Mitch Modell ripped retailer’s new owner during Knicks’ historic NBA Finals run: ‘You blew it. I hope you choke on it’

Source: New York Post

While the New York Knicks were battling to win the NBA Finals earlier this month, Mitch Modell landed in the middle of a testy exchange with the new owner of Modell’s Sporting Goods — capping months of failed negotiations to buy back the faded retail brand, The Post has learned.   The former “Undercover Boss” and CEO of the sporting-goods chain, which went bankrupt in 2020 and closed 140 stores, on Monday revealed MitchellModells. com, a new online apparel site that’s selling a T-shirt commemorating the Knicks’ historic title.