FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – With a towel over his white polo shirt, David Lee looked right at home at Arthur Ashe Stadium. As he cleared his face in the humid weather, he looked like Andy Roddick or Andre Agassi during the fifth set. Yet, Lee was at the Billy Jean King Tennis Center not to play, but to watch the New York Liberty compete in their outdoor matchup with the Indiana Fever. Although the Garden’s woman’s team had an Isiah Thomas Knick-like performance, Lee seemed very happy to be there, and more importantly happy he’s still a Knick after an offseason of trade rumors.

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NEW YORK – Whenever the Boston Celtics are in town, particularly on Fan Appreciation Night, there is interest. It’s not just about what went right, or what went wrong, during the 2007-08 season. It’s about where they were a year ago, and about where they are expected to be a year from now. Beyond basketball, there was also significant interest at the concession stands, as this particular game also offered free eats and sodas. But, alas, that was the only thing fans had to cheer about during a seventh consecutive losing season. Monday night’s 99-93 downer was just one more loss, and one more season sweep for the Celtics. The rivalry that persisted from the 70’s through the 90’s has little air left. Quentin Richardson’s words in late November –“We’re not in awe of them; they ain’t won no championships.” - had attempted to intensify a grudge. Two months later, his verbal challenge to Paul Pierce -on the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., no less- was just as fruitless.

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