Even one game is too much for the Knicks to be without Jalen Brunson, and a new injury forced the All-Star point guard to sit out Tuesday night for the second time in February.
Lewis, a mainstay courtside at MSG over the years, wrote about his Knicks fandom in a 1991 guest story for the New York Times, calling the basketball team a "monumental part" of his life.
The Knicks had positioned themselves to challenge for the No. 2 playoff position in the Eastern Conference with a steamrolling 14-2 record in January before an injury-riddled February suddenly left them fighting to avoid the dicey play-in scenarios.