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NEW YORK — In other world capitals Friday, they were worried about NATO, interest rates, the McVeigh trial, etc. but New York had something else on its civic mind:
The Knicks!
Specifically, the three players suspended from Friday’s game and the other two who will sit out Sunday’s in Miami, a sentence that didn’t go down well.
“OUTRAGE,” read the two-inch-high front-page headline in the Daily News.
“OH, SIT,” said the two-inch-high front-page headline in the Post.
Local TV stations gave day-long coverage to the NBA Players Assn.’s courageous effort to get a restraining order in Federal Court. The courtroom was packed by spectators, some fans wearing Knick jerseys over their shirt and ties.
At 5:15 p.m. word flashed around the city. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff denied the injunction, meaning the suspensions would stand, although he added: “This court is sufficiently parochial to wish that the Knicks be in every playoff in every round in every season.”
After Friday night’s 95-90 Heat victory, it’s looking grim, but thanks for the sentiment, your honor.
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