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11-21-2007, 06:30 AM
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UN diplomats miss out on Knicks season tickets when team loses -- again
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer
November 21, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Knicks owner James Dolan promised U.N. ambassadors tickets to every game if the team won Tuesday night.
So much for that.
With Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and several VIP diplomats on hand, the Knicks went down to their seventh straight loss. As kind of a bonus, the dignitaries got to see what a New York crowd can be like when it turns on the home team.
Fans at the Garden booed relentlessly throughout the game and chanted for coach Isiah Thomas to be fired.
Despite the scene, it was a night for new and old members of the U.N. Security Council and top U.N. officials to forget about global conflicts and crises and watch cheerleaders, a dance contest and some great plays by the Golden State Warriors.
"The important thing is to have a good time," said Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who kept up a tradition started by his predecessor, John Bolton, by inviting the envoys to Madison Square Garden for a rare night off the diplomatic circuit.
They didn't take the night off from being diplomatic, though.
"Of course, we're neutral, but given the offer we got, we favor the Knicks right now," Khalilzad said at the start of the game. "Maybe our presence will help them, cheer them on, motivate them, energize them!"
Or not. The Warriors won by a lopsided score of 108-82.
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11-21-2007, 10:27 AM
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Re: No free tickets for UN diplos...
makes sense, the state of the world is pretty much identical to the state of the knicks......maybe the UN can learn something from all this and try to fix the world a little
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11-21-2007, 10:39 AM
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Re: No free tickets for UN diplos...
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makes sense, the state of the world is pretty much identical to the state of the knicks......maybe the UN can learn something from all this and try to fix the world a little
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LOL. Who's a worse leader: Isiah Thomas or George Bush? It's a tough call....
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11-21-2007, 10:55 AM
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Re: No free tickets for UN diplos...
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LOL. Who's a worse leader: Isiah Thomas or George Bush? It's a tough call....
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Boo!!!!! 
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11-21-2007, 11:08 AM
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The funny part of this response is that I'm not sure which half you're booing. 
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11-21-2007, 11:50 AM
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Re: No free tickets for UN diplos...
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makes sense, the state of the world is pretty much identical to the state of the knicks......maybe the UN can learn something from all this and try to fix the world a little
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The UN is actually ahead - its Dolan has already left, replaced by Ban Ki Moon
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11-21-2007, 01:22 PM
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Re: No free tickets for UN diplos...
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The UN is actually ahead - its Dolan has already left, replaced by Ban Ki Moon
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i love ban ki for repping my azn people......see when kofi annan's son starts being stupid, it contributes to him getting tanked........when james dolan is stupid, charles doesnt have anyone to answer to
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