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George Kalinsky, the legendary photographer who captured everything happening at Madison Square Garden for more than five decades, has died. <\/p>\n
He was 88.<\/p>\n
Kalinksy shot historic sporting events, including hobbled Willis Reed\u2019s emergence from the tunnel for the Knicks in the 1970 NBA Finals, Muhammad Ali\u2019s \u201cFight of the Century\u201d against Joe Frazier and the Rangers winning the Stanley Cup in 1994.<\/p>\n
He also covered countless significant concerts and non-sports moments inside the Garden, such as Pope John Paul II\u2019s visit in 1979.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just heard and my condolences go out to his family,\u201d Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said before the Knicks\u2019 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday night at the Garden. \u201cJust a wonderful man. So great at what he did. He captured so many big moments at the Garden.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn top of that, just who he was as a person, he always made everybody feel good, and you can\u2019t say anything more about a person. He was just a great, great guy and a fantastic photographer. And the way he captured everything that happened here was really special.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Long Island native, who began working as the official photographer at MSG in 1966, reportedly died of natural causes and complications from Parkinson\u2019s Disease, according to Newsday.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor more than 50 years, George was synonymous with Madison Square Garden,\u201d MSG said in a statement. \u201cThere wasn\u2019t a single important moment at The World\u2019s Most Famous Arena that George didn\u2019t capture.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom Willis Reed\u2019s inspiring walk onto the court for Game 7 of 1970 NBA Finals to \u2018The Fight of the Century\u2019 between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, George and his lens were there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Friday also marked Thibodeau\u2019s 67th birthday, which he shared with the late Ali.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t even remember that long ago. But I realize how fortunate I\u2019ve been,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cObviously you need good fortune.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been around a lot of great coaches, great players, great organizations. When you\u2019re able to do something you love, you have a great appreciation for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jericho Sims went scoreless (0-for-2) with five rebounds in 19 minutes his fifth start at center this season in place of Karl-Anthony Towns (thumb).<\/p>\n
Precious Achiuwa had six points and nine rebounds in 36 minutes while playing a few minutes alongside Sims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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