Foundation
A fan club, an association, a community. You become Us!
On September 08, 2017, this association, unique in the German-speaking world, was brought to life by 13 founding members with the words: "Men, we did it!".
How did it that happen?
The origin was a Facebook group, where people could exchange information about the Knicks on a daily basis. The first NBA Europe Game in London in 2013 was the cornerstone of this community. The number of users in this group grew steadily and some of these members got along so well, that at a certain point they met again in a WhatsApp group. The WhatsApp group later became the founding group of this fan club. At first, we researched a lot and intensively. When we found out that since 1946, the founding of the New York Knicks, there was not a single registered NBA fan club in the German-speaking countries. Our plan became concrete. At first it was just one euphoric idea, but after weeks of brainstorming about this and that, we worked out a constitution. Several phone calls, emails and letters went through the country and finally, at the founders' meeting in May 2017, we got down to business.
Club life
The daily club life is very important to us. Since the Knicks Nation Germany is represented all over Germany, as well as in other countries, it is of course difficult to have weekly meetings and regular activities. Nevertheless, there is a lively contact in private, as well as via social media. Furthermore, we always try to organize a yearly members meeting, where the location and respective city varies.
Our motto
The New York Knicks are a passion and enrichment for our everyday life. It is even nicer to be able to share this with like-minded people. It's a joy to connect with people, discuss the Knicks, and make new friends in that process.
Future
As supporters of the Knicks, of course, we are hoping for sporting success, as well as the growth of the franchise. The same goes for our club. What was initially a small circle has now become a sizeable fan club. In addition to an intact club life and networking in the basketball world, we hope that the number of our members keeps growing. The Knicks Nation Germany is happy about every interested person who wants to be a part of our orange and blue community.