Knicks 116, Kings 96: “ON FIRE Let’s Go Evan”

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier came to America as a 19-year-old in 1777. The Frenchman, who lost his father to the British Empire during the Seven Year War, always hated the English, so as a teen, enchanted by what he saw as a noble cause, he came to our shores to fight by the side of General George Washington, where he was a resource, contributing men, tactical brilliance, and courage. He was commonly known as the Marquis de La Fayette, or Lafayette. Lafayette was a key figure in the American Revolution, and he appears prominently in several key moments of our war for liberation against the forces of colonial British tyranny. He was close with several of our founding fathers, including Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, and Alexander Hamilton.

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