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Knicks

Knicks

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A basketball team from New York City that plays in the NBA
  • proper noun
  • /nɪks/
translation icon : New York Knicks
  • And you're about to give the Knicks their first championship since 1973.
  • New York Knicks
  • a Knicks game
  • the Knicks coach

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Examples

  • Andy Rautins plays for the Canadian National Team, and he was on the Knicks roster last season.

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  • I'll call you when we play the Knicks.

  • And when did the Knicks game begin?

  • And what are your expectations of the Knicks next season?

  • See, everybody remember him from the Knicks, when he helped win that second championship.

  • Goes without saying that there were many, many rough years between my Knicks and your Bulls.

  • Do you think the Knicks are gonna make it to the semifinals?

  • But the tickets were for New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics.

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  • So what happens to the hot start of the New York Knicks when Amare Stoudemire is ready to return?

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  • Last night, the Knicks played an exciting game against their biggest rivals.

Synonyms

basketball team
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A group of players who play basketball together in competitions

refers to one specific professional franchise in one city and league

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Knicks as the team name comes from the old word Knickerbockers, a name first used for early New Yorkers and also for 'short pants'. The team kept the short form Knicks, so the name links the club to New York history.