Checking Back In With Your NY Knicks During Quarantine

Catching up with the New York Knicks' players via social media

The NBA season has been suspended for over a month. Let's check in with some of New York's Knickerbockers via social media during these uncertain times.

Multiple Knicks players are continuing to give back to their communities during this pandemic.  

RJ Barrett has donated $250,000 in meals and personal protective equipment in New York and his home country, Canada. 

RJ Barrett has made $250K worth of donations to COVID-19 relief efforts in New York and Canada that include:

▪️ 200,000 meals
▪️ Face masks
▪️ Gowns
▪️ KN95 masks
▪️ Disposable face shields
▪️ Microporous disposable coveralls pic.twitter.com/LcP6PaHDqr

— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) April 20, 2020

Julius Randle is teaming up with JBL to provide headphones for New York City students to use while they continue their virtual learning. 

Elfrid Payton has donated 10,000 masks to medical workers on the front lines.

Salute to our #HealthcareHeroes Proud to donate 10,000 protective masks to @ochsnerhealth & @UMCNO to support workers on the front lines of the #COVID19 crisis. Thank you for your sacrifice, we will get through this together!#stayhome #stopthespread #EPFoundation #NBATogether pic.twitter.com/oWH66FjXuc

— elfrid payton (@elfrid) April 16, 2020

Kevin Knox and his family created a video thanking and cheering on the first responder in New York. It also featured a Tik Tok dance at the end, you know that Tik Tok dance that everyone is doing. 

Stand strong, New York.

A message from @KevKnox and his family for all those keeping us safe 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/IKLzCmSbZW

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 22, 2020

While no basketball was actually being played, this past week has been pretty busy for the basketball community. April 27 was the WNBA Draft. Fellow New York basketball squad, the Liberty, held the first overall pick and drafted Sabrina Ionescu. RJ Barrett sent her a video message welcoming her to the Big Apple.

RJ with a message for @sabrina_i20 pic.twitter.com/RJEdrYZXqc

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 18, 2020

Barrett didn't just welcome the first overall pick, he also welcomed former Duke Blue Devil, Leonna Odom to New York, who was selected in the second round. 

Congrats!!! Welcome to New York🙏🏾 #dukefam https://t.co/VEa0YbAbi4

— Rj Barrett (@RjBarrett6) April 18, 2020

The other big basketball event of this past week was the premiere of ESPN's The Last Dance. Just like many of us hoops fans, players took to Twitter to share their excitement about the ten-part documentary. 

I’m so locked in right now!

— Allonzo Trier (@ISO_ZO) April 20, 2020

First couple episodes of Last Dance was everything I thought it would be 🙏🏽🗣

— Kev (@KevKnox) April 20, 2020

Sunday can’t come fast enough. I’m ready for episode 3 & 4 already 😩

— Bobby BP Portis (@BPortistime) April 21, 2020

#TheLastDance

— Damyean Dotson 🏁 (@wholeteamDot) April 20, 2020

Damyean Dotson has been streaming a handful of different video games on Twitch throughout the past few weeks.

What my stream right now I’m playing against viewers in quick game!!! pic.twitter.com/GgGHddeotO

— Damyean Dotson 🏁 (@wholeteamDot) April 22, 2020

Like many of us during this quarantine, Julius Randle is testing out his Tik Tok skills. (Don't lie I know you have thought about downloading the app) 

As you can see he is dancing to Drake's Toosie Slide. I think it looks pretty good, but I'm not sure how Bobby Portis feels about it, check out his comment on the video.

Maybe he used crying emojis because he thinks it's that great of a dance...maybe.