Patrick Ewing New York Knicks 1995-1996 Game Worn Jersey | Matched to 2 Games | 31 Points | Double-Double | 4 Blocks

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Few uniforms in professional basketball carry the weight of the New York Knicks blue away jersey. It is a design that belongs to the city as much as the team, instantly recognizable, loaded with history, and worn by some of the greatest players the sport has ever produced. This example was worn in two games by Patrick Ewing, the player considered the greatest Knick of all time, during the peak of his career in the 1995-1996 NBA season. It is an important and rare piece of Knicks memorabilia.

Patrick Ewing and New York were inseparable. At seven feet tall, he was a towering figure among the skyscrapers of Manhattan, a physical and symbolic presence who carried the Knicks on his back for a decade and a half. He arrived in 1985 as the first overall pick and spent 15 of his 17 career seasons in blue and orange, becoming the franchise in every meaningful sense. There was no Knicks basketball without Patrick Ewing. He was the engine of their greatest runs, the face of their toughest losses, and the standard against which every player who wore that uniform after him would be measured.

The blue away jersey offered here was worn in two games during the 1995-1996 season, a year in which Ewing remained one of the most dominant big men in the league at 33 years old.

The first came on December 22, 1995, when the Knicks traveled to Orlando to face the Magic. The Magic were in the middle of their Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway era, a genuine powerhouse in the Eastern Conference, and the game reflected that. Ewing finished with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, and 4 blocks in a losing effort, as the Magic won convincingly, 111-90. The 4 blocks speak to something that statistics rarely captured fully about Ewing: even on nights when the offense was not flowing, his presence in the paint altered the game. He was a deterrent as much as a scorer, and Orlando's size made for one of the more physically demanding matchups of the season.

The second game was a different story entirely. On February 28, 1996, the Knicks hosted the Sacramento Kings, and Ewing turned in the kind of performance that reminded everyone why he remained one of the most feared players in the league. He finished with 31 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block, a double-double that carried the Knicks almost entirely on his shoulders. He scored 31 of New York's 85 points, a staggering share of the offensive load, in a narrow 90-85 loss to the Kings. It was a signature Ewing performance in the truest sense: relentless, physical, and dominant even in defeat. Those were the nights that defined his career in New York, games where he willed the team into contention through sheer force and refused to let them be put away easily.

The blue away jersey itself is part of what makes this piece so significant. The Knicks road uniform of this era, with its deep royal blue, the clean white lettering, and the timeless block font, is among the most iconic designs in American sports. It carries the weight of Madison Square Garden, of playoff battles against the Bulls and the Pacers and the Heat, of a generation of basketball played in the most demanding market in the country. When people picture Patrick Ewing, they often picture him in this jersey, jaw set, backing down into the post, the Garden rising around him.

Going Deeper | Patrick Ewing

At seven feet tall, Patrick Ewing was a towering figure among the skyscrapers of New York City, where he played 15 of his 17 career seasons for the New York Knicks. The legendary Hall of Famer is an 11-time NBA All-Star with 2 Olympic Gold Medals. His incredible skills led him to achieve more than 24,000 points and 11,000 rebounds, and he was named to the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list in 1996. Over his incredible career, Ewing averaged 21 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.

To own this jersey is to own a piece of that legacy, a garment worn in by one of the greatest players in the history of one of professional basketball's most storied franchises, in the uniform that defined an era.