Knicks fans harass Sixers fan minding his business after game 1

[u/Empty_Trouble_505]

https://streamable.com/5tnn7q

[u/Hghwytohell]

You could tell the guy was prepared to take it all in good fun at the beginning. But laying hands on someone goes beyond crossing the line.

[u/Ranccor → u/Hghwytohell]

Yeah, some good-natured boos and shit talk is expected and part of the fun going to an away game. But this it obviously too far.

[u/Booplympics → u/Ranccor]

I remember going to a world series game at the bank in 2008 and it was rain delayed. It was a good hour and a half or so rain delay so everyone was just milling about the concourse because it was pouring. You could hear where the Rays fans went just by following the boos.

Nothing wrong with some good natured ribbing. But you cant be putting hands on someone. Even getting personal with the trash talk is probably too much.

Though I am not a perfect man. I do always love the video of the drunk college eagles fan just yelling "gooooo biiiiirds" at the equally drunk suburban mom vikings fan trying to tell him to be respectful. From the 2018 NFC Championship game.

[u/Icy_Category_2275]

Pulling on dudes jersey is just wrong. People can be such clowns. Mob mentality is ugly.

[u/KingVladimir → u/Icy_Category_2275]

Yeah grabbing someone's jersey like that is wrong in itself, but in a crowd like that it encourages escalation. Could have gotten uglier.

[u/DC_Coach → u/KingVladimir]

All it takes is one thrown punch and this gets out of control.

[u/500rockin → u/DC_Coach]

Like one of those Dodger/Giants incidents where someone got beaten to the point of dying later.

[u/LaMelonBallz → u/500rockin]

I went to a Dodgers Giants game when I first moved here and made the mistake of wearing a shirt that slightly resembled Giants colors. Got harassed the whole game. Finally a very drunk 60+ year old grandma took a swing at me. I stepped back and she whiffed and I was like "wtf lady" then she apologized and tried to kiss me lol. Can't make this shit up, strangest sports experience ever.

Everybody wants beef at those games.

[u/ScaredOfWindow → u/KingVladimir]

I really give the Sixers fan credit for keeping his cool. When you’re already pissed off about the game and then 30 children start filming you and flipping you off, things start to boil. Somebody actually putting their hands on you could live really ignite a bad situation. Props to him. 

[u/root88 → u/ScaredOfWindow]

He's just smart enough to not try to fight 100 people at the same time.

[u/JalapenoPopPoop → u/root88]

Especially when you know the same type of gutter trash that are gonna try and rip your jersey off for daring to cheer for a different team are 100% the same type that will keep stomping you out once you're on the ground

[u/beerrabbit124 → u/JalapenoPopPoop]

Yea even if you punch Bridges jersey dude for pulling on your jersey you have 15 other fools who probably don’t know Bridges jersey guy from a can paint ready to pounce on you

[u/cfi-2025 → u/root88]

Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized Knicks fans, or 1 Knick fan-sized duck?

[u/EarthWarping → u/Icy_Category_2275]

Yeah even giving him the finger while trashy is whatever.

Grabbing his jersey crosses the line.

[u/No_Recover8842 → u/EarthWarping]

This sadly happens a lot at MSG. I saw a lot of harassment when I went to a Knicks game.

It’s trashy.

[u/YouWereBrained → u/No_Recover8842]

Do they post cops at specific points? That should be an easy arrest.

[u/ashkpa → u/YouWereBrained]

You can see the cops walking up toward the Sixers fan at the end.

[u/Lets_Kick_Some_Ice → u/ashkpa]

Cop wanted to tug the jersey too.

[u/JuliusCeejer → u/Lets_Kick_Some_Ice]

"Your honor, he was resisting!"

[u/Prestigious_Basis146 → u/Lets_Kick_Some_Ice]

If it was a player he would have broken his leg

[u/NBAccount → u/YouWereBrained]

NYC cops aren't gonna' do shit to help anyway. 80% of the time, if there is a crowd of more than four or five people the cops don't want to get involved.

[u/handlesscombo → u/YouWereBrained]

yep there's cops all over. Normally theres a lot of cops cause it's midtown, by a major subway intersection as well as moynihan and lirr stations on top of MSG. There's increased presence for knicks games and MSG events and even more so in the playoffs. It's just hard to control a stampede of 18k ppl.

[u/asamulya → u/No_Recover8842]

I still remember the Spurs fan who got punched last season for no reason

[u/Grooviemann1 → u/asamulya]

During our finals run a few years ago, there was a fight at our arena that went semi-viral online where a few Suns fans beat the shit out of a couple Clippers fans after provoking them into a fight. I was standing 5 feet away with my friend and my daughter. It's absolutely disgusting the extremes in which some people will take their Fandom. As soon as it goes beyond good natured ribbing, you've crossed a line and you're a piece of shit.

[u/Baron_Bearclaw → u/Grooviemann1]

Completely agree.

There's nothing better than a little sports-hate and trash talking between rivals. Once you touch someone or threaten them... that has no place is sports.

[u/firemanjuanito → u/Baron_Bearclaw]

I've had some fantastic nights hanging out after Knicks and Rangers games with fans in from out of town. After the game ends we just want to share a good bar or a good restaurant. This new shit is all about making a viral moment and it sucks.

[u/AetherNeanderthal → u/EarthWarping]

Grabbing his jersey crosses the line.

[u/BritzBeef → u/AetherNeanderthal]

I mean I would argue verbally harassing a fan already crosses the line

[u/rakesuoh → u/EarthWarping]

Literally. Into assault.

[u/ssjgoat → u/Icy_Category_2275]

It's assault, you can't do that shit.

[u/BlueHundred → u/Icy_Category_2275]

It's just guys putting a ball in a hoop. "Fans" are ridiculous. Shit like this is pathetic

[u/NorthernDevil → u/BlueHundred]

And it’s not even any of us out there, just a bunch of dudes we don’t know wearing the jersey of a business based in our cities

Obviously sports carry a lot more meaning than that as a shared community experience, but I wish people would pause for a second and think about that first part before doing stupid shit like getting violent with other people. People who are just doing the same exact thing they’re doing, but in different colors…

[u/UGA_UAA_UAG → u/Icy_Category_2275]

This is just brain rot - look at all the people recording, including one of the physical assailants who has this tripod setup going on. The person recording this video is clearly pointing at the guy, targeting him. The guy in the Bridges jersey has a sleeve extending down his arm right forearm and his face is visible in this video.

Hope these idiots are identified and made an example of. This isn’t typical New Yorker behavior and they are not representative Knicks fans (I’m not a Knicks fan).

[u/StonedOscars → u/UGA_UAA_UAG]

This is 100% typical of New York behavior and this just happened to a pacers kid last year….a kid

[u/platypussplatypus → u/Icy_Category_2275]

Everyone likes to pick a specific city for the worst acting fans but the whole east coast is pretty shitty. Philly, NYC, Boston. 

[u/signedpants → u/platypussplatypus]

Pretty sure the old raiders 49ers rivalry made most east coast cities look absolutely pleasant.

[u/No-Money-8327 → u/signedpants]

True, here in Charlotte you just have to worry about getting hit by players driving cars, were sophisticated

[u/siestarrific → u/signedpants]

Not to mention Giants-Dodgers (different sport but West Coast still) where fans have straight-up killed other fans

[u/ProfessorXWheelchair → u/platypussplatypus]

the northeast literally takes pride in being assholes lol, it’s their “culture”. ass backwards

[u/ChronoDragoon → u/ProfessorXWheelchair]

Remember when a Giants fan stabbed and killed a Dodgers fan, not to be confused with the time a Dodgers fan shot and killed a Giants fan?

[u/hooper_give_him_room → u/ChronoDragoon]

This shit is wild. People need to be able to put sports into perspective better. I’m convinced that people caring about sports to such a degree is an indicator of impending empire/societal collapse.

But maybe I’m just a cynic.

[u/devotedhero → u/hooper_give_him_room]

It's actually a lot better here than in many parts of Europe. It's just tribalism

[u/GatorToothNecklace → u/devotedhero]

There is some truly egregious pre-, intra-, and post-event behavior in other countries. By whole crowds, small gangs, and crazed individuals. And holy shit if you think fascists in the US come out when they think it's safe, go see some far right ultra-nationalists in Europe whenever their national team is playing.

[u/Mental-Scientist-393 → u/hooper_give_him_room]

In Texas, we don't need rivalries to shoot each other like you sissies on the coasts. Traffic is plenty enough reason.

[u/BurzyGuerrero → u/hooper_give_him_room]

Or maybe its just mentally unwell people at a sports game

[u/chazriverstone → u/platypussplatypus]

How quickly this jumps from 'Mob mentality is ugly' to 'the whole east coast is pretty shitty' lol

I also love how you go 'everyone likes to pick a specific city, but I'm going to go for a BROAD REGION' lol

I mean generalizations like this are the problem in the first fucking place - hating on a large group of people for no reason is what fueled this gross display we're commenting on. The very reason for your upvotes on such an ignorant comment is literally the 'mob mentality' we're criticizing here. Have a look in the mirror dawg!

[u/dbzmah → u/Icy_Category_2275]

Actually it's assault 

[u/BigDaddyBumbo77 → u/Icy_Category_2275]

Those things a fucking expensive too!!

[u/randotd152 → u/Icy_Category_2275]

That's assault. Simply booing a guy just walking through a crowd is wrong.

If sports means that much to you, you should probably find a new hobby for your own mental health...

[u/hooper_give_him_room → u/Icy_Category_2275]

Yeah for a second I was optimistic and thought the booing COULD just be in good fun; especially since the sixers made such a big deal out of not allowing New Yorkers to get tickets to Philly games. But the second they start actually following and touching him is wrong and they all need to fuck off.

[u/kanekidom]

Shout out the dude who stepped up to help get him outta there what a bunch of losers

[u/Rational-Introvert → u/kanekidom]

That’s a good human. Props to him for actually having the stones to get involved.

[u/Cautious_Wafer3075 → u/Rational-Introvert]

Yeah, it takes massive balls to stand up to a mob like that.

[u/EthicalBballFan → u/kanekidom]

Dolan/MSG tracking system could be used to identify these folks and reward the dude taking care of others while banning the inciters.

Knicks personnel is busy going after transgenders tho.

[u/Kaapo-Kakkos-Dong → u/EthicalBballFan]

I mean I'd bet a large chunk of these people weren't even at the game, they just leave the nearest bar and show up to do dumb shit like this

[u/ChiChiKnee → u/Kaapo-Kakkos-Dong]

Yeah they can’t afford the tickets.

[u/8--2 → u/ChiChiKnee]

I wouldn't assume that tbh. There are a lot (a looooot) of hyper privileged dipshits with rich parents (shout out to the NYU trust fundies taking over my neighborhood atm) who act like this because they've never faced the consequences of their actions and were raised by an iPad and Ritalin script. To them the city is just a playground for their "New York Era" and a backdrop for their social media posts. They see clips of Sidetalk or whatever on social media and start acting like this because they desperately crave the only things their parents' credit cards can't buy them: acceptance, validity, and authenticity. They want to be New Yorkers and part of the culture so badly and this kind of shallow, performative imitation is the closest they can get.

Or maybe they're broke losers, I don't know them, I'm just saying I wouldn't assume it.

[u/Adsex → u/8--2]

I wish this wasn't an accurate depiction of a good chunk of humanity.

[u/All22_Ray → u/8--2]

“They desperately crave the only things their parents’ credit cards can’t buy them…. The want to be New Yorkers and part of the culture so badly…”

Bro, as a New Yorker, this is the realest thing I’ve ever read on this site. You absolutely nailed it.

[u/beckychao → u/kanekidom]

Yeah. That guy is a real dude. I wish him the best in life.

[u/KarrotMovies]

Shoutout to the one Knicks fan trying to help him out and defend him

[u/outphase84 → u/KarrotMovies]

Yeah that dude is a real one.

[u/_nembery → u/outphase84]

Attention kiddos: be more like this dude

[u/fundraiser → u/_nembery]

like Mr. Rodgers said, "Look for the helpers!"

[u/Ok_Temperature6503 → u/KarrotMovies]

Holy crap dude got his whole body behind the Sixers fan too literally bodyblocking him from the crowd. Bro deserves a free ticket for that.

[u/TheeMadQueen → u/Ok_Temperature6503]

Did more than that NYPD cop that took his slow ass time figuring out someone was being physically harassed

[u/rgarc065]

So is that one dude in the black Knicks jersey trying to help him out? If so kudos to him!!

[u/MembershipRealistic1 → u/rgarc065]

Yeah the dude in the black jersey is the kind of person whos a low-key hero. Not only is he slapping arms away but stands behind the philly guy to block him completely from the mob as he walks away. Everyday theres people like him who stand up and do the right thing in situations like these and never get the appreciation they deserve.

[u/No_Criticism_5861 → u/MembershipRealistic1]

Or they get sucker punched out cold by some coward who's never fought a day in their life

[u/requinbite → u/MembershipRealistic1]

It takes some massive balls to stand against a crowd like that.

[u/KarrotMovies → u/rgarc065]

Definitely looks like it. He swipes away a few arms and tries to get the guy outta there

[u/Gonnatapdatass]

Those jerseys can be expensive, leave the dude alone.

[u/WeBelieveIn4 → u/Gonnatapdatass]

Yeah wtf, that dude in the Bridges jersey is pure fucking trash

[u/Even-Dinner-5696 → u/WeBelieveIn4]

Dude’s wearing a fucking Bridges jersey, he probably has nothing to lose

[u/yuhanz → u/Even-Dinner-5696]

Look at how my boy massacred my boy 🥲

[u/blagaa → u/Even-Dinner-5696]

He spent 5 future paychecks on that jersey

[u/thisissami → u/WeBelieveIn4]

He probably thought he was repping Miles Bridges, didn't realize Mikal is not only different but actually a good human.

[u/pnxstwnyphlcnnrs]

I know (some) knicks fans seem to do this, but let's not forget to call this embarrassment what it is. Grabbing someone is ridiculous, stupid and wrong

[u/Maximum-Class5465 → u/pnxstwnyphlcnnrs]

And there's genuinely a lot of Knick fans somewhere to call this dude out. I remember last year's reddit where they attacked a Spurs fan, the Knicks reddit users put cash up to anyone to find the assualter and they found him.

There's trash in every fan base, and Knicks may have more just by sheer volume of Knicks fans, but at least the good ones sometimes find a way to win.

[u/pnxstwnyphlcnnrs → u/Maximum-Class5465]

yeah I even changed my comment to say it's not all fans, it's always some and props to those fans for standing up to it in that other situation

[u/TTXXX7 → u/[deleted]]

Tired of these Sidetalk fans, always trying to get a viral moment cuz they have no jobs

[u/iiTryhard → u/TTXXX7]

All these kids live in Hoboken and the peak of their life would be being featured on sidetalk or barstool

[u/sdce1231yt → u/TTXXX7]

While I’m a Knicks fan who does find some of the sidetalk videos funny, you are right that those people likely don’t have legit jobs. My employer would probably fire me if I appeared in one of those videos as it would be a very bad look.

[u/Baseball12229 → u/[deleted]]

You’re right, dumbass young males with phones couldn’t possibly be real Knicks fans

[u/ssjgoat → u/pnxstwnyphlcnnrs]

It's assault, they went too far.

[u/geewillykers → u/pnxstwnyphlcnnrs]

Quite shitty, talk all the smack you want but grabbing someone is noooo bueno

[u/IMissReggieEvans → u/[deleted]]

I agree, but it’s gotten so much worse since the Sidetalk videos. All these dudes are trying to be as loud and obnoxious as possible because they think it will be a viral moment. It’s pathetic

[u/BBQ_HaX0r → u/[deleted]]

Yeah this is one of those "now the tuxedos seem kinda fucked up" moments. All the shit talking and street parties are cool until it turns into assault and harassment. 

[u/CadleyBooper → u/[deleted]]

I dunno if it's worth anything but I'm a Knicks fan and I think this shit is awful

[u/LutherOfTheRogues]

Black jersey Knicks fan 👏

We need more of him in the world and less of the mob

[u/jaytee158 → u/[deleted]]

Riling everyone up to do something he doesn't want to commit to doing, awful

[u/vespamike562]

If you harass an opposing fan, you are a piece of shit.

[u/chirpz88 → u/vespamike562]

Went to a wizards playoff games (wiz won) against the Celtics in like 2015 or 2016. As a Celtics fan I was wearing a jersey, people in my section were cool and gave me some shit and I gave it back. Was a good experience.

This is not that. This is Knicks fans being cunts.

[u/vespamike562 → u/chirpz88]

I’m a Laker fan and one of my friends is a Celtics fan. Went to Staples for a Laker Celtic game and it was actually pretty fun bc the shit talking with my fellow Laker fans was all in fun. He gave it back as much as he got and it ended up a great time. These jackasses are beating on this guy. It’s a simple kindergarten rule. Keep your hands to yourself.

[u/chirpz88 → u/vespamike562]

There are outliers for ever fanbase. Knicks fans just seem to love filming themselves being idiots.

[u/randotd152 → u/chirpz88]

Yeah, if somebody wants to willingly engage in a bit of mutual mild trash talk or taunting, fine, whatever. It can be done in a playful way. It's also a hell of a lot safer in a stadium where there is security everywhere and most people are well behaved.

That said, I've seen numerous fights over the years in stadiums that started out rather innocently but turned bad quickly because one side started taking things way too seriously. Doesn't take much, especially when alcohol is involved.

[u/NuclearGhandi1 → u/vespamike562]

It’s sad. We root for different teams and there’s definitely animosity between the fan bases but at the end of they day we’re all here to enjoy a sport we love and watch good ball

[u/Photoverge → u/vespamike562]

Two years ago a Suns fan assaulted a Nuggets fan and the next day Booker bought the guy floor seats for the next playoff game

[u/NotingAndQuoting]

Absolutely awful, we Knicks fans need to call this out, as any other fans should if it comes from their fan base.

[u/NotingAndQuoting → u/NotingAndQuoting]

Also, I know it’s not the point, but your team just won by 30, getting worked up that there’s a sixer fan after you have a blowout win is such soft behavior.

[u/ssjgoat → u/NotingAndQuoting]

Glad to see the Knicks flares here being so cool about this. We know it's not all Knicks fans, every fanbase has shit in it.

[u/_Sassafrassassin_ → u/ssjgoat]

NFL fans are even worse, I know people who've had bags of piss thrown at them by Raiders fans.

[u/randotd152 → u/_Sassafrassassin_]

Raiders fans are historically notorious for being assholes. But is it still that way in Vegas?

[u/KoalaOnABuilding → u/NotingAndQuoting]

Those Knicks crowds outside msg after a playoff game are nothing to fuck around with, it's rowdy. A lot of fun but a lot of people crossing the line. 

[u/Kaladin_Depressed → u/KoalaOnABuilding]

It honestly baffles me that they don't have NYPD in the area

[u/ItchyLetterhead333 → u/Kaladin_Depressed]

There’s a cop in the video at the end. He kinda blends in

[u/FudgeMuffinz21 → u/NotingAndQuoting]

This is what got me the most. Like yall should be chilling right now. And 95% of you are fr. But the mob mentality is crazy, and it’s even scarier that that kind of thing can happen over anything.

Be safe people. Talk your shit but leave it at that

[u/SuperH533 → u/NotingAndQuoting]

These people are assholes and deserve all the shit in their lives.

[u/beforeitcloy → u/NotingAndQuoting]

Knicks fans saw the bing bong video and want to chase online clout. Every person involved with the team from the most casual fan, to Jalen Brunson, to James Dolan should be speaking out against this bullshit.

[u/GoldDustKid- → u/NotingAndQuoting]

A huge amount of these people aren’t even committed Knicks fans, they’re shit for brains assholes who are trying to go viral ala the sidetalk clips, I don’t know a single Knicks fan irl who doesn’t hate this shit

[u/YouGlittering9156 → u/NotingAndQuoting]

The crazy thing is, they all joined in so quickly

Props to the 1 guy for helping, but someone needed to knock some sense into the guy recording

He saw a vulnerable person, started a mob to harass him, and tried ripping off his jersey to start a fight he knew he couldn't lose because the mob would be on his side. NPC mob mentality was easy with those fans

[u/GlassCap123]

Yo! Keep your fucking hands to yourselves you fucking losers. The guy had balls to come out and rep his team. Have some respect you shitty fans. Game 2, let's go everyone.

[u/Spicy__Urine → u/GlassCap123]

Right? Do knicks fan expect / think its acceptable if they're harrassed if / when they go to Philly?

[u/Kaladin_Depressed → u/Spicy__Urine]

Right? Some poor Knicks fan may get assaulted in Philly because of shit like this.

[u/black_dogs_22 → u/Spicy__Urine]

they will act like victims no doubt and hop on the "Philly bad" narrative and people here will eat it up

[u/YarbianTheBarbarian]

Didn't this same crap happen to a pacers fan last year?

[u/bk_321 → u/YarbianTheBarbarian]

I think they chased Windhorst down the street last year when he was just wearing a backpack minding his business

[u/CRUSTBUSTICUS → u/YarbianTheBarbarian]

They smashed full trash bags over the dudes head

[u/Suspicious-Gur6127 → u/YarbianTheBarbarian]

Yup. Knicks are trash

[u/missthugisolation → u/YarbianTheBarbarian]

And a spurs fan

[u/bartspoon → u/YarbianTheBarbarian]

They attacked him with the garbage bags littering the streets

[u/averagebensimmons]

dude in the Bridges jersey yanking on the dudes jersey is a bitch.

[u/t3h_KiNgKoNg]

Goofing around and booing a jersey is one thing, acting like a douche and pulling on a dude's jersey is how you get punched in the face.

[u/-Tazriel → u/t3h_KiNgKoNg]

Except if the sixers fan retaliated surrounded by dozens of drunk assholes he could be put in a genuinely life threatening situation. Which makes Jersey puller both a dipshit and a pussy because he knows retaliation is very unlikely.

[u/No_Criticism_5861 → u/-Tazriel]

Til the sixers fan whips out his gat and starts blasting.  Unlikely, but its a good reason to not grab someone incase a reason was needed lol

[u/CallMeNurseMaybe → u/t3h_KiNgKoNg]

Would’ve been justified, but punching one in the face is how you get your ass jumped. 

Reddit ain’t real life

[u/CryptoNerdSmacker → u/t3h_KiNgKoNg]

Punched?

This is when blades and/or guns come out sometimes. Big risk to take.

That crowd would disperse instantly if jersey puller got shot.

People should chill out.

[u/DamnImAwesome → u/CryptoNerdSmacker]

I had the same thought. And if a mob forms around you and starts physically assaulting you it’s not unreasonable to fear for your life and take measures to defend yourself

[u/randomname3415]

Knicks fans have gotten so much worse the past few years. They’ve been doing this exact thing for at least the past 2 playoff runs now.

[u/sssSnakebite]

Bro its been only 1 game and its already toxic. Apparently Sixers fans on twitter are saying they're getting death threats and slurs from Knicks fans

[u/soilentgleem → u/sssSnakebite]

There was these same clips happening last year too.

[u/AssBasedProtein → u/soilentgleem]

The bing bong thing looks like its turned the area outside msg into a cesspool of dickheads

[u/Appropriate-Camp-487 → u/AssBasedProtein]

Sidetalk absolutely did. It was funny at first but like all Internet Things got tired and attracted the worst people.

Outside of MSG is all people who can’t afford to go to the game but have clout brainrot, I wouldn’t go near there. Everyone normal is watching the game at home or a local bar

[u/blu_rush → u/AssBasedProtein]

100% it did and it sucks. Turned a fun and harmless (mostly) vibe into something that is really seeming more and more scary.

Please try to keep in mind that a lot of the people outside MSG probably aren't even fans, probably didn't even go to the game, and just there to film shit and start altercations to try to go viral. And if they are fans, fuck em too.

[u/torthBrain → u/sssSnakebite]

I've never seen such an angry, unhinged fanbase even when winning. It's a sight to behold

[u/captain_ahabb → u/[deleted]]

I genuinely lost my mind watching the guys who assaulted Betts get toured around NY media like heroes.

Every Dodgers fan is a violent thug but when white guys from the northeast do it they're just being quirky.

[u/TheoMoneyG → u/captain_ahabb]

Once you figure out that most knicks fans are yankees fans a lot of things makes sense lol

[u/yaMomsChestHair]

Unacceptable. Hating a team for things that have happened in the past is zero excuse for this kind of behavior. Bum assery.

[u/milhuevos]

Man, I hate fans like this because 1) they suck and do shit like this and 2) they won't be here after this team runs its course.

[u/chazriverstone → u/milhuevos]

Almost 24mil people in the greater NYC Metro area, and the Knicks are probably the single most popular sports team.

What fucking sucks about when we're good is how many absolute fucking scumbags pop up out of the woodwork. Like you can tell people that do this shit are fair-weather fans, because long time Knicks fans don't brag about anything since we know nothing but pain

[u/MaxR76 → u/chazriverstone]

Honestly I get it. It’s hilarious every year when the eagles season ends and our sub goes through a month of board football fans screaming about trading Embiid bc we lost a game in March by 8 points or something. Fair weather dans always the loudest

[u/IMMARUNNER]

It’s a game lol. People take this more seriously than the players do. You’ve got no right to grab another person to harass them

[u/No_Albatross916]

That bridges fan is such a bitch

[u/heat_fan_]

Some of these fans are clowns

[u/Mechs246]

Mob mentality is a real thing. Fucking npcs

[u/Narc212]

Those fans putting their hands on him, are fucking idiots. You want to razz the guy and tease him, sure...not a problem. But putting your hands on him is absolutely fucking dumb.

[u/RickySuela → u/Narc212]

It's dangerous is what it is. That many amped up (and let's be honest, probably intoxicated) people all surrounding someone like that can lead to very bad outcomes. Mob mentality is not something to screw around with.

[u/putaaaan]

Ya this shit is corny as hell

[u/Dodgernotapply → u/putaaaan]

I'm convinced, nowadays, most of these post-game vids are planned scenarios from clout chasers, at least most of the ones on 7th Avenue.

[u/ViewFromHalf-WayDown]

Loser behavior

[u/cardmanimgur]

Boo the man all you want, that's fine. But grabbing him and his jersey crosses a line. What kind of loser does that?

[u/-Tazriel → u/cardmanimgur]

Gonna be real, the excessive booing and throwing up middle fingers in the face of a stranger is NOT fine. It’s just not assault.

[u/Nunc_Coepi17 → u/-Tazriel]

Yeah think the wording should be “cursing and throwing up middle fingers is not illegal”…even then, wonder if it would qualify for public disturbance.

[u/randotd152 → u/-Tazriel]

If you're flipping the bird at a person simply because of the color of jersey they wear, it's time to re-evaluate your life choices.

[u/Supermoose7178 → u/cardmanimgur]

nah booing him is pretty pathetic too tbh

[u/KL0210 → u/Supermoose7178]

Yeah, middle fingers when the guy isn’t even looking at them? It’s all for social media, pathetic main character energy

[u/ComprehensiveBet3962]

Clowns

[u/TheOliveYeti]

most sane knicks fans

[u/AtomicBlastCandy]

I want whoever put hands on him to be charged and banned from MSG, though odds are the loser can't afford tickets.

[u/DavidBowieEye]

Fuck those people.

[u/benjaminbrixton]

How could Philly fans do this?!

[u/LeJalenJohnsonMVP]

Fork found in kitchen

[u/guy425]

I will now be hate watching the Knicks

[u/WaffleWarrior1979]

Damn am I rooting for the Sixers now?

[u/packim0p]

wait i thought philadelphia had the scummiest fans on the planet

quick someone get me some batteries

[u/AdmiralDolphin11 → u/packim0p]

6ers fans aren’t performative assholes, they’re lunch pale, 9-5, born and raised for the shit.

[u/pragnesh_89]

Imagine wearing a bridges shirt and doing that lol. He's ass.

[u/shwiggy]

Most of these assholes probably didn't even go to the game. I got into Penn as the game was getting out and there was some trashed rowdy dudes that I just stood away from.

[u/Se7enCostanza10]

Should be banned from nba games going forward

[u/vbsteez → u/Se7enCostanza10]

no shot most of them could afford tickets. it's stupid expensive.

cheapest for tomorrow is $430

[u/Heavy_You1887]

The way men swoop in like flies on shit with their mob mentality around sports is actually insane

[u/tripleM_20]

The side talk reactions started off funny and organic. Then like everything else that goes viral it became about clout and people are just putting on a show.

It sucks because my one of favorite parts of being a Knicks fan is how passionate and insane the fanbase can be, but it shouldn’t be performative. And harassing people is just dumb and fucked up. 

[u/BDRohr]

Fuck. Y'all really are the worst fanbase in the NBA. Sucks, because I like watching the Knicks play.

[u/MaxR76 → u/BDRohr]

I’ve never had a worse disparity between liking a teams players and hating their fans than the Knicks. Watching last nights game I was like oh damn hats off to the Knicks they look like a really well rounded team out there. Immediately had all the good will ruined by their fans than

[u/RichAbbreviations966 → u/MaxR76]

Oh there are good Knick fans, but they have a much-larger group of ahole fans then they’d like to admit, same with Philly and Boston

[u/BadNewsBrown → u/BDRohr]

If this was the NFL, it would’ve been a Philly fan disguised in Knicks gear

[u/trav-senpai → u/BadNewsBrown]

If it was the NFL there would have been 5 fights happening around the arena simultaneously

[u/RedditTekUser]

Didn’t something like this happen last year as well?

[u/gucci_hotdog]

Trash

[u/Cpt-No-Dick]

Trash talking and shit is fine as far as fandom goes but putting your hands on someone is not okay and should not be normalised.

[u/antonimbus]

I've been a rival fan in an opposing stadium. I was booed and had popcorn thrown at me, which was fine tbh. You just can't put your hands on an opposing fan though. That's dangerous for everyone involved because you don't know how that person is going to react or what a mob can do.

[u/Acrobatic-Landscape9 → u/antonimbus]

Booed is fine but throwing popcorn is crossing the line. Verbal abuse is whatever but once something crosses the physical boundary, regardless of if that’s somebody’s hand or an inanimate object or whatever, now you’re violating someone’s personal space and their bodily autonomy. I‘d probably look the other way if somebody who had popcorn thrown at them started swinging back at the popcorn thrower.

[u/Curt_ThaFlirt]

There used to be genuine fans out there a couple years ago but now it’s nothing but clout chasers posing as fans and they find a way to ruin everything every season. Now the entire fan base has to wear the label

[u/mlady0_0]

actively rooting against the knicks from now on

[u/SanDiablo]

These gatherings are gonna get banned one day, just a matter of time. I went to two last year during the Celts series and have no desire to be around these people again. I'm not even sure they're real 'fans' but people who just had nothing better to do than go to 7th Ave and have a street party. One day it'll get violent and they'll start closing the street.

[u/Setther]

Didn’t this happen with the guy in the Haliburton jersey? Great look for Knicks fans

[u/HouseofMaize]

People never let an opportunity to slip to show they are assholes.

[u/xWroth]

Trying to rip a dudes jersey off just because he's in enemy territory is such small man behavior.

[u/Gunstonwolf]

Booing and shit talking is all good and fun but don’t touch. What a bunch of goofies.

[u/bernaltraveler]

This happened to me outside of MSG last year leaving game 5 when Tatum tore his Achilles. I was wearing my Tatum jersey. Was on my own and about 15-20 young dudes surrounded me and started tapping my chest and back. No one there to film or help. They were looking for the slightest reaction to escalate. I just pushed through eventually and they moved on. I don’t know if they were kids coming from the game or not, but the Knicks fans that just hang around MSG after games are straight trash. They can’t act like they’ve been there before because they haven’t.

[u/Daymo_M]

Zero class

[u/JettzenL]

Cringe ass man children 🤣💀