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Wednesday, May 30 Camby crisis more than distraction to Knicks Associated Press PURCHASE, N.Y. – As the hostage standoff at Marcus Camby's mother's house was in its final moments, his teammates huddled in their street clothes near the 3-point line at the New York Knicks' practice facility and discussed what little they knew. "Right now, basketball is not a high priority. Everybody's mind is strictly on Marcus," Glen Rice said Monday. The standoff ended after nearly eight hours with a knife-wielding suspect in custody. One of Camby's sisters sustained minor injuries. The suspect, Troy Crooms, was charged with burglary, first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping, assault, unlawful restraint and possession of a weapon. Police said he demanded to speak with Camby, who came to the driveway but did not go inside. About three hours later, the standoff ended peacefully. Most members of the Knicks learned of the standoff as they arrived at the practice facility at midmorning. Coach Jeff Van Gundy informed them of the situation and dismissed the team for the day. "It really caught us off-guard," said Latrell Sprewell, one of Camby's best friends on the team. "I don't think a lot of guys knew when they got here." Police who first responded to Camby's mother's home at 3:30 a.m. found a man holding a knife to Camby's 21-year-old sister's throat. Camby arrived shortly before 8 a.m. and approached the home to show the suspect he was there. He did not enter the house and did not speak to the suspect. The Knicks sent general manager Scott Layden to the scene. "It's almost like: 'Is this real? Is this happening?"' Sprewell said. "I can only imagine, I have a sister, and I can only imagine what Marcus is going through." Rick Kaplan, Camby's business manager, described him as "distraught" Monday night. "It's just mind-boggling," Kaplan said. "Marcus has a fatherly approach to his sisters, because there is no other father figure. Just looking at him, you can just see his personal anguish." Camby plans to meet with the media about the incident when he rejoins the Knicks on Tuesday or Wednesday, Kaplan said. The Knicks lead the best-of-five series 1-0, and Game 2 won't be played until Thursday night. "The one good thing is we have all these days in between, which is really good for us with this event coming about all of the sudden. I'm hoping this is long over with by Thursday," Sprewell said. The Raptors, meanwhile, were back in Toronto preparing for Game 2 and wondering whether the referees would call as loose of a game as they did in Game 1. Numerous times on drives to the basket, Vince Carter felt the Knicks got away with committing fouls that weren't called. The referees whistled 17 fouls on the Knicks; 20 on Toronto. "It was a quick whistle against our side," Raptors coach Lenny Wilkens said. "If you're going to let them play aggressively, let us play aggressively. We want to be able to play just like everybody else." Carter missed his first seven shots and finished 5-for-22 from the field for 13 points. It was the second straight year that the Knicks' physical, double-teaming defense forced Carter to have a timid Game 1. "If Vince doesn't play better, it's going to be hard for us to beat New York," Raptors forward Charles Oakley said. "Vince has to have a better game – point blank." Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories

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