• Knicks mailbag: Breaking down Patrick Ewing’s coaching chances

    Knicks mailbag: Breaking down Patrick Ewing’s coaching chances

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. Why isn’t Patrick Ewing even considered for the head coaching job? Seems like he will at the …
  • Patrick Ewing out of the hospital after being treated for coronavirus

    Patrick Ewing out of the hospital after being treated for coronavirus

    Patrick Ewing is getting the upper hand in his fight against coronavirus. Three days after the Knicks legend announced he tested positive for COVID-19, his son Patrick Ewing Jr. said Monday the 57-year-old Georgetown coach is out of the hospital. “I want to thank all of the doctors and hospital staff for taking care of …
  • Patrick Ewing is reminder our coronavirus fight is not won

    Patrick Ewing is reminder our coronavirus fight is not won

    We are reminded, again of our vulnerability, and of the rare power of the coronavirus to turn a blind eye on its victims, unaware of status, unmoved by fame or accomplishment. Late in the afternoon of a Memorial Day Friday comes the word that an old New York hero named Patrick Ewing is in the …
  • Charles Oakley sends support to Patrick Ewing after coronavirus diagnosis

    Charles Oakley sends support to Patrick Ewing after coronavirus diagnosis

    Charles Oakley appears to have called off his Patrick Ewing bashing. Oakley delivered a heartfelt message on social media after his former Knicks teammate and current Georgetown coach announced Friday he is hospitalized with the coronavirus in Washington DC. “I went to war with you for ten years. I won’t leave you on the battlefield …
  • Georgetown coach, Knicks legend Patrick Ewing in hospital with coronavirus

    Georgetown coach, Knicks legend Patrick Ewing in hospital with coronavirus

    Patrick Ewing has tested positive for coronavirus, and is sharing his diagnosis to raise public awareness. The Knicks legend and current Georgetown coach is under care and isolated at a local hospital, the school’s athletic department said in a statement. “I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19,” the Hall of Famer …
  • Charles Oakley blames Patrick Ewing for Knicks’ failure to conquer Michael Jordan

    Charles Oakley blames Patrick Ewing for Knicks’ failure to conquer Michael Jordan

    Charles Oakley says Patrick Ewing’s inability to step up more in the 1993 playoff war versus the Bulls and Michael Jordan cost the Knicks a trip to The Finals — not Charles Smith. Oakley, the former Bulls and Knicks defensive enforcer, has watched “The Last Dance” series that picked up Sunday with a focus on …
  • ‘The Last Dance’ episodes 5 and 6 will stink for Knicks fans

    ‘The Last Dance’ episodes 5 and 6 will stink for Knicks fans

    Well, look: We are nothing if not kind and generous souls here at Open Mike, so it’s probably best that you hear it from us: Sunday night is going to stink. If you are a Knicks fan, and if you are enjoying “The Last Dance” on ESPN, then you know that the inevitable is likely …
  • Charles Oakley adds Patrick Ewing, Bernard King to Knicks enemies list

    Charles Oakley adds Patrick Ewing, Bernard King to Knicks enemies list

    Charles Oakley is taking a break in his feud with James Dolan and zeroing in instead on several prominent former Knicks. Oakley, the longtime former Knick who hasn’t been back at the Garden since his infamous arrest there in February of 2017, said he wanted to “smack” Bernard King and faulted Patrick Ewing’s lack of …