Forget Brown, Knicks Go Green Tonight

Gothamist would expect Chicago area sports teams to wear special green uniforms just because it's a city that dumps green dye into their river (our rivers can be greenish, thanks to other factors). But when we were checking out the Knicks' website, we learned that the Knicks will wear green uniforms for the first time, thanks to special sponsor, Tourism Island. And while Gothamist thinks this is lame, we understand why the Knicks undertook the sponsorship, beacuse if they ever needed the luck of the Irish, it's tonight, as they will be playing the first place Detroit Pistons. There will be other Irish tie-ins, like the entertainment, food specials (corned beef?), and giveaways, but we're pretty sure that most fans will be drowning their sorrows in beer so they forget the loss.

And though the Nets are playing the Lakers tonight, the main story on their website is how the NJ Nets Dancers are up against the Orlando Magic Dancers in the NBA Dance Team Bracket.

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By Jen Chung on March 17, 2006 2:52 PM

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JESUS CHRIST

No. It was Larry Brown coaching that won it for the Knicks. Stephon Marbury was trying so hard to lose with his whopping 7 turnovers in 30 minutes and 2 assists. Larry saw through his shit and benched his ass for the 4th quarter and the Knicks win.

your ersatz editor

No, not "Tourism Island." It's "Tourism Ireland." Maybe not a big deal to you, but I think the Irish Tourist Board might see it differently.

You had me wondering if this was supposed to be some kind of promotional campaign for Long Island.

Seth Werkheiser

Woah - looks like "lucky green" worked out. They beat the Pistons.

bball

Knicks SUCK! as do all NY sport teams....

Get it together! I pay way too much $ for tickets to watch your sloppy playing...

Dissapointed Fan

oscar madison

It doesn't matter what color the knicks wear - they still suck. hey maybe 'brown' would be a better color, they play like shit, they might as well look the part.