The filmmaker talks to The Post about the Brooklyn Museum’s “Spike Lee: Creative Sources” — 468 of his prized possessions, including rare Knicks memorabilia and game-worn Ai…
Director Spike Lee, a longtime New York Knicks fanatic, shows off his vast collection of sports memorabilia and other treasured keepsakes in a new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum.Oscar-winning director Spike Lee is giving fans a front-row seat to his basketball obsession — and much more — at the Brooklyn Museum’s new exhibit, “Spike Lee: Creative Sources,” on display through Feb. 4, 2024.signed gear, artwork, photos, and even a net from the franchise’s first championship in 1970.
But there’s much more than just sports memorabilia on display, including the American flag from the opening sequence of “Malcolm X” and the Brooklyn Dodgers jersey he donned as Mookie in 1989’s iconic “Do The Right Thing” set in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy.Here, Lee — who now lives in Manhattan but keeps his production company headquartered in Fort Greene, Brooklyn — shares some of the stories behind his Knickerbockers gems, and a few fun extras.
“I’ve been to World Series, Super Bowls, World Cup games, the Olympics — I’ve never heard the noise, a crowd as loud as when Willis walked on that court,” Lee told The Post of Reed. “Here’s the thing though: The Lakers had Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West — and Willis had to get a , so he didn’t come onto the court with the rest of the two teams.”“The entire Laker team froze,” he recalled.
“A dear, dear friend,” Lee said of Ewing, 61, who was fired as Georgetown’s coach in March after four seasons. “I’m just glad he’s happy now. That’s my guy, that’s all I’ll say.”Lee also owns authentic jerseys of many Knicks legends — from Carmelo Anthony and John Starks to ’70s greats Bill Bradley, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, and Earl Monroe.
But two sets of Jordan’s game-worn sneakers, complete with a personal message from No. 23, are sure to turn the most heads.
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