The Cam Thomas Experience, alive and well from Madison Square Garden

The Brooklyn Nets fan within me often lies dormant, but never dies. Filling game recaps and perusing Cleaning the Glass is a labor of love to be sure, and while I would love for Brooklyn to build a contender once more, I have a greater interest in covering Cooper Flagg than rooting for him. Watching each of Brooklyn’s 82 games twice, I care more about how enjoyable they are to watch than how good they are. Of course, the two go hand-in-hand, but I can no longer curse the name of opponents or live and die with every shot.

Mostly.

The fandom bubbled at Madison Square Garden, sitting on the aisle seat of press row, catching the waft of my neighbors’ french-fry-scented insults of Ben Simmons. I…