Ewing Ejected After Grabbing Mahorn by Throat; Knicks Rally to Beat Nets
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Knicks lost Patrick Ewing just before halftime when he and New Jersey’s Rick Mahorn were ejected after Ewing grabbed Mahorn by the throat. But the Knicks still were able to overcome a 16-point second-half deficit and beat the Nets, 94-85, Sunday, in a game that included four ejections, eight technical fouls and one flagrant foul.
The bad blood between Ewing and Mahorn started when Mahorn elbowed Ewing, who a little later yelled at Mahorn. After Mahorn yelled back, Ewing grabbed Mahorn around the throat. Mahorn then pushed Ewing, prompting the ejection of both.
“If I was going to do anything, I would have punched him,” Ewing said after being ejected for the fifth time in his career.
Said Mahorn: “Patrick wouldn’t take a punch at me. I’d find out where he lives and I’d be waiting at his door.”
New York’s Derek Harper and the Nets’ Benoit Benjamin were thrown out late in the game in separate incidents.
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