Patrick Ewing Rumors

While Ewing played like a bowling ball in the paint, he was a germaphobe behind the scenes who desired order. Ewing only trusted Walsh with certain tasks. “He had to be the one to carry my shoes,” Ewing said. “He was the only person who was allowed to touch it.”

Ewing’s cups of water on the bench had to be freshly-poured, rather than sitting on a tray collecting germs. “He was very aware of people who didn’t wash their hands,” Walsh said. “Patrick knew from two rooms away if someone went to the bathroom and didn’t wash their hands. He knew it. And Patrick was not touching that person all night. Two hours later, in the middle of the game, if that guy just hit the game-winning shot, he was fist-bumping him instead of shaking his hand. He wasn’t touching the guy.”