According to ESPN on Monday, former New York Knicks all-star and hall of farmer Patrick Ewing of Kingston, Jamaica has tested positive for coronavirus. Ewing, who is 57 years old, is now back at home after being in hospital over the weekend.
Ewing is currently based in New York. He is currently the head coach of Georgetown University of the Big East Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Ewing played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association from 1985 to 2002. He was an all-star 11 times with the Knicks. After 15 seasons with New York, he spent one year each with the Seattle Supersonics and Orlando Magic. In 1183 NBA regular season games, Ewing averaged 21 points per game, and 9.8 rebounds per game. He also had a career field goal percentage of .504, a three-point percentage of .152, and a free throw percentage of .740.
In the postseason, Ewing played in 139 games. He averaged 20.2 points per game. Twice in the NBA playoffs, Ewing led all players in blocks per game. The first time came in 1988 when he had 3.3 blocks per game and the second time came in 1996 when he had 3.1 blocks per game. Also in the postseason, Ewing averaged 10.3 rebounds per game, had a field goal percentage of .469, a three-point percentage of .348, and a free throw percentage of .718.
The 1986 NBA Rookie of the Year, Ewing was inducted into the Naismith Professional Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Earlier this month, Ewing made headlines when it was announced his two Olympic gold medals and NCAA Championship ring (with Georgetown University) had been stolen. Ewing was able to get his NCAA Championship ring back, and with the assistance of Jerry Colangelo, was able to get replicas of his Olympic gold medals from 1984 and 1992.
There are currently 372, 470 cases of coronavirus in New York. There are also 29, 302 deaths.
