KNICKS AND GARDEN OF DREAMS

BRING SMILES TO CHILDREN IN NEED DURING THE “WEEK OF GIVING”

NEW YORK, January 18, 2008 – The New York Knickerbockers and Garden of Dreams Foundation will join together to celebrate the start of a new year with fun-filled parties for tri-state area children in need, beginning on Wednesday, January 22. The week will include a delivery of school supplies, basketball clinics, and pizza parties, with appearances by Knicks players, the Knicks City Dancers and the Knicks City Kids.

During the month of December, Knicks fans were encouraged to donate new, unwrapped school supplies to the Knicks and Garden of Dreams school supply drives at MSG, and the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue. On Tuesday, January 22, Eddy Curry and Renaldo Balkman will hand-deliver school supplies, participate in a basketball clinic and host a pizza party for children at the Children’s Aid Society in Manhattan.

On Friday, January 25, Garden of Dreams will host a part at Madison Square Garden for 200 children and their families from several Garden of Dreams partner agencies including Loisiada, the Children’s Aid Society, Children’s Village, the Life Center, Harlem Dowling and SCO Family of Services. Those who attend will also receive tickets to watch the Knicks play against the Philadelphia 76ers that night.

Below is an itinerary of events for the Knicks and Garden of Dreams “Week of Giving”:

Tuesday, January 22, 4:00 p.m. at Children’s Aid Society

Frederick Douglass Center, 885 Columbus Avenue at 104th Street, New York, NY

Who: Eddy Curry and Renaldo Balkman

What: Players will personally deliver school supplies to the Children’s Aid Society, sign autographs, participate with children in basketball contests and host a pizza party.

Friday, January 25, 5:15-6:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

Who: Knicks City Dancers and Knicks City Kids

What: Party for 200 children & families from Garden of Dreams partner agencies. Party will include games and interactive activities. Following the party, the children and their families will have the opportunity to attend the Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers game.

MSG PARTNERS WITH NBC4HD TO AIR

NEW YORK KNICKS GAME AGAINST BOSTON CELTICS ON

MONDAY, JANUARY 21st AT 1:00 P.M.

New York, NY, January 18, 2008 – MSG, a premier sports and entertainment network, will partner with NBC4 HD in New York to air the New York Knicks game against the Boston Celtics on Monday, January 21 at 1:00 p.m.

The matchup will be produced by MSG and air in high-definition. MSG announcers will call the action, with Mike Breen on play-by-play and Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier serving as analyst. After the game concludes on NBC4 HD, a half-hour post-game show will air on MSG followed by an “In 60″ version of the matchup.

New York Knicks basketball is directed by Howie Singer and produced by Spencer Julien. Jeff Filippi serves as coordinating producer for the Knicks.

About MSG

MSG, one of two television networks under the MSG Media umbrella, along with FSN New York, is an industry leader in production and content development. Both networks telecast over 500 professional and collegiate sporting events a year along with a full slate of Emmy Award-winning programs. MSG is part of Madison Square Garden, L.P., which is owned by Cablevision Systems Corporation, and includes the New York Knicks (NBA); the New York Rangers (NHL); the New York Liberty (WNBA); the Hartford Wolf Pack (American Hockey League); MSG Entertainment, which includes concerts and events at Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, and the Beacon Theatre; MSG Media, which is comprised of MSG and FSN New York; fuse, the music television network; and the Madison Square Garden arena complex, located in the heart of the New York metropolitan area.

The Knicks continue to be a part of the Knicks’ every move as they have dropped the first two games on the recent road trip. On Friday night in San Antonio, the Spurs defeated the Knicks, 97-93. A day later, the Rockets turned back the orange and blue by a score of 103-91. There are no moral victories at this level.

Their skid now has reached seven, and the Knicks will return home for a Tuesday night affair at MSG versus the Chicago Bulls. Expect the chants to continue.

The Knicks continue to be a part of the Knicks’ every move as they have dropped the first two games on the recent road trip. On Friday night in San Antonio, the Spurs defeated the Knicks, 97-93. A day later, the Rockets turned back the orange and blue by a score of 103-91. There are no moral victories at this level.

Their skid now has reached seven, and the Knicks will return home for a Tuesday night affair at MSG versus the Chicago Bulls. Expect the chants to continue.

We were always told as youngsters that if you had nothing good to say, it was better to say nothing at all. With Isiah Thomas’ latest talk to the media that he still believes that the Knicks, which he staunchly included parts of the roster that he brought in and himself, can be part of a championship, it was widely met with ridicule.

It is hard to beat someone when they are down, and also one who still has a positive outlook in the midst of disaster, but these statements by Thomas are not exactly a way to get some of the attention AWAY from a losing team. He probably is trying anything to change the atmosphere at MSG for him and his players. You can’t kill him for that. He may even be looking at a way to take the attention away from their poor play and bring even more of the heat upon himself, if that is possible. As they embark on a three-game road trip that begins tonight in San Antonio, things will not get any easier. At least the ‘Fire Isiah’ chants will not be heard until next Friday when the ornage and blue return home to host the Toronto Raptors.