New York Gov. Kathy Hochul responded to a reporter’s question about Donald Trump being a lifelong Knicks fan with a challenge to name the starting lineup of a 1993 championship team. The premise was incorrect because the Knicks did not win a championship in 1993 and did not reach the NBA Finals that year. In 1993, the Knicks lost to Michael Jordan’s Bulls after blowing a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls then won the championship immediately afterward. The Knicks’ last title before later years was in 1973, and they reached the Finals in 1994 and 1999, losing both series.
"Gov. Hochul then deadpanned she would ask him to name the starting lineup of the 1993 Championship team and see how he does. But that quip was way off the mark. First off, the Knicks didn't win the title in 1993 they didn't even make the NBA Finals that year. The '93 Knicks blew a 2-0 series lead to Michael Jordan's Bulls that year in the Eastern Conference Finals, with Chicago going on to win its third straight championship right after."
"I'd ask him to name the starting lineup of the 1993 Championship team Knicks last won a title in 1973. There was no 1993 championship. Trump's been a lifelong Knicks fan. Hochul is a fraud. pic.twitter.com/G2zTbvhTR1"
"Any semi-knowledgable hoops fan and especially a Knicks fan could tell you the last time NY won the title was in 1973. That was the second ring for the early '70s Knicks squad that was led by Clyde Frazier and Willis Reed. If you're being charitable to the gov, the Knicks made the Finals in '94, but lost to the Houston Rockets in 7 games."
"The Knicks also made the Finals in '99, but lost that series too; that was the last time the franchise reached the championship round before the Knicks swept the Cavs earlier this week. Hochul's botched joke came after The New York Times reported Trump is considering going to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals."
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