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He’s scoring some points with Knicks fans.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin dished to The Post about he and President Trump’s “die-hard” love of the team — saying players haven’t had such good chemistry since the days of Patrick Ewing and Hubert Davis in the 90s.
“It’s it’s so exciting — and good luck to any of those San Antonio Spurs fans who think that a team that hasn’t lost a game in over 40 days is about to [lose] most important game of their entire lives,” he said, as the on-fire team geared up for Game 2 of the NBA finals Friday night.
He compared the team’s winning streak to its thrilling success in the mid-90s.
“The chemistry was an exciting time for New York,” he said. “It was the best…the city, the energy. And it’s just been a long time since we’ve had that feeling.”
“They would, you know, pop up five, six, seven threes and you’d hear the crowd chanting for Hubert Davis,” he said of the time period.
The Long Island native said he and President Trump will both be glued to the NBA finals as the Knicks face off against the Spurs.
“You know, of course we’ll be watching the games every minute. Game one I found myself in front of my sofa, in front of my TV, frequently standing as if I was actually at the game,” he said of his excitement.
“The president has been a diehard fan for decades. You can find all the photos and videos of him through the 90s and the 2000 and the 2010s, basically until he started running for president, sitting court side,” he said.
“[There’s] great video from the mid 90s of Charles Oakley falling into him as he was sitting in court-side. So yeah, he’s been no stranger to those Knicks games for years,” Zeldin said.
The commander-in-chief said he plans to root for the Knicks at Madison Square Garden next week, but Zeldin stopped short of saying he’d be there with him.
“We’ll see,” he said.
Zeldin spoke to The Post about his passion for the Knicks before leaving on a boat to Oyster Bay near the Long Island Sound to promote a Trump administration project aimed at preserving the waterway.
The project, managed by the EPA and the state, centers on improving water quality, restoring coastal habitats and upgrading septic systems.
He predicted the Knicks, who haven’t won an NBA championship since 1973, would take home the title.
“That’s a great young team that the Spurs have. And that’s a long road, long future. But man I don’t think they have it this year. I don’t want to get too bullish so I won’t start guaranteeing anything,” he said.
“But as a Knicks fan, as a diehard, you gotta believe.”
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