What exactly is a New York Knick?

Question

My brother (15) asked me, and I think he makes a valid point. They are the Knicks, but what in the world is a Knick anyway?

Answer 1

Knicks is short for Knickerbackers, which were shorts worn around the turn of the 20th century.

Answer 2

The Knicks, the shortened form of Knickerbockers, are named for Father Knickerbocker (a popular symbol of New York).

Answer 3

The Knicks came from a fictional Father Knickerbocker, who was supposed to be the first socially prominent family in New York City.

Answer 4

knick is short for knickerbocker which are some kind of shorts, i think.

Answer 5

the first dude said it all!!

Answer 6

Knick is short fo Knickerbocker, which is a type of baggy knee trouser.  There was actually a baseball team called the New York Knickerbockers which in 1849 was the first recorded baseball team to wear uniforms

Answer 7

the guy above me is right. They are really the New York Knickerbockers. Which are like shorts or boxers or somethin...

Answer 8

shorts