Patrick Ewing’s jersey number was on display during the New York Knicks’ championship parade…but it had the wrong name above it.
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Banners hung on the outside of City Hall in Manhattan on Thursday honoring each player on the 2026 roster that helped bring the franchise its first NBA title in 53 years.
That included…No. 33?
That number, last worn by the legendary Knicks center and retired in his honor in 2003, was topped on the banner with the last name of current Knicks bench player Dillon Jones.
Jones played in just seven games for the Knicks this season, and he wore the No. 1. While playing for the Washington Wizards during the preseason, Jones did wear No. 33, and some Knicks rosters online inaccurately list it as his current jersey number.
A spokesman for Mayor Zohran Mamdani told the New York Times the error came about because Jones’ number was listed as No. 33 on the team’s online roster.
But the millions who attended the parade are well aware who the number truly belongs to – even if some staffers in Mamdani’s office are not.
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Ewing wore it for the duration of his 15-year career with the organization while becoming the team’s all-time leader in games played, points scored, rebounds, blocks and other categories. The Hall of Famer, an 11-time All-Star and seven-time All-NBA selection, brought the Knicks within one victory of an NBA championship in 1994 before falling to the Houston Rockets.
The Knicks went another 32 years before ending their championship drought. For that achievement, they were honored with a parade down the Canyon of Heroes, a route that ends at City Hall.
Each player’s name and number were displayed on the exterior of the building as a backdrop to the stage where the post-parade ceremony took place.
Ewing was on hand for the parade and ceremony but has not yet publicly commented on the mix-up.
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