No, Patrick Ewing never won an NBA championship, but he did win 2 Olympic Gold Medals, in 1984 & 1992.
Never achieving the Holy Grail of the NBA, Ewing came painfully close. He led the Knicks all the way to the NBA Finals in 1994 but lost to the Hakeem Olajuwon-led Houston Rockets in seven games, which avenged a loss by Olajuwon's Houston Cougars to Georgetown in the 1984 NCAA championship game.
Also, at the tail end of Ewing's career with the Knicks, he was sidelined with a partially torn Achilles tendon when the San Antonio Spurs defeated New York in the 1999 NBA Finals.
In terms of legacy, rings probably matter more in basketball than any other professional sport. It’s still possible to produce a great career without winning an NBA title, but retiring without a ring certainly leaves a stain on the resume.
Check out these 20 greatest NBA players to never win a ring shared by USA Today.
Just recently, the political intrigue, infighting and general flailing that defined Georgetown’s coaching search came to a predictable conclusion. A program that for decades has operated in isolation, secrecy and paranoia chose to stay within its own family by hiring Patrick Ewing as its next head coach. Find out more at Sports Illustrated.