One year later, Miller threw daggers at Lee after splashing eight points in nine seconds to steal Game 1 of the conference semi-finals. In Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals, he was largely blamed for goading Reggie Miller into 25 fourth-quarter points and a cold-blooded choking gesture.Plus, Lee has been courtside-and often involved in-nearly every notable MSG hoops moment. Despite the subpar ROI this century, the team did reward him with a winning product for the first half of that span. Lee has spent upwards of $10 million on his seats over the 35 years. “I wish I had a dollar for every time people ask me that,” Lee said about rooting for Brooklyn. When the Nets moved into his neighborhood in 2012, he never considered changing allegiances. Lee bought cheap tickets for MSG’s “Blue Heaven” section and was hooked for life by the teamwork and style of the ‘70s squads. It was a very special moment in Knicks history,” Lee said after, fittingly, purchasing the net from the game. Willis Reed coming back and the Garden went nuts.
As a 13-year-old, he attended Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals.
Lee’s fandom dates back to 1960’s Brooklyn. He made his season-ticket debut at Madison Square Garden in 1985 and has been ubiquitous in that role, too. Spike Lee made his feature-film debut in 1986 with She’s Gotta Have It, and he’s been a prolific mainstay in cinema ever since. With Lee’s latest joint, Da 5 Bloods, out on Netflix, let’s pay homage to the Oscar winner’s run as an unapologetic and tragically loyal supporter of his beloved Knicks, and recognize a few other celebrities who rep the franchise. Spike Lee’s film career is legendary, but his résumé as a New York Knicks fan is arguably just as impressive (fine, maybe not). A look at how Spike Lee is handling another fruitless year of Knicks basketball, as the famed director is a fixture of the Madison Square Garden courtside.
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