Mother and son Karen Porter and Ian Swensen.

Mother and son Karen Porter and Ian Swensen. Credit: Newsday/Robert Brodsky

For Ian Swensen, of Levittown, and his mother, Karen Porter, of Merrick, the Knicks have always meant more than just basketball.

Swensen, a Navy veteran who was honored by the team on the court on Veterans Day, said he and his mother have traveled the world together "and to do something like this is pretty awesome."

Porter said she and her son have been watching games together since he was young.

"Today is just going to be another memory we can share together," she said.

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