The „Welcome to New York“ signs decorating the outside of Madison Square Garden and hanging behind him were nice, though unnecessary.
Kemba Walker needs no …
The „Welcome to New York“ signs decorating the outside of Madison Square Garden and hanging behind him were nice, though unnecessary. Kemba Walker needs no introduction around here. He’s a New York native who was already playing at Madison Square Garden in high school and made a memorable buzzer-beater during a historic Big East tournament run while playing for Connecticut. Now he gets to see what he can do while playing there for the New York Knicks. „It’s going to be better,“ Walker said. „Ten times better.“ The Knicks held a news conference Tuesday to announce the additions of Walker and Evan Fournier, his teammate last season with the Boston Celtics who was acquired in a sign-and-trade deal. Fournier, like many around the NBA, called Madison Square Garden his favorite arena. But few players — Knicks or otherwise — can match Walker’s history in the building. The highlight video montage that played before the start of the news conference included Walker’s step-back jumper to beat Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East tourney, when he led the Huskies to a stunning stretch of five wins in five days. „That was just a special, special run,“ Walker said.
