Patrick Ewing’s jersey quantity was on show through the New York Knicks’ championship parade…nevertheless it had the mistaken identify above it.
Banners held on the skin of Metropolis Corridor in Manhattan on Thursday honoring every participant on the 2026 roster that helped carry the franchise its first NBA title in 53 years.
That included…No. 33?
That quantity, final worn by the legendary Knicks heart and retired in his honor in 2003, was topped on the banner with the final identify of present Knicks bench participant Dillon Jones.
Jones performed in simply seven video games for the Knicks this season, and he wore the No. 1. Whereas enjoying for the Washington Wizards through the preseason, Jones did put on No. 33, and a few Knicks rosters on-line inaccurately record it as his present jersey quantity.
A spokesman for Mayor Zohran Mamdani advised the New York Occasions the error took place as a result of Jones’ quantity was listed as No. 33 on the crew’s on-line roster.
However the hundreds of thousands who attended the parade are effectively conscious who the quantity actually belongs to – even when some staffers in Mamdani’s workplace aren’t.
Patrick Ewing celebrates through the New York Knicks’ 2026 championship parade ceremony on June 18, 2026, in New York Metropolis, New York (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Pictures)
Ewing wore it all through his 15-year profession with the group whereas turning into the crew’s all-time chief in video games performed, factors scored, rebounds, blocks and different classes. The Corridor of Famer, an 11-time All-Star and seven-time All-NBA choice, introduced the Knicks inside one victory of an NBA championship in 1994 earlier than falling to the Houston Rockets.
The Knicks went one other 32 years earlier than ending their championship drought. For that achievement, they have been honored with a parade down the Canyon of Heroes, a route that ends at Metropolis Corridor.
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Mike Lawrence/NBAE through Getty Pictures New York Metropolis Corridor through the New York Knicks’ 2026 championship parade ceremony on June 18, 2026 in New York Metropolis, New York.
Every participant’s identify and quantity have been displayed on the outside of the constructing as a backdrop to the stage the place the post-parade ceremony came about.
Ewing was available for the parade and ceremony however has not but publicly commented on the mix-up.
