Knicks owner James Dolan was rightfully disgusted with what he saw from his team on Sunday night at The Garden when the Timberwolves raced out to a 40-19 first-quarter lead en route to an 109-100 win, but a report stating he is looking to get rid of the Knicks City Dancers or reduce their role is erroneous, according to a Garden source.
The source said there is a movement to upgrade the routines by the popular Knicks City Dancers to make them less like “regular cheerleaders.”
“We’re in the process of a rebranding of the Knicks City Dancers,” the source said. “We’re looking at making them bigger and better so they’re not just regular cheerleaders.”
The Garden source added the plan is to make the routines more “classy,” citing the tap-dance number that was performed Sunday night. The number of routines changes from game to game. The report stated Dolan wanted the dancers to do less dancing and more T-shirt throwing. The source said that is not the idea of the restructuring.
“The organization just wants better in-game entertainment,” the Garden source said. “They often help toss T-shirts. No change there.”