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Knicks' Ewing will be the voice of the players this summer

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Posted: Wednesday June 24, 1998 04:23 PM

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Patrick Ewing
President, National Basketball Players Association
Center, New York Knicks

In his 13th year in the NBA and voted as one of the Top 50 players in NBA history, Patrick Ewing is the elected president of the players' union.

Ewing, 35, took over for Knicks forward Buck Williams in September of 1997 as the NBPA president. The 12-time All-Star led a group of players in an attempt to decertify the union, but now is seen as one of the union's strongest voices.

Ewing, who makes $20.5 million a year, is dead-set against giving up the "Bird exemption" during the upcoming negotiations. The rule allows teams to sign their best players without concern for the salary cap.

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