![]() But for now, this postseason, standing among the corpses of the blindingly polished seven-footers (Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis) and the burly all-seeing ball-handlers (Luka Doncic, James Harden, LeBron James), still standing, still alive, is a man who could be fairly described as a "twerp." And therein lies his power. A single glance at the talent funneling into the league over the next few years will convince anyone of this trend. Sure, the sport is now ruled by players who have grafted little-guard skills onto bigger and stronger frames. Young's emergence as a perfect supervillain should not go unnoticed, amid the pantsing of the secretly incompetent Thibodeau Knicks, or the hamfisted futility of the Sixers foiled by injury (Joel Embiid's right meniscus, Ben Simmons's prefrontal cortex). After spending the last month feasting on the collective hatred of the Northeast's most hateful cities, he might be more powerful than ever. It was this same Trae Young motionless on the court last night, the basketball pinned to his hip as the final seconds of Game 7 slipped away, eyes alive with malice, surveying the crowd as if trying to sort each and every gutted Sixers hopeful into a manila folder labeled "Motivation." He marinates in these boos. Here in Trae Young was something Ariza genuinely could not abide. This was as genuine a flash of violence as you'll ever see in a sport that generally dwells at much lower level of violence (smushing your face really close to the other guy's face as if threatening to kiss). Young pursed his lips, nodded, and gestured for more. For good measure, Ariza, some seven inches and 35 pounds bigger than the would-be nutmegger, shoved him away with both hands. Young came down the floor and tried to dribble the ball right between Ariza's legs and catch it on the other side Ariza realized what was unfolding and enthusiastically introduced his shoulder to Young's windpipe. Young's Hawks led Ariza's Blazers by 16 in the third. It was a regular-season game last February. Trevor Ariza was not the first person to notice it, but he did perhaps notice it most primally. TNT cameras cut to a stunned Spike after showing Young shush the crowd.There is something about Trae Young. He’s the connective tissue between eras of Knicks fandom dating back to the glory days of the 90s. Watch Trae Young react to hitting game-winning shot in Game 1Īmong the loudest and proudest Knicks fans during Game 1 was Spike Lee, which should come as no surprise to anyone. Young threw in a few expletives as well for emphasis. In what truly tied a bow around the nostalgia of Knicks experience in the playoffs, Young put a finger to his mouth and taunted fans by shushing them. If we all had a nickel for the amount of times we’ve heard about the Knicks being back in the playoffs, we’d all be able to afford tickets to a game.īut for as much that was made about Knicks nostalgia leading up to Game 1 of New York’s opening round series on Sunday, Trae Young doused fans with some reality laced with vintage pain.Īfter playing an entire game in front of as ruckus a crowd as we’ve seen at Madison Square Garden in a while, Young silenced Knicks fans with a game-winning shot to steal the first game of the series. ![]() ![]() The New York Knicks return to the playoffs was truly nostalgic. Trae Young sent a message to Knicks fans at MSG after hitting a game-winner in Game 1. ![]()
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