I remember him, including his memorable entrance to the Garden in their 7th and final championship game against the lakers where he actually came back to play after injuring his leg in his previous game. The standing ovation at his entrance lasted several minutes.
He won two championships for the Knicks (1970 and 1973), together with the great and flashy point guard, Walt Frazier. Those were the ONLY NBA championships for the Knicks. The Knicks almost had another ring when Pat Ewing was their center but fell short against Houston, who had Hakeem Olajuwon.
You just knew the Lakers players were thinking “We’re Toast!” when Reed came out.