Knicks have first chance to destroy haunting narrative

If there’s not a Knicks-Nets rivalry on the court this season after what happened this summer, then when exactly?

Kyrie Irving ratcheted it up again at a promotional event Thursday when he acknowledged Kevin Durant’s absence and added, “But for the time being, we’re going to take over the whole city. It’s about us.’’

Shots fired. Are the Knicks ready to compete with the big, bad Nets, who were a whopping 42-40 last season? One more loss was all that separated the Nets from the definition of mediocre, but the league-wide belief is they are on a terrific trajectory to the top even with Durant’s superstar future still an uncertainty.

The Nets have gone from underrated to overrated very quickly…