While the rest of the NBA was coming to terms with the sudden announcement that the season was being suspended on the night of March 11 the Knicks were still on the floor, dragged into overtime of a meaningless game in Atlanta, the last two teams left on the court.
But as 22 teams resumed the season months later the Knicks remained idle as far as playing but did make moves, shifting direction with a new coach, two first-round draft picks and a new assortment of short-term placeholders in free agency. Finally, more than nine months after shutting down, the Knicks will play their first regular-season game Wednesday night in Indiana.