“The indignity, the disrespect, even if I’m a young kid born after Patrick was with the Knicks’ in the glory years. He’s 7-foot-2!” Lee added to ESPN. “And you tell me there is no one in the vicinity as Patrick is going through the metal detector to say, ‘Yo, you, that’s Patrick. Let him through.’ How does that happen? I don’t understand it. That’s not going to happen at Yankee Stadium. There has to be some common sense.”
An MSG Entertainment spokesman also responded to the issue on Friday, March 13, and stated that the situation had been resolved.
“Jim and Patrick have a long-standing relationship; they spoke this afternoon and reaffirmed that. We all know, respect and appreciate what he means to The Garden and New York. Good luck to him and his Hoyas in the Big East semi-finals.”
Ewing has been the head coach of his alma mater since 2017. The well-wishes offered by the Knicks seems to have paid off too, as the Georgetown Hoyas secured their entrance into the NCAA tournament after defeating Creighton, 73-48, to clinch the Big East title.
Take a look at Spike’s reaction to the treatment of Ewing below.
