![]() He was at the forefront of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War movement. I was particularly into what Muhammad Ali stood for. Growing up in Brooklyn in the Fort Greene section, my heroes were Walt Frazier, Willie Mays, Muhammad Ali and Joe Namath. Which African-American athletes have been personal inspirations in your life? ![]() So when I get asked to do something for the Garden, for the Knicks, it's no problem at all because they make me feel, to be honest, like I'm part of the family. James Dolan and the Garden, and the various people who work under him. Over the years, I've established, I think, a very good relationship with Mr. I never thought ever, ever, that I would get down there where I am now. And I would sit up in the blue - that's next to the roof, in the blue seats - with my. When I think about it growing up - I'm 53 now - my Knicks when I was 10 years old were Frazier, Willis Reed, DeBusschere, Bradley, Red Holzman, Dick Barnett - those guys. Through the years, I've been able to work my way down from the green, seats where I sat, to courtside. In fact, I got my season tickets the day after Dave DeBusschere picked Ewing. Well, I've been a New York Knickerbockers season-ticket holder since Patrick Ewing's rookie season. How do you first get involved with MSG Networks? In the second-part of my interview with Lee, we chatted about his involvement with MSG Networks, the athletes who had a big impact on his life and the issues facing the black community he feels are most important. They will honor famous African-Americans who have shown leadership, courage, perseverance, ingenuity and boldness. 28, on MSG Plus from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., fans can watch stories about Jackie Robinson and the countless black athletes for whom he paved the way Jackie's wife, Rachel, who gives scholarships to minority youths for higher education Larry Doby, the first African-American to play in the American League Negro League Baseball and Kansas City's Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, the first black player to play for the Knicks, among others who helped break the racial barrier.Īlso, throughout the month of February, MSG will telecast a series of vignettes featuring current Knicks players Amare Stoudemire, Landry Fields, and Ronny Turiaf, as well as Knicks assistant general manager Allan Houston. ![]() Lee, whose films through the years have frequently involved African-American themes, has teamed up with MSG Networks in celebration of Black History Month to host two nights of special programming featuring black pioneers in sports. It's been the director's chair, in which he has sat since 1989, when he broke onto the scene with the explosive film, "Do the Right Thing," which explored race relations in his hometown of Brooklyn. While Spike Lee's conversations with Reggie Miller - and now Kevin Garnett - have become legendary at Knicks games, it's not his courtside seat that has made him the most visible to the public. For Part 1, in which Lee sizes up the Knicks and Kevin Garnett, click here. The following is the second installment of 's two-part interview with director Spike Lee. ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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