Heat forward Jimmy Butler, left, passes around Lakers forward LeBron James during the first half in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Oct. 9 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Credit: AP/John Raoux
While the Heat and Lakers were battling it out in the NBA Finals, the last step of the three-month-long bubble restart to the NBA season, the Knicks were conducting a series of workouts at their Greenburgh practice facility. Although it might seem worlds apart, there was a connection through the distance that could provide a valuable lesson for the Knicks’ task of trying to rebuild the franchise.