York Knicks ready to tackle the New Jersey Nets tonight, Knicks guard Latrell Sprewell apparently is ready to seek out Nets coach Byron Scott and get some answers face to face. Sprewell, according to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, is upset at comments Scott made last week about his work habits, comments Sprewell says made Scott look "bad." "I don't hold anything against him," Sprewell said. "I may even ask him why he said it. I'm going to play hard and help us win but it's not going to have anything to do with the comments he made." When asked if he would like to acquire Sprewell, Scott replied "I don't like guys who are on their own time. Spree comes to practice when he wants to, comes to games when he wants to. I give him credit that he plays hard. But that is a bad example you are setting for the rest of your team." The comments caught Sprewell by complete surpise, stating he hasn't done anything to Scott to provoke such a verbal assault on himself. He also said it wasn't something that he would let get to him. "It wasn't something I was totally offended by," said Sprewell. "He doesn't know me. He hasn't coached me. He doesn't know anything about the way I play and the way I practice. I think the comments make him look bad." "Frankly, I've never said anything negative about him. For him to come out and try to rip me, it was a little immature. He's a guy that has played before. That's just not something I would expect from a guy like him." It is not the first time Scott has had some strong comments about the Knicks, back in October questioning New York's decision to play forward Antonio McDyess extended minutes during the preseason. McDyess, coming off a serious knee injury, suffered another season-ending injury after damaging his kneecap. When asked about Sprewell, Knicks GM Don Chaney said: "He has a lot of pride, I can say that. That's why sometimes you have to be very careful. Sometimes your comments can motivate other teams and other players, so you have to be very careful. Sprewell has a lot of pride." According to a report from Marc Berman in the New York Post Sprewell is relieved to still be playing his home games in the Garden, but he did admit that the rumors of the Lakers perhaps being interested in his services did catch his attention. "I probably had that thought in my head, because the only thing you want to play for in this game is the chance to win a championship," Sprewell said. "But my heart is here in New York, and I'm happy that I get a chance to keep playing ball here." New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Ewing's RetirementAmong the numerous invitees to longtime Knicks center Patrick Ewing's uniform-number retirement ceremony in New York on Friday night are teammates from his 1992 gold medal-winning Olympic "Dream Team," including Karl Malone and John Stockton of the Jazz. Those two won't make it, however, as Utah plays in Philadelphia on Friday. Utah Jazz, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Knicks Feb 2003 Archive
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