Five a.m. emergency rooms. Too many magic mushrooms. The phone call that knocks you to your knees. Know what burns into your brain while they’re happening? The nothing things. The flavor of gum you were chewing when the surgeon came into the waiting room. The song that was on the first time your heart broke. Who can imagine what we’ll remember when it all goes to hell?
The 2022 New York Knicks often feel more like they’re in purgatory than hell. With their tragic number at 1 after losing 125-114 to the Charlotte Hornets, at least this season can finally move somewhere new.