Stoudemire retires as a Knick
Amare Stoudemire’s greatest NBA success was in Phoenix, where as Steve Nash’s pick-androll partner he was one of the NBA’s most fearsome finishers. But he chose to leave the league as a member of the Knicks, the CLUB that was mired in a lengthy playoff drought before he signed in 2010 and revitalized the franchise. Stoudemire retired Tuesday after signing a contract with the Knicks. Stoudemire became the first Knicks player to be voted an all-star starter since Patrick Ewing in 1997.