Patrick Ewing Jr. To Wear No. 6
Sep 11 2008 12:33AM
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Twenty-three years after his legendary father first appeared at the Knicks' training camp, Patrick Ewing Jr. will follow in his footsteps.
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Patrick Ewing Jr, the son of the Knicks legend and Hall of Famer, will wear No. 6 when he suits up for New York in 2008-09, rather than don his famous father's 33.
"I'm going to wear No. 6," said the 6-foot-8, 240-pound swing forward. "It was my dad's Olympic number, and Bill Russell's number, who was my favorite player."
Ewing said he realizes fans were eager to know what number he would choose, but that No. 33 will always belong to his dad.
"My dad's jersey's hanging up there in the rafters for a reason," he said. "The only reason I wore 33 at Georgetown is because they don't retire numbers. I felt like I did 33 for him there, and now I can do six here and it's another way to honor him."
Ewing was acquired on August 29 from the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to center Frederic Weis.
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