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January 28, 1999

By Newsradio 88 Staff

Latrell Sprewell got a surprisingly warm welcome last night at the Garden.

They roared when he was introduced. They gave him a standing ovation when he was finished. In between Sprewell showed everyone how good of a player he was before his infamous attack on his old coach.

He scored 21 of his 27 points in a 12-minute outburst to lead the Knicks past the Nets 88-87 in the exhibition opener for both teams.

There were fewer boos for Sprewell than there were for Patrick Ewing, whose popularity took a more recent beating when he was president of the players' union during the lockout.