Patrick Ewing: I thought this was my building. And I feel terrible that I’m getting stopped

«I’m gonna have to call Mr. Dolan and say, ‘Jeez, is my number in the rafters or what?'»

Patrick Ewing: «But I do wanna say one thing, though: I thought this was my building. And I feel terrible that I’m getting stopped, accosted, asking for passes. Everybody in this building should know who the hell I am. I’m getting stopped. I can’t move around this building. I was like, ‘What the hell? Is this Madison Square Garden?’ I’m gonna have to call Mr. Dolan and say, ‘Jeez, is my number in the rafters or what?’».

“I thought this was my building. … Everybody in this building should know who the hell I am.”

Patrick Ewing was upset after he said he got stopped multiple times by security at Madison Square Garden. pic.twitter.com/r6DN9JITG8

— Sporting News (@sportingnews) March 11, 2021

An MSG Entertainment spokesperson issued a statement after Ewing’s comments:

“Jim and Patrick have a long-standing relationship. They spoke this afternoon and reaffirmed that. We all know, respect and appreciate what he means to The Garden and New York. Good luck to him and his Hoyas in the Big East semi-finals.”