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.
