Knicks fans deserve this, but the Knicks still have work to do

I want to make this about New York, and their Knickerbockers.

On one hand, it is pretty awesome to see Knicks fans flooding the streets in a frenzy going absolutely wild for their franchise winning the Eastern Conference and making it to the big dance. On the other hand, as I stare out from the proud but dilapidating confines of the Golden Empire here in Dub Nation HQ, my eyes glaze over with creeping disgust. Knicks fans are already having a parade just for making it to the NBA Finals? That feels like a very Knicks move for as long as I’ve been a ballwatcher.

I do not personally respect their franchise very much because my biggest Knicks related memories are Steph Curry dropping 54 on them in the Garden and Michael Jordan destroying them in the 90s. But I do enjoy their fan base. I have hella friends in New York and to see their eyes light up off Hennessy and deferred hopes coming to fruition is something I can relate to as a Warriors fan who saw my hometown team be trash for most of my life before they ruined the league for a decade.

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I absolutely remember going to games during the late-90s and early-2000s when they were force feeding tickets on people. Get four hot dogs and four bags of chips with the family four-pack! Giving free tickets away if you complete the Oakland Public Library summer book club challenge! READ THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD AND GET TO A GOLDEN STATE GAME FOR FREE!

(Also looking back that’s a CRAZY name for a kids book. I do remember enjoying the hell out of that series though, along with Beverly Cleary books about Ramona Quimby and Ralph the mouse with the motorcycle. Sigh. Simpler times.)

The point is that I understand Knicks fans better than they probably realize. I know what it’s like when your franchise spends decades surviving on hope. I know what it’s like when loyalty itself becomes the accomplishment because championships aren’t even part of the conversation. I know what it’s like when simply reaching a Finals feels like the biggest thing that has happened to your basketball life.

But I also used to sleep on an air mattress as a freshman in college. At some…

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Publish date : 2026-05-29 03:30:00

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