Representatives of Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks announce a partnership with ZTE Corp, a Chinese telecommunications firm,on Monday at a press conference in New York. From left: Tad Smith, president and CEO of the Madison Square Garden Co, Cheng Lixin, chairman and CEO of ZTE USA, and former Knicks stars Earl Monroe and John Starks took part in a gift exchange at the event.Jack Freifelder / China Daily