Goldfarb, Simon, 63, 169
Goodhart, Jonah, 210
Goodhart, Noah, 7, 209–10
Goodrich, Gail, 2
Gowdy, Curt, xii
Gowdy Media Award, xi–xvii, 224
Grant, Horace, 122, 211
Gray, O. B., 71
Greenberg, Jay, 192–93, 203
Guidry, Ron, 165
Hamamoto, Lori, 92–94, 142–43, 191, 203, 218
Hamilton, Alexander, 43
Harden, James, 214
Harlem Globetrotters, 66
Harlem Magicians, 66
Hawke, Ethan, 8
Haynes, Marques, 66
Hecht, Henry, 42
Hewig, John, 53
Holzman, Red, 14, 47–55
Hornacek, Jeff, 181
Hornung, Paul, 19–20
Houston Rockets, 127, 128–33, 151, 192–93, 217, 223
Iger, Bob, 11
Indiana Pacers, 127, 146, 148, 211
1995 Knicks game, 133–35
Irving, Kyrie, 216
Jackson, Marie, 89
Jackson, Mark, 88–90, 186
Jackson, Phil, 111, 215
James, LeBron, 11, 70, 148, 183, 188
JD and the Straight Shot (band), 144
Jeter, Derek, 158
Johnson, Earvin “Magic,” xvi, 27, 86, 105, 106, 111
HIV announcement and Olympics, 108–9, 116–18
Johnson, Larry, 211
Johnson, Roy, 50
Jolly, Tom, 159, 175
Jordan, Michael, xiii, 81, 86, 106, 133, 158
Bulls sabbatical, 118
Knicks games, 88–89, 104, 110–11, 122–24, 211
Olympic Dream Team, 115
Kalinsky, George, 14
Kelly, Robin, 2–3, 76, 169–70
Kennedy, Robert, 21
Kentucky Wildcats, 195–96
King, Bernard, xiii, 54, 94
Game Face, 79, 82
at Knicks, 52–53, 78–82, 87–88, 103–4, 174
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 21
Knicks. See New York Knicks
Knicks City Dancers, 105–6
Knox, Kevin, 195–96
Krause, Jerry, 123
Kushner, Sharon, 37
Laker Girls, 105
Lane, Zander, 214
Lee, Spike, 10–11, 127, 130, 207, 222
Leonard, Kawhi, 217
Lin, Jeremy, 151
Lisker, Jerry, 43
Lobo, Rebecca, xiii
Loma Prieta earthquake, 96
Los Angeles Clippers, 75, 153–54, 217
Los Angeles Lakers, 23, 105, 107
1985 Boston finals, 112–13
Bryant at, 151
Buss and, 105, 145–46
James at, 199, 217
Johnson at, 108–9
Los Angeles Times, 113
Lupica, Mike, 42
McCarthy, Joe, 43
McDaniel, Xavier, 110
McDonald, Bill, 204
MacKimmie, Alexander, 19
macular degeneration, 166–69, 170, 171, 219–20
Madison Square Garden. See also New York Knicks
courtside ticket prices, 2, 6–8
Dolan and, 136–56
Michelle as Garden insider, 47–55
Michelle’s homecoming, 1–15
Michelle’s memorial tribute, 209, 210–11
press row, 9, 11–12
Malone, Karl, 116–18
Mann, Horace, 147
Manning, Eli, 158
Mara, John, 137
Maravich, Pete, xii
Mason, Anthony, 110
Mazeroski, Bill, 37
media game notes, 9, 10, 71
Merchant, Larry, 42
Miami Heat, 141–42, 148, 218
Mikan, George, xiii
Miller, Ernestine, 26–27, 76, 107, 121, 191, 203, 204
Miller, Reggie, 127
Monroe, Earl, xvi, 14, 23, 41, 134
Montclair State University, 165
Moore, Julianne, 32
Moore, Mary Tyler, 27
Morabito, Mickey, 47
Mourning, Alonzo, 142, 218
MSG Network, 209, 210–11
Mullin, Chris, 95–102
Mullin, Rod, 97, 98, 99
Murdoch, Rupert, 44, 45
Mushnick, Phil, 42–43
Musler, Andrew, 60
Musler, Blair, 20, 30, 59–60, 69, 72, 199, 200–201, 214, 215
Musler, Brandon, 20, 59–60, 68, 74, 76, 157–58, 190, 200, 202, 203
Musler, Bruce, 20, 60–61, 68, 157–58, 200
Musler, Darcy, 20, 59–60, 198, 200–201
Musler, Devon, 20, 59–60, 73, 194, 199, 200–202, 203
Musler, Dylan, 60, 191–92
Musler, Joseph, 20, 59–64, 72
Musler, Michelle Frances Bassell “Mickie”
Anthony and, 12, 150, 151–53, 179, 214
author’s Curt Gowdy Media Award and, xi–xii, xiv–xv, xvi–xvii
cancer of, 30, 189–97
Cavenall and, 65–67
Christmas letters of, 28, 62–63, 72–73, 75, 85, 110, 127–28, 171–72, 215
death of, 198–99, 203
dementia of, 126, 166, 178–80, 199–200
Dolan and, 136, 137–38, 140, 141, 142–48
early life of, 16–19
education of, 19–20
Ewing and, 84–89, 90–95, 131–32, 155
family life of, 20–21, 59–64, 67–74, 157–58, 200–202
funeral for, 203–4
as Garden insider, 47–55
King and, 52–53, 78–82, 103–4, 174
Knicks homecoming, 1–15
Knicks memorial tribute to, 208–11
letting go of Knicks, 74–77, 83
love of Knicks, 1–2, 68–69, 71–72
making of a fan, 17–18, 22–25, 28
marriage and divorce of, 20, 59–64, 72
neurological condition of, 30, 74–75, 77
Porzingis and, 12–13, 152–54, 173–74
seizures of, 187–88
stroke of, 31–32
surgeries of, 29–31, 171–72
Times obituary, 204–5, 206–7
at Training Advantage, 26–27
at Warner Amex, 25–26
at Xerox, 21–23, 24–25
Musler, Sam, 60
NBA All-Star Game (1981), 28–29
NBA draft
1985, 84–85
2018, 194, 195–96
NBA lockout of 1998, 154–55
NCAA Division I women’s Basketball Tournament (2005), 34–35
New Jersey Nets, 27, 78, 149–50
Newsday, 113–14
NewsGuild strike, 97–98
New York Daily News, 8, 45, 50, 54, 75, 78, 81, 85, 95
author’s departure from, 101–2, 120
author’s hiring at, 55–56
NewsGuild strike, 97–98, 99
New York Giants, 114, 137
New York Jets, 114
New York Knicks. See also Madison Square Garden
1984 Pistons game, 80–81
1992–93 season, 121–24
1994 Rockets finals, 128–33, 192–93, 223
1995 Pacers game, 133–35
2017–18 season, 12–13, 181–84
Michelle’s homecoming, 1–15
76ers game, 67, 74, 78, 82, 83
Anthony and, 149–53
Bulls games, 88–89, 104, 110–11, 121–24, 125, 126–27
Cavenall and, 65–67
celebrity fans, 7–8, 10–11, 108
Celtics games, 22–23, 75, 88, 148, 150
Checketts and, 104–6, 107
Christmas Day games, 67, 74, 78, 82
courtside ticket prices, 2, 6–8
Dolan and, 136–56
Ewing and, 79, 84–90, 104, 110–11, 130, 131–32, 134
fan base, 7–8, 103–4
memorial tribute to Michelle, 208–11
Mullin and, 95–102
Riley and, 104–5, 107–12, 121–22, 131–32, 133, 134–35
New York Mets, 114
New York Post, xiv, 37, 50, 51
author’s departure from, 55–56
author’s hiring at, 42–47, 55
Greenberg at, 192–93
Murdoch’s acquisition, 44, 45
Ziegel and, 112–13
New York Rangers, 137
New York Times, xv, 33–34, 50, 51, 108, 113–14, 115, 117–20, 186
author’s arrival at, 99–102
author’s buyout, 3–4, 174–76
author’s father on, 99–102
author’s move, 161–64
Ewing profile, 90–95
Michelle’s obituary, 204–5, 206–7
Sports of the Times column, 118–20, 157–60, 164–66, 175, 215
New York University Violets, 14
New York Yankees, 37, 46–47, 114, 120, 137
Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 19–20
Oakland Athletics, 96
Oakley, Charles, 110, 154–56, 206–7, 221
Oklahoma City Thunder, 69–70, 75–76, 182–83, 214
Olajuwon, Hakeem, 128, 130, 131
Olympic Men’s Basketball (1992; Dream Team), xvi, 92, 114–17
Olympic Men’s Basketball Final (1972), 39–41
O’Neal, Shaquille, 133
Orlando Magic, 92, 109, 133
Parcells, Bill, 114
Paul, Chris, 214, 217
Paxson, John, 112
PepsiCo, 25
Philadelphia 76ers, 74, 78, 82, 83
Pippen, Scottie, 110–11
Pitino, Rick, 65, 88–89
Pittsburgh Pirates, 37
Plaut, Wynn, 2–3, 4, 6, 7, 31, 74, 76, 153, 169–70, 181, 203
Port Richmond High School, 38
Porzingis, Kristaps, 12–13, 152–54, 173–74, 181, 216
Post. See New York Post
Price, Jay, 41
Prokhorov, Mikhail, 149–50
Providence College Friars, 88
Pulitzer Prize, 118, 230
Ramsey, Cal, 14–15, 220–21
Rangel, Charles, 221
Reed, Willis, xvi, 14, 23, 24, 44, 79, 103, 134, 220
Rhoden, William C., 120
Rhodes, Silas, 60
Riley, Pat, 107–12
1991–92 Knicks season, 110–12, 113
1992–93 Knicks season, 121–22, 126
1994 Knicks-Rockets finals, 131–32, 192–93
1995 Knicks-Pacers game, 133, 134–35
Johnson’s HIV announcement, 108–9, 111
Knicks hiring of, 104–5, 107–12
at Miami, 141–42, 218
Rivers, Doc, 75
Roberts, Selena, 120, 139–40, 159, 176, 215
Robinson, Harry, 24
Rose, Leon, 222
Rosen, Al, 46–47
Russell, Bill, 84–85, 88, 128
Saint Augustine’s Falcons, 65
St. John’s Red Storm, 95
Saint Mary’s College, 19–20
San Antonio Spurs, 142, 148
San Francisco Giants, 96
Schaffel, Lewis, 27
Schiff, Dorothy, 43–44
Schmidt, Michael, 186
School of Visual Arts (New York City), 60, 77, 124–25, 209
Selznick, Mel, 36
Serby, Steve, 56
Shillet, Gary, 124–25
Silver, Adam, 167, 195
Simpson, O. J., 128–29
Sims, Dave, 27, 50
Smith, Charles, 125–26, 131, 221
Smith, J. R., 188
social media, 158, 164–65
Sopranos, The (TV show), 163
Sports Illustrated, 37, 159
Sports Reporters, The (TV show), 106
Stamford Hospital, 191–94, 199, 205
Starks, John, 110–11, 122, 130, 131–32, 211, 223
Staten Island Advance, 38–41, 55
Staten Island Jewish Community Center, 36, 38
Stein, Marc, 184, 223–24
Steinbrenner, George, 46–47, 120, 137
Stern, David, xiii,
