‘Ready’ for the World Champs
Brooklyn hoops legend Stephenson buries Knicks, Heat up next
The player they called “Born Ready” was more than prepared to be a New York Knick on June 25, 2010 at Madison Square Garden.
Brooklyn high school basketball legend Lance Stephenson was the Big East Freshman of the Year coming out of the University of Cincinnati at that night’s NBA Draft. And he had told the Eagle, and anyone else who would listen, in the days leading up to the league’s annual selection extravaganza that he was eager and willing to ply his trade within the familiar confines of “The World’s Most Famous Arena”.
“I always wanted to play in the Garden,” Stephenson noted nearly three years ago, a season removed from winning an unprecedented four consecutive PSAL championship for Lincoln High School, where he also became the highest-scoring player in the history of NYC scholastic hoops. “I grew up playing in the Garden since high school. If the Knicks pick me, it would be a dream come true to play my home games here.”