LONDON — The Knicks were given the royal treatment befitting the Queen as they entered a gym in London’s financial district for practice Wednesday.
More than 300 European journalists crowded into the facility as if this were the NBA Finals. Instead, it was the preface to an NBA regular-season game between two bottom-dwellers. The 10-33 Knicks face the 18-26 Wizards on Thursday at O2 Arena.
Knicks general manager Scott Perry, when he worked for Orlando, attended NBA’s London 2016 showcase, when the Magic faced Toronto, and said the media throng wasn’t nearly like this.
“Most of the fans will be rooting for the Knicks,’’ one European journalist said.