Just when you thought it was safe to come out and survey the damage, another bombshell has exploded overhead. Or did it?
A day after the Nets historic loss to the Celtics — a 50 point collapse at TD Garden (ICYMI), Mikal Bridges appeared on Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart’s podcast and lamented how Barclays Center had become Madison Square Garden East in the last outing between the Nets and Knicks three weeks ago.
The context of the conversation was what it’s like playing an away game with a large contingent of Knick fans cheering them on, a regular experience now for the surging New Yorkers.