NBA.com’s David Aldridge confirms what most of us had already accepted: former Phoenix Suns star Amar’e Stoudemire will be a Knickerbocker.

It’s a strange reality to face, considering Stoudemire’s extended tenure with Phoenix, from troubled draftee to All-Star and pick-and-roll Atomic Dunk Machine. Luckily, the Suns only face New York twice a season, so the heartbreaking moments of Amar’e posterizing an unwitting Sun will be few and far between.