Knight played his final 3 NBA seasons in New York; he averaged between 5.7 and 9 minutes per game over those seasons and never more than 2 points per game as a bench player. He left the NBA in 2003 when the initial contract he signed in 1996 expired.
Knight's final three years in the NBA were spent with the New York team, where he averaged between 5.7 and 9 minutes per game, scoring no more than 2 points per game off the bench. He retired from the league in 2003 when his contract expired after signing it in 1996.