New York Knicks: Patrick Ewing story from Bill Murray you need to hear

Actor Bill Murray shared a great story about New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing that you need to hear.

Hall-of-Famer Patrick Ewing has had a complicated relationship with the New York Knicks fanbase. After being scrutinized throughout his playing career, he is broadly adored by the fans today.

Actor Bill Murray recently shared a story about the Big Fella that is a fun reminder of how the 7-foot-star has always been looking out for the fans.

"“I was at the Garden, right on the floor,” Murray said on the Flying Coach podcast with Steve Kerr and Pete Carroll. “There was one great moment when there was a ball racing out-of-bounds. You know how players have the opportunity to dive out-of-bounds, and flip the ball backwards? And it was Patrick Ewing. And he was coming at full speed, and he looked and he saw I had two children, one of whom was sitting on my knee, and he stopped short. He could have gotten to the ball, but he stopped to avoid involuntary manslaughter.”"

While the nineties Knicks were remembered for getting their elbows dirty on the floor, it appears Ewing was willing to sacrifice a loose ball to save a few kids sitting along the court.

The legendary big man recently revealed he tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. After spending some time in isolation in a local, Washington D.C. hospital, the current Georgetown men’s basketball head coach is back home and doing well.

Knicks legend Patrick Ewing making headlines.

Ewing’s name has been making the headlines since ESPN/Netflix’s documentary about Michael Jordan hit the airwaves. Charles Oakley – who played with Ewing for ten seasons – was critical of the center in discussing why the Knicks could never conquer the Bulls in the nineties. Oakley later posted words of encouragement for his former teammate once his Covid-19 diagnosis was revealed.

Perhaps the most iconic moment of Ewing’s career in New York came when the team beat the Indiana Pacers to advance to the 1994 NBA Finals. Knicks fans who were alive at the time can close their eyes and remember the big man high-fiving Garden fans along the front row as the Knicks clinched the Eastern Conference title. A closeness to the fans that is hard to imagine with everything going on today.

After failing to get past the Bulls early in his career, that ’94 Finals run, which came within a few shots of turning into a championship, was Ewing’s best chance to deliver a title to the Garden faithful. While the team came up short, #33 remains a legend in the eyes of most Knicks fans.