Perhaps inspired by the original Easter story, Knicks president Leon Rose rose from the dead recently with his first words on the team in eight months. Rose affirmed his faith in Tom Thibodeau and Julius Randle in a chat with Mike Breen on Pravda, then on Maundy Thursday he emailed season ticket-holders.
In the past, such abhorrent administrative aloofness aggrieved. The New York Knicks aren’t just a business; they’re a public trust. In a world where people are justifiably cynical of and weary of institutions, this team brings people together in a way politics never could and never will.