In December, 2018, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade played their last game against each other, at what would become the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. Embracing, after the game, LeBron was overheard telling his old frenemy, “It had to be here, or the Garden”.
For those who haven’t been paying attention to the Knicks, or the history of the arena now located between 31st and 33rd on 8th Avenue in Manhattan, every NBA player has a special place in their hearts for New York, without ever wanting to actually come play here. For them, MSG is a big stage, a magical place they mostly remember for Sunday afternoons when Jordan would routinely roast us on the road.