Empire Sports Media · Sep 23, 2019
Is the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets rivalry now bigger than ever?
May 15, 2018; Chicago, IL, USA; New York Knicks General Manager Scott Perry during the 2018 NBA Draft Lottery at the Palmer House Hilton. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY SportsThis summer, the Brooklyn Nets were able to get the 2 superstar free-agents that the New York Knicks coveted. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving decided to sign with the Nets over the Knicks. Knicks fans were too confident that they would land at least one, if not both. But, that was not god’s plan.
Now that those two are in Brooklyn instead of New York, does this intensify the rivalry? Is the Knicks-Nets rivalry bigger than ever now?
Well, it should be. But, it isn’t.