Kyrie Irving grew up in New Jersey as a Nets fan watching his hometown team beat up on the Knicks. Then despite being linked with the Knicks in free agency, he picked Brooklyn.
So naturally, the Nets used Irving to troll their cross-river rivals.
On Saturday, Brooklyn tweeted that it was handing out Irving replica jerseys for its Oct. 25 tilt against the Knicks.
You will remember, of course, that many expected the Knicks to have an instant rebuild right into title contention by landing a trifecta of Irving, Kevin Durant and top pick Zion Williamson.