NEW YORK — It’s the night of April 10, 2016. The New York Knicks just lost their final home game of the season — an 89-93 loss to the Toronto Raptors.
One more defeat would ensue before season’s end.
A somber, teary-eyed Carmelo Anthony addresses reporters in front of his locker. Since the Knicks missed the playoffs for the third time in as many years, it’s the last time this season he’ll see the media at home.
New York had long been eliminated from postseason play. Losing the final home game was only the exclamation point on a turbulent 32-50 season.