Scrolling through r/NBA it feels like so many different fanbases love to clown on us. Why do yall think its us more than any other franchise? Everyone on the team is pretty humble and stays out of the headlines. I can’t wait to be insufferable when we have a star.
I don’t really think any of these answers are correct. It’s not because people just hate NYC, it’s not because they’re jealous we’re valued at 6.6 B. I don’t even think anybody hates us.
To answer the question of why we’re always clowned, it’s because we’re the jets / browns of the NBA. Before Julius Randle and Brunson we were always terrible and haven’t won anything in most people’s lifetimes. We’re consistently a bottom of the barrel team and we deserved to be clowned for that.
Further, as Knicks fans, we outnumber almost every other fanbase because we are from the biggest city in the country, as well as have national appeal because we are a NY team. Usually the largest and loudest fanbases are the most annoying.