[5][6][7] At mid-season, the team traded Herb Williams to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for former All-Star forward Terry Cummings.
[18] Despite their lowest winning percentage since the 1990–91 season,[1] the team qualified for the NBA playoffs as the #7 seed.
[20] This season saw All-Star center Patrick Ewing break his wrist trying to catch an alley-oop during a road game against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 20, 1997.
[21][22][23][24] The injury kept Ewing out for the remainder of the regular season, and the entire Eastern Conference first round series against the Miami Heat.
[28] The team also used Charlie Ward as its starting point guard, with Chris Childs coming off the bench.
[67][68][69] For the season, the Knicks changed their home uniforms, adding blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts,[70] while their alternate uniforms they wore on the road frequently for the previous two seasons became their primary road jerseys.