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Knicks fans are excited. The haven’t made a playoff appearance since the invention of the Cotton Gin, and far be it for me to judge what a drought like that does to a fanbases’ psyche.
Add that to a year-long COVID slog, Trae Young ripping the Knicks hearts out in Game 1, and six $28 vodka crans at MSG, and you’re destined to have some sleazeball launch a loogie on an opposing player.
Somewhere in a dark room, double masked, Dr. Fauci dies a little more inside.
Knicks fan courtside actually spit on Trae Young….
MSG fans are passionate but c'mon guys. pic.twitter.com/yaRmYuD7dM
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 27, 2021
My guess is one of these two fans are the ones who spit on trae. This was kinda easy to deduce – thanks to gettyimages. Bad idea – good luck attending future sports games https://t.co/vZriWyC65n pic.twitter.com/yqMOudfQSE
— Vivek (@vdadhania) May 27, 2021
Following the 101-92 Knicks win in Game 2 to knot up the series, Trae Young reacted to the incident on Twitter.
Damn… Crazy ! @50cent y’all good?!
😂😂😂 https://t.co/p8jSbwyozT— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) May 27, 2021
Young’s reaction was far more forgiving than Russell Westbrook’s, who on the same night was showered with popcorn by a dirtbag Philly fan and required a Tekashi 6ix9ine security team to restrain him from ending the fan’s existence.
Russ got heated after a fan threw popcorn at him pic.twitter.com/XyMRUxUVwc
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 27, 2021
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, fans who overstep should be required by law to confront the players they’ve disrespected in a padded room. The footage will then be streamed via PPV and proceeds will go to delivering Adam Silver hot meals. Win-win for everyone. Except maybe the douche canoe fan, but that’s just the cost of doing business.
a fan threw popcorn at russ. someone spit on trae young. apparently fans were kicked out for heckling ja morant’s family in utah. i rescind my “it’s great to have arenas with fans again” tweets.
— alex (@steven_lebron) May 27, 2021