Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys died Friday after a nearly three-year battle with cancer of the salivary gland. The Beastie Boys were big sports fans and loved the New York Knicks in particular. Here's a look at some of their sports connections and lyrical name drops:
Adam Yauch Of The Beastie Boys Was A Big Knicks Fan Slideshow
Adam Yauch With Danilo Gallinari
Yauch helped welcome the Knicks' 2008 first-round pick from Italy to New York.
Patrick Ewing
"Lead my team to 60 wins like my man Pat Ewing" -- Flute Loop
John Starks
"I got heart / Like John Starks / Hitting mad sparks / Pass me the mic, and I'll be rocking the whole park" -- Get It Together
Anthony Mason
"I get my hair cut correct like Anthony Mason / Then I ride the I.R.T. right up to Penn Station" -- B-Boys Makin With The Freak Freak
Hawthorne Wingo
"My favorite New York Knick was Hawthorne Wingo" -- B-Boy Bouillabaisse
Walt Frazier
"I'm like Clyde and I'm rockin steady" -- Check Your Head (Frazier's autobiography was titled "Rockin' Steady."
Latrell Sprewell
"Goin' off the hook like Latrell Sprewell" -- Unite
Phil Rizzuto
"Bum cheese on rye with ham and prosciutto / Got more Louie than Philip Rizzuto" -- What Comes Around
Rod Carew
"I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" -- Sure Shot
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