As a Knick fan you hated him. Loud-mouthed, cocky , "a marksman-like shooter" and most importantly he wanted the ball in crunch time. And throughout his 18 year career with the Pacers , he delivered! Big time.
Six conference finals appearances. His nickname, "The Knick Killer " couldn't have been more fitting. Time and time again he drove the dagger through the Knicks "collective hearts ". Twenty five points in the fourth quarter at the Garden . Eight points in 8.9 seconds . Uncanny! Thirty four clutch points to knock the Knicks out of the Conference Final round.
Of course we hated him. But grudgingly you had to respect him. Scored 25,000 points . Many of them long-range. Hit an awful lot of jumpers. Think of the thousands of hours of practice and dedication needed to get him to that level.
At the end of the day he's in . Yes, and he will join "big sister " Cheryl in Springfield !
Should be an emotional day come September 3rd.
Spike Lee, will you attend the Induction Ceremonies?
NBA analyst Steve "Hot Rod " Goldman reporting.
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