Wednesday night was no ordinary New York Knicks game.
In recent years, this would just be a routine visit to the Big Easy to play the New Orleans Pelicans. The Knicks would play the game, have some late-night jambalaya along with some responsible fun on Bourbon Street, and then close the night with beignets at Cafe Du Monde.
The ongoing pandemic would prevent most of that, but the basketball game would provide excitement aplenty. At long last, RJ Barrett would play against his former college teammate, Pelicans star Zion Williamson.
The story of this practically writes itself.