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Blood in the Garden : the flagrant history of the 1990s New York Knicks / Chris Herring.

by Herring, Chris (Sports journalist), author.

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New York : Atria Books, 2022.

New York Knickerbockers (Basketball team) -- History -- 20th century.

Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) -- History.

National Basketball Association -- History -- 20th century.

Basketball players -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews.

Basketball -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.

9781982132118 (hardcover) :

1982132116 (hardcover) :

xi, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Prologue -- Speaking a new language -- Thank God they didn't have hand grenades -- The reinvention of Pat Riley -- Knock Michael Jordan to the floor -- Chalk outline -- The butterfly among the buffaloes -- Daylight -- Thirty-six hours in Reno -- The enigmatic life of Anthony Mason -- Standing out in the crowd -- The dream, the chase and the nightmare -- Commitment issues -- We're all a little guilty -- Whack-a-mole -- Back to basics -- Down in flames -- Shattered -- Heart transplant -- Long-term parking -- Beating the odds -- The clock strikes midnight -- Epilogue.

"There was a time, about 20 years ago, when Madison Square Garden roared so loud, opposing teams feared entering the "Mecca of Basketball." That's because it was home to the Knicks, the most physical and flagrantly aggressive team of their era. They were always looking for a fight. They fought opposing players. They fought opposing coaches. Hell, they fought each other. As a result, the NBA had to alter its rules because of this team. As the decade progressed, they endeared themselves to millions of Knicks and general basketball fans alike-not for how much they won-but for their colorful cast of characters, and their blue-collar mentality. In BLOOD IN THE GARDEN, author Chris Herring delves deep into the origin, evolution, and eventual demise of the team. Based on original reporting and over 105 interviews with the principal characters, Herring takes readers into the locker room, executive boardrooms, and on to the court. He'll show how Pat Riley, once known for his slicked back hair and Armani suits, went from the glitz and glamour of the Showtime Lakers, to orchestrating one of the most feared, intimidating defenses of all time. Herring will detail how, over the course of the decade, this seemingly disparate collection of castoffs came this close to achieving their dreams, only to see them face the end of the 90s as older, grizzled men who fell just short of the promised land. You can't tell the story of the NBA in the 1990s without telling the stories of these Knicks."--

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