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The Hell is Going on With These Knicks Fans Attacking a Sixers Fan?
By Matt Schultz
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The Knicks won Game 1 of their second-round series against the Sixers on Monday night, and Knicks fans aren’t handling it well. Why are they attacking this Sixers fan? The hell, man? What’s going on here?
Let me say, here: I am not Mr. Police Guy who likes to clutch pearls over how fans act. I truly almost never give a rat’s ass. If you wanna talk trash to an opposing fan at a game, I think pretty much whatever is in play: Yell stuff, flip them off, give them a thumbs-down, get a chant going, clap, holler, stomp, wave, point, taunt, tease, razz, sing, do a kind of taunt-dance if you have one prepared. Keep going! Go further! Call 911 on them on account of you don’t like their jersey. Leave a comment on their Facebook picture saying, “Not for me.” Pray that their property taxes go up enough to notice – in my eyes, all of that is fair game.
But touching people… that’s where I draw the line.
It’s a weird and messed up thing to do, grabbing people like that. I’m strongly anti-touching. I don’t even like being touched by my own fanbase (Example: I don’t really like it when I’m at a game and the Phillies hit a home run and I have to politely acquiesce to nearby fans’ requests for a high five. I’d rather give them a bow, or a small salute), let alone this roving band of Knicks fans acting like overtired toddlers having a spazzy tantrum. Trash move! Odd behavior! That Maxey jersey costs a pretty penny! What are you doing, pulling at it and trying to rip it off the guy like that? Why are you grabbing and clawing at anyone at all? Why not just talk your shit and keep it moving? What’s next, are Knicks fans gonna get so overstimulated that they trample one of their former players?
Knicks fans… relax… Take a deep breath… How many BrickCenter videos have to go viral before you learn peace…
Matt Schultz is a comedy and sports writer from Philadelphia. He’s written extensively for ClickHole, The Onion, and Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco. His work has been featured in Vulture, Deadspin, The A.V. Club, Paste Magazine, and other publications. Much of his sports journalism can be found on college basketball websites that don’t exist anymore (PhilaHoops Heads rise up…)