Monday night, the New York Knicks took care of business against their cross-borough rival, the Brooklyn Nets, winning handily by a final score of 113-100 out at Barclays Center.
While this seamless triumph was certainly one to celebrate on its own, as it now slides the surging Knickerbockers back into the top five in the Eastern Conference standings at 10-6, the fact that it now makes Nets center, Nic Claxton's old remarks on this Big Apple-based rivalry look even more regrettable has the taste of victory feeling all the more sweet.
Back in 2023, the center made some rather choice comments regarding his thoughts on squaring off against New York, specifically noting that he "always" has fun when the two teams play because, from his understanding, he had "never lost to the Knicks" since entering the league in 2019.