Don’t call it a heist: The Knicks are giving championship rings to their employees, after all.
Earlier this week, a report from The Athletic revealed that the organization gave empty, ring-less boxes to its assistant coaches during Tuesday’s banner-lifting ceremony at Madison Square Garden. Days after that reportedly unwelcome surprise, an MSG Sports spokesperson announced the franchise’s intentions to honor its coaches, employees and “other members of the Knicks family” with championship rings, as presumably was always the plan.